Oh, gentle reader… do we have a treat for you today! After a hiatus of several months, Pat and I were tempted back to the fold when it was brought to our attention that Stephenie Meyer was celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Twilight’s publication by releasing a gender-swapped version. You may thank Reba from Pajiba’s online community for bringing this to our attention. Or not. Before we talk about anything else, we need to discuss the title page: I don’t think you get to […]
You’re a trickster singular, Rachel Morgan
At last, I have returned to Rachel Morgan and The Hollows. Thanks to Malin, I was able to cruise through the first 11 books of the series. I find marathoning books just isn’t the same as marathoning tv. I become more immersed in the world of books than tv, and then I feel hungover and a little put off. I tried to read The Undead Pool back in February, but I just couldn’t get into it. It was all me though. So I put it […]
Creepy Pictures of Old Timey Children Are Creepy
A mystery that involves incorporating actual old, creepy photos into the story? Sign me up! Seriously, that’s the hook that drew me into this entertaining read. I purchased this and its sequel at Powell’s (I should really go back and see how many of my CBR reviews are on books I purchased there this year). I read the book in basically one sitting, on a two-hour flight, because I could not put it down. Jacob is fifteen, and his grandfather has just died. Been killed, […]
Are you happy, Malin? I finally read this! (Also, thank you for my book.)
This book was soooooo not what I was expecting it to be. For some reason, I had it in my head that this was some sort of paranormal romance? And that it was sort of trashy? I have no idea where I got those ideas from, because they couldn’t be further from the truth. This book is epic fantasy, well-written, has intricate plotting, seriously intense worldbuilding . . . and it’s not your mom and pop’s epic fantasy, either. It’s sexy. Like, SEXY sexy. Sex […]