From the New York Times bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver comes the story of an unwilling dark sorceress who is destined to rewrite the rules of magic. I decided that Orion Lake needed to die after the second time he saved my life. Everyone loves Orion Lake. Everyone else, that is. Far as I’m concerned, he can keep his flashy combat magic to himself. I’m not joining his pack of adoring fans. I don’t need help surviving the Scholomance, even … Continue reading A Deadly Education →
After Poppy’s beautiful “That Moment When…” post, A Handy Guide for Choosing Your Institute of Magical Education, LiteraryCharlie’s Angels, and Eleanor Oliphant Wasn’t Completely Fine, and Neither Are Many of Us art essays, we are so excited to have another post from her! Poppy is a long-time fan of SBTB and loves cats, books and coffee, in that order. She illustrates The Loo Cats, an imaginative series starring her rescue cats in the most fantastical, improbable … Continue reading Poppy Post: Awesome Non-Human Sidekicks in Books →
It’s our first Whatcha Reading of December and that means there is only one more Whatcha Reading post left in 2019. Can you believe it? A whole year of books has flown by! Let’s recap what we’ve been reading! Catherine: I am reading Anna Chronistic and the Scarab of Destiny by Ankaret Wells, which feels like the thing you would get if you crossed To Say Nothing of The Dog with Amelia Peabody. Time travel … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? December 2019 Edition, Part One →
Whatcha Reading for September is here! Are you ready? We are! Susan: No Good Men by Thea McAlistair! The protagonist is a pulp writer moonlighting as the mayor’s bodyguard to get by, which is a great job until the mayor gets shot. Now he’s being blackmailed by a reporter, flirted with by the “grieving” widow, and flirting with mob assassins while trying to find out whodunnit. It’s pulpy noir with a queer protagonist, which is … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? September 2019, Part One →
Book TW: Violence against women and children including in-text murder. I love a good story about witches and so when Sarah asked what book I wanted to review first, I immediately thought of the audiobook version of The Witches of New York by Ami McKay waiting for me in my Audible TBR pile. The narration by Julia Whelan was excellent. She manages to create distinct voices for the many characters, mostly female, who inhabited this … Continue reading The Witches of New York by Ami McKay →
It’s that time again where we talk about ALL THE BOOKS! We have a lovely group of new reviewers joining us, which means more books in discussion. Let’s jump right into it! Carrie: I’m prepping for some Clarkesworld Magazine articles so I’m reading Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne and then back to romance. Susan: I’m reading Artificial Condition by Martha Wells because I’m doing my Hugos reading, and I forgot how … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2019 Edition, Part Two →
After Poppy’s beautiful “That Moment When…” post, we desperately wanted to have her and her artwork back! Poppy is a long-time fan of SBTB and loves cats, books and coffee, in that order. She illustrates The Loo Cats, an imaginative series starring her rescue cats in the most fantastical, improbable scenarios. The series is an ode to four spunky felines who survived abuse and abandonment before they found their forever home. Now they are elderly … Continue reading Guest Post: A Handy Guide for Choosing Your Institute of Magical Education →
“A true story of the woods, of the fae, and of the heart. Deep and green and wonderful.”—New York Times bestselling author Naomi Novik There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, … Continue reading Silver in the Wood →
We have an absolutely amazing guest post from Poppy, who is recounting some of her favorite book moments! Poppy is a long-time fan of SBTB and loves cats, books and coffee, in that order. She illustrates The Loo Cats, an imaginative series starring her rescue cats in the most fantastical, improbable scenarios. The series is an ode to four spunky felines who survived abuse and abandonment before they found their forever home. Now they are … Continue reading Guest Post: That Moment When… →
Happy Hump Day! It’s Wednesday afternoon and the rest of your day might be crawling by. That’s what Wednesday Links is for! Take a break, regroup, grab a snack. The weekend will get here eventually. … Love podcasts? Right now, there’s a Kickstarter campaign for Earios: a woman-run podcast network. Unfortunately, they haven’t announce what specific types of shows they’ll be developing. As of today, they’re less than $2000 from their goal and pledges start … Continue reading Links: Fanfic, Skincare, & More →
Five very different sisters team up against their stepbrother to save their kingdom in this Norse-flavored fantasy epic—the start of a new series in the tradition of Naomi Novik, Peter V. Brett, and Robin Hobb. FIVE ROYAL SISTERS. ONE CROWN. They are the daughters of a king. Though they share the same royal blood, they could not be more different. Bluebell is a proud warrior, stronger than any man and with an ironclad heart to … Continue reading Daughters of the Storm →
