Ahem. You didn't really think I'd let the publication of a new Phoenix Pictures story go unmarked, did you? If anything could bring me back from hiatus, it's an Old Hollywood shifter romance from Brianne Gillen! The latest novella from the Phoenix Pictures Vault, My Favorite Leopard follows onscreen femme fatale and secret leopard-shifter Lina … Continue reading My Favorite Leopard by Brianne Gillen
I'm trying to think if there could be any three books that appear more different at first glance. We have a YA fantasy, a Regency romance/adventure story, and a scifi novella about a depressed murderbot. But on reflection, they're all about characters coming into their own and taking control of their lives (existences?) in really … Continue reading Reading Roundup #104: The benevolent roundup of good books
It only took a couple books to add T. Kingfisher to my short list of must-read authors. Her creativity and sense for the (frequently macabre) absurd set her work apart, and Thornhedge certainly delivers on those fronts. However, it is in may ways Kingfisher's sweetest book I've read and would serve as a great introduction … Continue reading Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Like many readers, I love a good version of Beauty and the Beast, and Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham is one of my new favorites. With an angry, traumatized Beauty and a gentle, careful Beast, it's an aching mixture of darkness and whimsy that struck all the right notes for me. When Beauty takes her … Continue reading Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham
When I first picked up The Thorns Remain by JJA Harwood, I wasn't sure what I was in for, and I certainly didn't expect I'd have so many feelings and thoughts by the time I set it down. However, The Thorns Remain and its heroine are slow burners and all the more satisfying for being … Continue reading The Thorns Remain by JJA Harwood
We're keeping it short and sweet today with two romances (or 4, if we're counting the novellas within the collection separately) and another entry in Jim Butcher's high fantasy Codex Alera series. For this intro, though, I really want to focus on the first two books, which are funny and fluffy and all the things … Continue reading Reading Roundup #96: Love & Other Books
Happy Friday! It's time to escape the shackles off the office and enjoy a weekend of luxurious reading! But before I can do that, I need to share what I've been reading this week — one of my more eclectic roundups, with Western adventure, Victorian murder mystery, witchy romance, and more. I think the only … Continue reading Reading Roundup #95: Friday Reads
The roundup is coming in late this week because there was one more book I really wanted to include this week but hadn't finished yet! After slowing down my reading in February, I'm finally getting back into my usual groove, and these engrossing books helped a lot with that. At first glance, these are all … Continue reading Reading Roundup #94: What is Right vs. What is Easy
It's another quick roundup this week, but with some true gems — favorites old and new! Persuasion by Jane Austen: With every reread, this book only grows dearer. Austen's characters are so real, in all their weakness and their strength, and even on this my unknown –nth reread, I laughed and cried with them. Persuasion … Continue reading Reading Roundup #93: The Minuscule Roundup of Book It With Becca
Happy weekend, everyone! This roundup was actually ready to go earlier in the week – I just needed to write the intro – and then an ice storm hit and took power and internet with it. But it's back now, which means you get a rare weekend roundup. Because these books were just too good … Continue reading Reading Roundup #91: Let the Devil Take Tomorrow
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