2015 Goodreads Stats

2012: 42 books 2013: 48 books 2014: 135 books 2015: 154 books It hardly comes as a surprise but 2015 was the year of reading bodice-ripping romance novels, which probably explains why I read 154 books this year! Only a few novels were children books, even fewer YA, mostly mysteries, paranormal romances, motorcycle romances, and … Continue reading 2015 Goodreads Stats

Waiting on Wednesday: Prudence by Gail Carriger

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Prudence,The Custard Protocol series, book 1 by Gail Carriger 9780316212243, Pub. Date: March 17, 2015 When Prudence Alessandra Maccon Akeldama (Rue to her friends) is given an unexpected dirigible, she does what any sensible female would under similar circumstances - names it … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Prudence by Gail Carriger

New Release: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

Tuesday is new book release day! Today is special because two new books I'm very excited about are hitting indie bookshelves everywhere. The first was Pen & Ink, which I already mentioned earlier today, and the second is this: Poison Fruit, Agent of Hel #3 by Jacqueline Carey 9780451465313, Hardcover, $26.95 Here is the official … Continue reading New Release: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

New Release: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

Tuesday is new book release day! I highlighted this book during a previous Waiting on Wednesday post, but here it is fresh as it is out today. Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson Patricia Briggs 9780425265000, Hardcover, $26.95 A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of … Continue reading New Release: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

New Release: Evernight by Kristen Callahan

Tuesday is new release day! Introducing book 5 in Kristen Callahan's Darkest London series, Evernight. Published by Hachette Book Group: 9781455581641 Mass Market Paperback, $6 This series is seriously steamy historical steampunk (try saying that 10 times fast), with werewolves, magic, impressive machinery (of all sorts), and sexual tension you could cut with a knife … Continue reading New Release: Evernight by Kristen Callahan

Waiting on Wednesday: Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Waistcoats & Weaponry, Finishing School series, book 3 by Gail Carriger 9780316190275, Little, Brown, Hardcover, $18.00, Pub. Date: November 4, 2014 Class is back in session... Sophronia continues her second year at finishing school in style--with a steel-bladed fan secreted in the … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger

Waiting on Wednesday: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Poison Fruit, Agent of Hel #3 Jacqueline Carey 9780451465313, Hardcover, Pub. Date: October 7, 2014 The hot-as-Hel series with the “Sookie Stackhouse type of vibe” (Paranormal Horizon) is back—but this time the paranormal Midwestern town of Pemkowet is feeling a frost in … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Poison Fruit by Jacqueline Carey

Waiting on Wednesday: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson Patricia Briggs 9780425265000, Hardcover, Pub. Date: September 2, 2014 A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs

Book Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

What I love most about Holly Black as a writer is that she makes it seem so easy to completely explode apart a genre with her own unique take.

Waiting on Wednesday: Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick

Waiting on Wednesday (WoW) is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. Otherwise Engaged, Ladies of Lantern Street #3 by Amanda Quick 9780399165146, Penguin Putnam, Hardcover, $26.95, Pub. Date: April 22, 2014 Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveler, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the … Continue reading Waiting on Wednesday: Otherwise Engaged by Amanda Quick