Iron Guns, Blazing Hearts is a fun, pulpy steampunk western that has a simple goal and achieves it. In her acknowledgements page, Heather Massey writes, “I wrote Iron Guns, Blazing Hearts with the goal of providing all the entertainment value I could muster”. I'm evaluating the book accordingly. Did it sweep me off my feet? Nope. Did I learn something about human relationships, or become a better person, or achieve an intellectual breakthrough? Nope again. … Continue reading Iron Guns, Blazing Hearts by Heather Massey: A Guest Review by CarrieS →
I really enjoyed Queenie's Brigade but I have no idea how to grade it. Should I assign a letter grade based on the over-all quality of writing, or the level of enjoyment? I find that all the ebooks I've read so far (steampunk, steampunk western, space opera, space opera western) are really, really fun and similar in style – but not what I would call Great Literature. The writing style is always over the top, … Continue reading Queenie’s Brigade by Heather Massey - A Guest Review by Carrie S →
First: in an interesting cover reveal, Heather Massey of the Galaxy Express, unveiled her new cover for her science fiction romance Iron Guns, Blazing Hearts. Massey writes: I’ve blogged many times about science fiction romance covers from a variety of angles. As a community, we’ve explored not only the obstacles facing SFR covers, but also the potential for creating quality ones that represent this subgenre effectively. So when I had a chance to put … Continue reading Covers and Sales! →
Jill Shalvis (whose books I love like things that I love a lot) has an entry on her blog that’s full of warm fuzzy awesome: What terms of endearment do you love? And which do you love reading? Me, I’m totally up for calling Hubby “schnookums” or “thunderpants” but I doubt I’d read that in any romance novel. Second, from John, who rocks it hard in this blog entry, a cover. What do you think … Continue reading Link-a-palooza! →
