Starting From Scratch is a novella I struggled with so much, I procrastinated during this review and tried to go clean something rather than write it. It's difficult but it's brave, it's emotionally nuanced and emotionally frustrating, and because of all that, it's really, really freaking hard to assign a grade. This novella is not perfect, and I didn't love it as much as Hero's Homecoming, but, strange as this sounds, I have a lot … Continue reading Starting from Scratch by Stacy Gail →
It looks like it’s going to be a front-heavy book-buying month, Bitchery! Budget accordingly! Blamed Author: Edie Harris Released: 11/3 by Carina Press Genre: Romantic Suspense Series: #1 in Blood Money series Summary: Born into a long line of spies, sanctioned killers and covert weapons developers, Beth Faraday carried out her first hit-for-hire when she was still a teenager. That part of her life—the American spy royalty part—ended one year ago, with a job gone wrong in Afghanistan. The … Continue reading Hide Your Wallet: November’s New Releases →
Sarah and Jane answer a letter from Sue who asked how we grade a book when the book is awesome right up until the ending, and then the ending is terrible. Plus, we discuss what books we're currently reading. Here are the books we discussed in this podcast: This podcast is brought to you by InterMix, publisher of Jo Davis’s RISKY, second in the new, can’t-miss, choose-your-own-hero romance series, available for download November … Continue reading 65. When The Ending Goes South, and What We’re Reading →
Back in 2011, Carina Press released A Clockwork Christmas: A Steampunk Christmas Anthology. This anthology contains Crime Wave in a Corset by Stacy Gail, This Winter Heart by PG Forte, Wanted: One Scoundrel by Jenny Schwartz, and Far from Broken by JK Coi. I was surprised that there isn't that much talk of Christmas (or any other holiday) in the novellas. Crime Wave is the most Christmas-y book, with This Winter Heart coming in second. … Continue reading A Clockwork Christmas: A Steampunk Christmas Anthology - A Guest Review by CarrieS →
