The Vanishing by Sophia Tobin is a Gothic mystery that’s so twisty, turny, and weird, at times I would look at my glass and wonder if I just drank the laudanum. Like any good Gothic, The Vanishing takes place in a creepy house on the desolate moors, this particular estate being called White Windows. Annaleigh Calvert is sent there to act as housekeeper to the mysterious Marcus Twentyman and his sister Hester, but almost immediately senses that … Continue reading The Vanishing by Sophia Tobin →
Elyse, Amanda, and I discuss building a reading habit – by which we mean the habit of regular reading. We discuss reading as self care and a ritual of restorative practice, and the practical and nonessential things that get in the way of reading time. We start by talking about listening to audiobooks in the Starbucks drive through and the challenges of heroines who need to be redeemed (instead of the hero, for example), and … Continue reading 272. Building and Maintaining a Reading Habit →
RECOMMENDED: Rogue Desire is $2.99! The follow up anthology, Rogue Affair, is also on sale for only 99c! This is a romance anthology, which Redheadedgirl reviewed and gave it a B+:
It’s a wide variety of stories with one commonality: that even when the world seems like it might crash down, love is still there, and there’s a happily ever after out there. We just have to fight for it.
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It took me awhile to get into Wonder Woman: Warbringer, which is very much written for a teen audience. However, once I got into the swing of things, and once the plot kicked properly into gear, I was swept up in this book. Most importantly, the book stays true to the image of Wonder Woman that I hold dear – someone who values peace over war, someone who is deeply compassionate, and someone who recognizes … Continue reading Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo →
This was a light, somewhat sweet contemporary romance that hinted at potential depth but never quite got there. Ekaterina “Kit” Averin is a lab tech at a university, overworked and overqualified for her job. Before the book began, she and her two close friends, Greer and Zoe, played the lottery on a semi-drunken whim and won the jackpot. Greer and Zoe collected the winnings but Kit begged them to keep her windfall a secret, so … Continue reading Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn →
It’s Wednesday, where many of us begin to feel the dreaded work slump and start calculating the minutes, hours, and days to the weekend. Hopefully these links will give you a nice, much-needed break and re-energize you to finish out the work week. … Some news from Sarah! Sarah’s holiday novella, Lighting the Flames, is the book pick for Ripped Bodice’s December Drop-In Community Book Club. Plus, she’s a guest on Book Riot’s Recommended podcast, talking about Shelly … Continue reading Links: Leigh Bardugo, Dogsledding, & Recs from Alyssa Cole →
My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster is $1.99! This is the third book in the London Steampunk series. I’m not sure if it can be read as a standalone, so maybe the Bitchery can help with that question. Readers loved the world McMaster created, but some found they didn’t enjoy the main couple as much as previous books. The first book is also on sale for $1.88!
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If you’re looking for the TL;DR of this review, here it is: the new Kindle Oasis is a fast, responsive, and lightweight device that I have enjoyed reading with immensely since it arrived. But at $250, there is no reason I could give as to why it is as expensive as it is, nor any reason I could justify saying to anyone that they should spend that amount when the Paperwhite is $119, and the … Continue reading Kindle Oasis 2017 →
This HaBO request comes from Lionessong, who wants to find this historical romance: So I read this many years ago (like in the 90s!) and it was likely an Avon book but I can’t remember many of the details. The story is about a woman named Georgiana or some feminine version of George, who gets married to a lord as arranged by her father. The hero is described as stocky with darker hair (at the … Continue reading HaBO: Spouses Attend Masked Ball →
Content warning for this book: threats of rape and scenes of brutality that include forced feeding and assault, with a side order of legal manipulation and cruelty that seems crushingly too familiar. This is a difficult book for me to review. There were a number of things that frustrated me, the development of the characters is very uneven, and to me, there didn’t seem to be a whole lot of mystery. The marketing and cover … Continue reading City of Lies by Victoria Thompson →
Update: Deal no longer available.
The Highland Commander by Amy Jarecki is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price matched. The book also came out this summer, so it’s a relatively new release. The hero is a virgin (CATNIP!), though several readers though there was too much of a focus on the hero’s virginity.
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