Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. She has a linkup on her blog to collect everyone who’s participating each week! This week’s topic is the ten most recent additions to my to-read list, so let me pull up Goodreads and see what I’ve added recently! First up I have The Bones … Continue reading
Book Review: Taste of Marrow
Taste of Marrow by Sarah Gailey Alternate History 187 pages Published 2017 Another quick novella, Taste of Marrow is the sequel to the bizarre alternate history novella River of Teeth. It picks up a few months after the ending of the first – people have had a chance to heal their injuries from the explosive … Continue reading
Sunday Freak Out
Oh my god, people. I’m going to be a homeowner. (My husband insists on saying ho-meow-ner, but I refuse to humor him.) We’ve rented all our adult lives, but he graduated college in December, and went from an internship to a full-time position at his company, and we started looking at houses. We put a … Continue reading
Book Review: A Spark of White Fire
A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna Science Fiction/Fantasy/Mythological Retelling 311 pages Published September 2018 This book ripped my heart out and stomped on it. I started crying during one of the last scenes, and thought that was bad enough – then the next chapter just DESTROYED ME. It is the first book in … Continue reading
Friday 56 – A Spark of White Fire
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. This week’s quote is from A Spark of White Fire, a space opera retelling of the Mahabharata. Rickard’s face flashes in and out … Continue reading
Book Review: Blanca & Roja
Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore Young Adult/Fantasy/Magical Realism 375 pages Published October 2018 This is another enchanting tale from the author of The Weight of Feathers. She’s a little different from my normal fairy-tale retellings, as these are inspired by fairy tales, and have the atmosphere of fairy tales, but aren’t recognizably any particular … Continue reading