Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish back 2010 before moving to That Artsy Reader Girl in 2018. It's born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. This week is a Holiday/Seasonal Freebie, and I had to throw some salt down... Continue Reading →
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether they be physical or digital. This includes books bought (my wife would say I buy too many), borrowed (a rare occurrence), and received for review (which I'm trying to reign in). Review Titles A trio of review titles this... Continue Reading →
Title: Daisy Author: Terri Peterson Publisher: Terri Peterson Publication Date: Aug. 28 2020 Genres: Thriller Shelves: Female-authored, Female-fronted, Transgender The launch of a new series, one that intersects and overlaps with Strange Little Girls - which had its cruel twists of its own - Daisy is a dark and violent crime thriller from Terri Peterson with a transgender protagonist. This... Continue Reading →
Title: Molly Author: Terri Peterson Publisher: Terri Peterson Publication Date: Sept. 27 2020 Genres: Horror Shelves: Female-authored Young love, a broken heart, and a lifetime of longing. Were Molly merely a melancholy drama, that would be the end of it. Instead, Terri Peterson weaves of that a tale of lifelong obsession, rage, and increasingly uncomfortable unanswered questions. Almost 50 years... Continue Reading →
Title: Erato: Flash Fiction Author: edited by Alex Freeman, Guinevere Chase, and T.C. Mill Publisher: The New Smut Project Publication Date: Oct. 24 2020 Genres: Erotica Shelves: Female-fronted, Female-authored An anthology of 50 erotic shorts, most of which are only 4-5 pages in length, Erato is just as diverse as you might expect, but stronger than you dared hope. For... Continue Reading →
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about and have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released, but not necessarily. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was originally hosted at Breaking the Spine. My pick for this... Continue Reading →
Monthly Roundup: November Taking a quick look at the numbers for November . . . Books bought - 11Books downloaded - 13ARCs received for review (physical) - 1ARCs received for review (digital) - 4Books read - 9Author gender - 7 female, 2 maleNew-to-me Authors - 5Average rating - 4.2 Last month's reviews included: The Care... Continue Reading →
Alvy Lexington has bought himself the best Christmas present in the world. True, the draughty flat on a dingy stretch of the Thames has none of the welcoming holiday warmth of his family’s West London townhouse. That is the entire point! No one who knows him by his given name will ever set foot here.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows Author: Olivia Waite Publisher: Avon Impulse Publication Date: July 23, 2020 Genres: Romance Shelves: Female-fronted, Female-authored The worst thing about a slow-burn romance is not the frustrated longing for that first kiss, but the melancholy certainty that such a lovely, delightful, heartwarming story must come to an end. I adored Agatha and... Continue Reading →
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether they be physical or digital. This includes books bought (my wife would say I buy too many), borrowed (a rare occurrence), and received for review (which I'm trying to reign in). Kickstarter Title! At long last, it's finally here!... Continue Reading →
Beauty in Ruins 