Afternoon/evening, Squiders. As you guys know, I was a major Potterphile back in the day. Still, when Harry Potter and the Cursed Child came out in July, I didn’t pick it up. There seemed to be a lot of mixed
The Adventures of Kate Readalong: The Merlin Effect
Well, Squiders, here we are at the end of the “trilogy.” What I find most interesting about The Adventures of Kate is that, aside from Kate, the books are completely unrelated. There are no overlapping characters or locations. I suppose
Have We Gone Too Far?
Have you ever had a scene that is in such bad shape that it just makes you want to flail incoherently? Yeah, me too. But, in other news (I totally wrote “noises,” which I credit to my in-laws watching a
The Fluidity of Genre
We’ve been going through genre conventions at my storycraft meetings, Squiders. We were supposed to do all three speculative fiction genres at a single meeting–horror, science fiction, and fantasy–but we started with horror and two hours later were still happily
The Adventures of Kate Readalong: The Ancient One
Aha! I bet you thought we were never going to get here! (Believe me, I was starting to feel that way too.) But here we go! And hopefully we run into less issues with the final book, The Merlin Effect.
Night Magic by Kathleen Ann Gallagher
Today, Squiders, I’m pleased to host Kathleen Ann Gallagher as part of her book blast for her new book, Night Magic, which is the first book of the Moonlight and Jasmine Series. The book is contemporary paranormal romance. Krista Winter
The Adventures of Kate Readalong: Heartlight
Right, as promised, here we go, Squiders! I found this to be an easy read (I read it in bits over three days) but it also rubbed me wrong a lot of times. Let’s get into it, shall we? First
The Healer’s Rune by Lauricia Matuska
Good morning, Squiders! Today I’m pleased to present to you The Healer’s Rune, a fantasy novel by Lauricia Matuska. Three hundred years after a great war shattered the Council of Races, the warriors of Rüddan have all but eradicated their cousins, the
Announcing The Adventures of Kate Readalong
A lot of reading posts this week, Squiders. But hey, I figured you wanted some variety after hearing me talk about City of Hope and Ruin for months on end! (Speaking of which, you should go enter the giveaway on
City of Hope and Ruin is out! And Miscellany.
Happy Thursday, Squiders! I think I’ve overloaded my desktop refreshing everything to stalk the book release, so I’ve had to retreat to my laptop. Very classy. City of Hope and Ruin is out in the world! And so far, so good.
