The zombie apocalypse according to a crow. Yup, you read that right. Imagine a world where technology-obsessed humans, become drooling incoherent zombies who might be whipped into a frenzy at any moment by a shiny screen or a ringing phone? Nobody saw this coming, especially not S.T., a domesticated crow, and the hero/narrator of this […]
By accident I discovered the Crossbreed series by Dannika Dark. I can only consider it a happy accident and have no qualms about recommending it to anyone looking for a well-designed urban fantasy world with compelling characters and interesting story arcs. Spellbound is the eighth installment, and picks up right at the cliffhanger which ended […]
A Lie for a Lie is a second chance hockey romance by Helena Hunting, the first installment in the All In series. The opening sequence of the story had me laughing out loud and immediately thrilled to be back in the Pucked world. For those of you familiar with Helena Hunting’s Pucked series, All In […]
I admit, I picked up The Thief, the first book in The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, because Steve West was the narrator. Insert blushing emoji. Although this series has been around for a long time and is a perennial favorite with middle school librarians, I went in totally blind to this story […]
“It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die” is the ominous opening lines to The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. Ms. Stiefvater has cleverly combined Celtic mythology and traditional themes in this coming of age novel. As a result, The Scorpio Races has the timeless feel of a fairy tale, the […]
I feel like every great series has that book where the s**t hits the fan and it feels like nothing can go right for the hero. Burned is that book in the Alex Verus series. In sum, Alex gets his burn notice from the Council of Mages in an emergency session led by […]
Puck Me Secretly is the first installment in the Vancouver Wolves series by Odette Stone. This is my first book by this author, and I was glad I took a chance on Puck Me Secretly. The cover alone is fantastic. I’m not sure I’d categorize this as enemies-to-lovers as the subtitle says, but it is […]
Things We Never Said is another installment in the Harts Boardwalk series by Samantha Young. It’s a second chance romance designed to pull out one’s heartstrings and tie them all up in a knot. Although, seeing as it is Samantha Young, I totally expected that! I’ve eagerly awaited this book since Michael Sullivan’s cameo in […]
A ‘meet-cute’ is a scene, usually in film or TV, in which a future romantic couple meets for the first time. With an adorable, retro-style cover, featuring profiles sipping through a love shaped straw, I picked up Meet Cute by Helena Hunting expecting a romantic comedy. The prologue describes a funny fangirl-esque interlude that made […]
I have a short list of books I’ve tagged as “Always Re-reading.” Those are the books where just looking at the cover, let alone reading them again, brings a smile to my face and gives me the warm-fuzzies. I recently re-read my all-time favorite steampunk novel and was overwhelmed by how amazing it was and […]