This week’s book that’s on my shelf is Ava Reid’s The Wolf and the Woodsman, a novel suggested to me by a fellow writer friend when I asked for good examples of fantasy romance, or as it is quickly becoming, romantasy. It’s a good thing, then, I’m entitled to my own opinion, one which I’ll share now, because I’m not certain I would classify this as that. Then again, perhaps my tastes are too regulated and not varied; maybe I haven’t sampled enough of the different flavours of romantasy to ...
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WOMS: Nocturne
Remember how a few weeks back, my husband took me to Barnes & Noble at my behest to get out of the cramped hospital room I'd been trapped in for about a week? And remember how I fondly caressed the cover of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries? There was another book. That book was none other than Alyssa Wees's Nocturne. It had one of those employee recommendation labels beneath it, describing it as The Phantom of the Opera meets "The Beauty and the Beast." Of course I wanted ...
WOMS: A Sinister Revenge
This week for "What's on My Shelf," it's a Veronica Speedwell mystery, A Sinister Revenge, by Deanna Raybourn! I've shared before with how much I enjoy the plucky heroine of this series, but more especially, how these books helped me fall in love with mystery again. This book is no exception; rather a continuation of why I think these are some of the best historical murder mysteries out there in the market today. In this latest installment, Veronica and Stoker's relationship is a bit ...
WOMS: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
For the past six book reviews I've shared, it's been all about the Nine Kingdoms series. This week, I'm changing things up. I don't know if I needed a break from the series or not, but when my husband took me to get out of the hospital room I had been stuck in for almost a week, caring for my parents, we ended up at Barnes & Noble. If I'm honest, I hadn't been to a Barnes & Noble in a while. You probably can tell by the photos I share of the books I'm reading, there's usually, if not ...
WOMS: Gift of Magic
It's time to wrap up the second trilogy of the Nine Kingdoms series with the final installment, Gift of Magic. This trilogy is what I'm calling Ruith's trilogy compared to the first three books which focused on his sister, Morgan. Speaking of her, let's dive right into it, but this won't be spoiler free. Beware! Morgan is in this book!!!! Albeit, her appearance is brief, but she's there all the same. In fact, she saves Sarah from probable death at the hands of the malicious Queen ...
