I'm Going to Read the Mortal Instruments
That's right. I have been encouraged by laughter and indignation at what I did with my review of the first book of the Mortal Instruments series: City of Bones. So, I have decided that I'm going to...
View ArticleBook Review: City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments #2)
I finally made it through the second Mortal Instruments book, City of Ashes. I must say, it was quite an adventure. I've got one more to do before I'm done with the original trilogy, but this might be...
View ArticleBook Review: Prince of Thorns
Prince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceMy rating: 4 of 5 starsOh, good books! How I have missed you! Ever since a friend of mine wrote a review for this book, I've wanted to read it. I can honestly say I...
View ArticleBook Review: Throne of the Crescent Moon
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin AhmedMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI'll start out by saying that I love my twitter feed. I've managed to compile the kind of writers and readers who know how to spread...
View ArticleBook Review: City of Glass (Mortal Instruments #3)
City of Glass by Cassandra ClareMy rating: 1 of 5 starsFINALLY! It's over! I'm done with the original Mortal Instruments trilogy, and it feels so good.Now, before I begin, I will be courteous enough to...
View ArticleI Pick A New YA Book to Review
I know I've been quiet in the blogging department lately. I've been busy avoiding being a responsible writer by playing too many video games and working my day job. Recently I decided that I wanted a...
View ArticleBook Review: Divergent
I wrote this review back in August on Goodreads and said that if I got 100 likes on this review, I would read the next book. Even though I know reading the next book will be torture, I really, really...
View ArticleMicro Reviews #1
I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but I've been busy. Really busy. Part of that time I've spent running headlong through books without taking a breath. I got through reading binges...
View ArticleBook Review: King of Thorns
King of Thorns by Mark LawrenceMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI like myself a good sociopath. They make things interesting in a world of heroes and anti-heroes if well written. I found a new favorite in Jorg...
View ArticleBook Review: Emperor of Thorns
Emperor of Thorns by Mark LawrenceMy rating: 5 of 5 starsI've never done this before. I've never gotten a book ahead of its publication date. You can't leak the ending. You can't spoil it. So, what do...
View ArticleBook Review: The Blue Blazes
The Blue Blazes by Chuck WendigMy rating: 5 of 5 starsBefore I begin, first the disclaimer. I don't know if this review would spoil anything for you people looking to read this book, but think of this...
View ArticleBook Review: Hush, Hush
Hush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickMy rating: 1 of 5 starsThe following review will contain screaming, yelling, griping, whining, and spoilers along with much ranting. You have been advised.So, I decided...
View ArticleBook Review: The Warded Man
The Warded Man by Peter V. BrettMy rating: 4 of 5 starsI finally managed to track down this book after having a used copy of The Desert Spear staring at me for months. I was thrilled when I could sit...
View ArticleBook Review: The Desert Spear
The Desert Spear by Peter V. BrettMy rating: 4 of 5 starsOkay, here I go.I started reading this book immediately after I read The Warded Man because it was teasing me from my shelf for about a month. I...
View ArticleBook Review: Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1)
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareMy rating: 1 of 5 starsCassie Clare. We meet again.I apparently have gained a following because of these reviews, and they have convinced me to use my analytical...
View ArticleBook Review: Slide the Scales from My Eyes
I've been an internet acquaintance with Timothy Maguire for some time. When he asked me if I wanted a free copy of his self-published novel Slide the Scales from My Eyes in return for a review, my...
View ArticleBook Review: Under the Empyrean Sky
Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck WendigMy rating: 4 of 5 starsWhat did you say? Wendig calls it cornpunk?(Scratches chin.) I like this. I like this a lot. This is going in a direction I can get...
View ArticleBook Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone
I wrote this book review on Goodreads a week ago, and forgot to put it up here. Well, it's finally here.Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini TaylorMy rating: 3 of 5 starsAround the world, black...
View ArticleBook Review: Clockwork Prince
I posted this review on Goodreads October 9th. I know, I'm a bit late posting it here. That's what happens when a vacation is rushing up on you and you have to get something done. So here it is. This...
View ArticleHoliday Time Again
It's the holidays again, and for once there is no power outage and my husband isn't deployed. We've been in this house three years, and this is the first time we've put decorations out. So you can...
View ArticleBook Review: Parasite
Parasite by Mira GrantMy rating: 3 of 5 starsA decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease.We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered...
View ArticleBook Review: The Cormorant (Miriam Black #3)
The Cormorant by Chuck WendigMy rating: 5 of 5 starsMiriam is on the road again, having transitioned from "thief" to "killer".Hired by a wealthy businessman, she heads down to Florida to practice the...
View ArticleBook Review: The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes #1)
The Steel Remains by Richard K. MorganMy rating: 4 of 5 starsSummary:A dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—a washed-up mercenary and onetime war hero whose...
View ArticleBook Review: Gardens of the Moon
Gardens of the Moon by Steven EriksonMy rating: 3 of 5 starsSummary:Bled dry by warfare, the vast Malazan empire simmers with discontent. Sergeant Whiskeyjack's Bridgeburners and surviving sorceress...
View ArticleBook Review: The Ghost King (Transitions #3, The Legend of Drizzt #19)
The Ghost King by R.A. SalvatoreMy rating: 2 of 5 starsSummary:Don't miss the gripping conclusion to Salvatore's New York Times best-selling Transitions trilogy!When the Spellplague ravages Faerûn,...
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