Weekly Reading Check-In: 08/05/20

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Time for another weekly check-in using WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. Want to participate?  Simply answer the three questions below and tag the host site!  Book covers link to Goodreads. What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll...

Top Five Tuesday: Books in My Kindle Backlist

Like all good readers, I have an out of control TBR, full of books I've purchased that I will definitely read...some day.  But by far my biggest sin is my Kindle "pile." For too long, I was too easily swayed by Kindle Daily Deals, those deliciously tempting $1.99 offers for books I'd really been meaning...

Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2020

After reading eight (EIGHT!!) books last month, the pendulum has swung in the other direction, and I'm closing out July having only finished three books.  That's partially to blame on my Great Series Read Project, which put a sizable read on my list for month (more on that below).  The trade-off is that I'm going...

July 2020 Book Haul

Sequels, sequels, everywhere! I've been making good this year on my pledge to stay on top of series, and that means acquiring more sequels!  That includes the long-awaited return of the DRESDEN FILES, and an ARC for the sequel to one of my favorite YA reads from 2019.  But all those sequels didn't stop a standalone...

Weekly Reading Check-In: 07/29/20

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Time for another weekly check-in using WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. Want to participate?  Simply answer the three questions below and tag the host site!  Book covers link to Goodreads. What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll...

Most Anticipated SFF Book Releases: August 2020

Summer is drawing to a close, which means that the ominous stack of fall releases is almost upon us.  But we still have one month of some amazing books before we bid adieu to the summer months.  Below are the ones I'm really looking forward to - what's on your list? If any of these...

First Impression: THE UNBROKEN by C.L. Clark

Over at io9 this week, Orbit Books unveiled the cover and an excerpt for the upcoming fantasy novel THE UNBROKEN by C.L. Clark. Inspired by North Africa, the story follows a conscript soldier and a princess as they work with each other in an uneasy alliance to dethrone the current ruler. Assassinations, court politics, negotiations...

Review: PEACE TALKS by Jim Butcher

Publisher: Ace Books Release Date: July 14th, 2020 Page Count: 340 Series: THE DRESDEN FILES, Book 16 Rating: 4/5 Stars - Really Liked It! Warning: Possible light spoilers ahead for earlier books in the series! Harry Dresden, Chicago's only wizard detective, has entangled himself in a lot of alliances over the years.  So when the...

Weekly Reading Check-in: 07/22/20

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Time for another weekly check-in using WWW Wednesday, a meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. Want to participate?  Simply answer the three questions below and tag the host site!  Book covers link to Goodreads. What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll...

Top Five Tuesday: Books with Animal Companions

There are a few things I've noticed about the reading community I hang out in.  We love pets.  And we love fantasy.  And we REALLY love when those two things are combined. So this week, I'm dedicating my Top Five to books with animal companions!  There's a whole host of creatures and situations this topic...