Good afternoon, squiders! Today we’ll discuss The Ancient One by T.A. Barron. (To be fair, we’ve discussed before. It was part of our Adventures of Kate readalong in 2016.) My middle school had a program where they’d pick a local
Promo: Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall
Morning, squiders! Happy Tuesday! Today I have Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall for your perusal. (There’s an excerpt at the bottom as well.) YA Fantasy Date Published: June 18th 2019 Publisher: Capital Station Books Magic. Sailing. A murderer among heroes.
Promo: The Mercenary Code by Emmet Moss
Good morning, squiders! Today I have a promo and excerpt for you for Emmet Moss’s new epic fantasy novel, The Mercenary Code, which is book 1 of the Shattering of Kingdoms series. Epic Fantasy Date Published: May 2019 The Shattering
Why Science Fiction/Fantasy?
I was ditzing around the blog and discovered a variety of draft posts that never got written, for whatever reason. This is the earliest, from 2010, right after I started this blog up. No reason to let things sit around
Be Jealous of My Box of Books
So, everyone I know is moving this week. Okay, not everyone, but five people. It’s still a lot. And all at the same time. One of the things about moving is that you realize how much stuff you’ve wedged into
Guest Post: The Secret Lives of Royals by Shalini Dua
Happy Tuesdays, squiders! Today I’ve got a guest post on process from Shalini Dua as part of the tour for her YA/NA fantasy novel, The Secret Lives of Royals. BLURB: Olivia can’t take it anymore. She’s had enough of the big
Happy Book Birthday to In the Forests of the Night by KD Sarge
Happy Thursday, squiders! Today’s the launch of the second book in KD Sarge’s fantasy series, In the Forests of the Night. If you guys know me at all, you know I adore fantasy forests, so the title alone is exciting. (Fun
I’m Sensing a Trend
Happy Tuesday, squiders! I just finished reading The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip, which is the first of a fantasy trilogy and was published in 1976. Do you know what the book reminded me of? The Finnbranch trilogy that we
The Chocolatier’s Wife/The Chocolatier’s Ghost
Happy Thursday, Squiders! (I’m actually writing this at the beginning of July, so this shall be my farthest scheduled post of all time, ahahaha–I hope everything works!) Today I’m pleased to be the final stop for the tour for The
Library Book Sale Finds: The Goldcamp Vampire
Hooray! Another one off the shelf for your enjoyment. Neither my husband or me cop to buying this. I mean, look at the cover. This has no elements that would entice my husband. It’s bright. It’s colorful. No one is