Haha, oops, there goes all the restraint I've shown for the past few months! The 2021 ARC season has begun in earnest and I am loading up all my shelves! To be fair to me, almost all of these acquisitions were books I'd had on the "to stalk" list anyway, so I was prepared for... Continue Reading →
Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2021
A short month, but I still made some great progress! I'm averaging 5 books a month so far in 2021, which is better than my 3-4 I was averaging in the second half of 2020, so I'll take it! Video games are still drawing a chunk of my attention, but whatever makes me happy! That... Continue Reading →
Review: THE THIEF WHO SPAT IN LUCK’S GOOD EYE by Michael McClung
Publisher: Self-PublishedPage Count: 272Release Date: April 17th, 2012Series: AMRA THETYS, Book 2Rating: 3.5/5 Stars - Liked It! Warning: Potential light spoilers for the first book in the series. Haven't read it? You can read a review here: THE THIEF WHO PULLED ON TROUBLE'S BRAIDS When a notoriously mad Duke puts out a bounty for the... Continue Reading →
Weekly Reading Check-In: 02/24/21
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 read next?... Continue Reading →
Most Anticipated SFF Releases: March 2021
Hey look, it's March again! Except it's been March this whole time! Thankfully, this endless March brings with it a batch of new books, one of which I've been waiting for over a year to get my hands on. Here is the cream of the crop for my March picks - what books are you... Continue Reading →
Review: OUT PAST THE STARS by K.B. Wagers
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 383Release Date: February 23rd, 2021Series: THE FARIAN WAR, Book 3Rating: 3.5/5 Stars - Liked It! (4/5 Stars for the series overall) Note: I was provided a free review copy by the publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review. Warning: Possible light spoilers ahead for earlier books in the series.... Continue Reading →
Review: WE LIE WITH DEATH by Devin Madson
Publisher: Orbit BooksPage Count: 520Release Date: January 12th, 2021Series: THE REBORN EMPIRE, Book 2Rating: 3.75/5 Stars - Liked It! Note: I was provided a free copy of the book by the publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review. Warning: Potential spoilers for the first book in the series. Haven't read it? You can... Continue Reading →
Weekly Reading Check-In: 02/17/21
Currently Reading: OUT PAST THE STARS by K.B. WagersI've swapped over to sci-fi this week, working on the last book in THE FARIAN WAR trilogy, the second trilogy to star Hail Bristol, gunrunner-turned-empress. It took me a bit to get into this one because it picks up literally two seconds after the... Continue Reading →
Review: BATTLE GROUND by Jim Butcher
Publisher: Ace BooksPage Count: 402Release Date: September 29th, 2020Series: THE DRESDEN FILES, Book 17Rating: 4/5 Stars - Really Liked It****Except for that ONE part Warning: Potential light spoilers for earlier books in the series. Read a review for the previous book here: PEACE TALKS War has come to Chicago, and the time for talk is... Continue Reading →
Review: HOLLOW EMPIRE by Sam Hawke
Publisher: Tor BooksPage Count: 560Release Date: December 1st, 2020Series: POISON WARS, Book 2Rating: 4.5/5 Stars - Loved it! Note: I was given an ARC by the publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review. Warning: Light spoilers potentially ahead for book one. Haven't read it? You can find the review here: CITY OF LIES... Continue Reading →