Happy Thursday, squiders! Today’s the launch of the second book in KD Sarge’s fantasy series, In the Forests of the Night. If you guys know me at all, you know I adore fantasy forests, so the title alone is exciting. (Fun
I’m Sensing a Trend
Happy Tuesday, squiders! I just finished reading The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip, which is the first of a fantasy trilogy and was published in 1976. Do you know what the book reminded me of? The Finnbranch trilogy that we
Tragedy and Fiction
So, last week, I went up to visit with my mother/grandmother, and I found my grandmother most of the way through All Clear (which is the second half of Connie Willis’ Blackout/All Clear duology and the most recent volume in her time travel
Readalong: Dream Thief by Stephen R. Lawhead
The title looked really barren for a second, and then I remembered that this was our first standalone readalong, so I normally have the series title as well. Anyway! It’s the 18th! Let’s get to it. First, the basics. Dream Thief is
Library Book Sale Finds: The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Hey, look, squiders! I actually picked a scifi novel out of the bunch for once! (Well, in actuality, I was talking to my grandmother about Connie Willis and the Oxford time travel novels because I’d seen Connie at MileHiCon and
Readalong Announcement: Dream Thief by Stephen R. Lawhead
Well, squiders, I’ve gone through my bookshelves and picked a book for us to try for our first stand-alone book readalong. (Of course, since I was looking for a standalone, I found a ton of duologies and trilogies, because that
Review: Entromancy by M.S. Farzan
Good morning, squiders! Today I’m bringing you Entromancy by M.S. Farzan, which is a fun mix of science fiction and fantasy. BLURB 2076 is not a good year to be a special agent. A quarter of the world’s power runs on ceridium,
Promo: The Divinity Bureau by Tessa Clare
Good morning, Squiders! Today I’ve got The Divinity Bureau by Tessa Clare, a dystopian romance, for you. Dystopian Romance Date Published: September 21st, 2017 Publisher: Asset Creative House The Hunger Games meets Romeo and Juliet in a stunning debut about a forbidden
Fun Scifi Tropes: Alternate Universes
Alas, Squiders, today we come to the end of our scifi trope series, and we end with alternate universes, which are a personal favorite of mine (which seems to be a trend). WordPress handily keeps track of blog posts I’ve
Library Book Sale Finds: The Goldcamp Vampire
Hooray! Another one off the shelf for your enjoyment. Neither my husband or me cop to buying this. I mean, look at the cover. This has no elements that would entice my husband. It’s bright. It’s colorful. No one is
