February has begun and we’re taking 2017 one month at a time! Below, we have some site reminders, a piece of news from RWA, and to cap things off…a really cute, baby animal! … For those living in or near Columbia, South Carolina, Sarah is going to be at the Deckle Edge Literary Festival. We’re reasonably sure that the event is free. Yep, that’s right. FREE! There’s going to be a special screening of Love Between … Continue reading Links: Events, RWA, and a Baby Sloth→
RECOMMENDED: The Princess Bride by William Goldman is $2.99! This is a special illustrated edition of the book and the new cover looks absolutely gorgeous.Though, of course, because it’s illustrated, readers may want a hard copy of this rather than a digital one. We also recently ran a Squee from the Keeper Shelf review of The Princess Bride.
February is here! So give us all the new books, plzkthx! It’s a bit of a smaller month for the SBTB HQ’s book budget, but there are a handful of other books that we know a bunch of you are hearing about or are waiting to buy. Here are a few that are probably on your TBR lists, even if they aren’t on ours: A Conjuring of Light is the third and final book in … Continue reading February’s New Releases→
This HaBO is from Jennifer. She’s hoping to find a historical romance from several decades ago: The book I am trying to remember was from the late 1980s (sometime between 1986 and 1988, I think), and I remember buying it at my local CVS. It was a Revolutionary War romance. The cover was of a dark-haired man and a red-haired woman. The main characters were Devon and Cassie, and Cassie worked in a tavern. Devon and … Continue reading HaBO: Devon & Cassie in the Revolutionary War→
The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi is $2.99! This was mentioned on a previous Hide Your Wallet. This YA fantasy takes elements from Indian mythology and readers really enjoyed the worldbuilding. However, some felt the pacing was rather slow and the plot meandered rather than progressed. Have you read this one?
It’s that time of week again, when we gather around the TV to watch fifteen women compete for the love of a man who can’t figure out how couches work. Fortunately we have travel to exotic locations and champagne to get us through. Previously on Elyse Watches The Bachelor… Nick took the ladies to his hometown of Waukesha, WI where they milked some cows and no one was happy about it–not even the cows. Nick … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor – Episode Five: Murder Forest→
Happy 12th Anniversary to everyone! The site started on 31 January 2005 with a review for Angel-Seeker by Sharon Shinn and for The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann, and what a long strange hot pink journey it has been over the past twelve years. WOW. I’m sort of stunned by that, and I’ve been working on this post for a few weeks now. Twelve years! That’s a long, long time. Thank you for hanging out with us … Continue reading Smart Bitches 12th Anniversary Celebration Giveaway!→
This HaBO request comes from Florencia, who is looking for a book with some crazy horse-related scandals: This was read several years ago. The premise of the story: Irish brother and sister. The brother is very good with horses and goes off to work for a horse farm that is also heavily involved in the derby-racing world. But suddenly, he stops writing his sister and so she thinks something happened to him. Her and a friend (I think) … Continue reading HaBO: Irish Twins & a Horse Drugging Ring→
RECOMMENDED: Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh is $1.99 at Amazon! Maybe there will be some price-matching later in the day! Elyse read this one and gave it an A-:
Temptations of a Wallflower is very very sexy (people talking openly about sex and finding what works for them together is sexy) and it’s also very smart. There were a few things I still wanted, though. Overall, I found the third book in the Wicked Quills of London series to be eminently readable and very hot, and I highly recommend it.
Seven Minutes in Heaven is written with Eloisa James’ customary wit and charm. It’s an enchanting book with one major caveat – the main conflict could have been resolved in Chapter One if people just spoke clearly. I’m not a fan of stories that revolve around a misunderstanding. Still, I enjoyed it because the writing is so good and the characters so delightful. Edward Reeve, AKA Ward, is in desperate need of a governess who … Continue reading Seven Minutes in Heaven by Eloisa James→
Happy Monday! I think we all need some Cover Snark right about now, don’t you? From Meg: “Solid cover snark contender:” RHG: WOW Sarah: That horse has Seen Things. RHG: Thank god for KU. Sarah: Lord above. or, Horse above. Amanda: I never thought a horse could look so disappointed and ashamed. Sarah: So he’s horny. Amanda: She’s missing half her body and the stag king is severely sunburned and missing a face. Also…this … Continue reading Cover Snark: That’s No Moon!→
