Happy Halloween! While I love to read scary stories at any time of the year, I especially love reading them around October 31st. Many of my childhood/teen books are packed up, and I know I have some great spooky ones in those boxes somewhere. Unfortunately, I can’t really get at them right now, so I’ve ... Read More »

Welcome to our stop on the official blog tour for This Case is Gonna Kill Me. Thank you to Tor for inviting us to take part in it, and for providing a copy of the book for one lucky US/Can winner! Reviewed by Sara Drake Vampires, Werewolves, and Lawyers! Oh My! This new twist on urban ... Read More »

I’ve had an ARC of Partials for months, and finally decided to make it a point to read it after meeting Dan Wells in person at a signing in downtown Salt Lake City. He was funny, energetic, and all around wonderful, which made me even more excited to read Partials. Even though I had an ARC of it, ... Read More »

When Fairest of All showed up as a bargain buy in one of my Amazon.com search results, I knew it was the perfect opportunity for me to finally own a copy. I’d seen it at Barnes & Noble before, but the $15.99 price tag seemed just a bit too steep to me for a 250 page book ... Read More »

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell was required reading for me in middle school, though I’ve long forgotten which grade I read it for. Years after reading it for school, I bought a copy of it as well as its sequel, Zia, certain I would read them both very soon. More years passed, and I still ... Read More »

At 19, Beck Eisley is ready to settle down and marry Sydney Lech, daughter of a rich and powerful automotive company owner. Sydney’s father, Domonic, has covered all of the expenses for their lavish wedding aboard the Sea Maiden cruise ship, and Beck is eager to begin his new life with his beautiful bride. In ... Read More »

I have been a huge Kim Harrison fan for years; not only does she write the amazing Rachel Morgan/Hollows series, but she has also written a high fantasy series under the pseudonym Dawn Cook (it wasn’t until many, many years later that we found out that Dawn Cook and Kim Harrison are the same person. ... Read More »

My 4-year-old daughter Zoe is finally at the age where she is interested in learning how to read and spell words. I’ve collected a wide variety of short children’s books that I’ve attempted to read to her over the years, but usually she has only been interested in taking the book from my hands and ... Read More »

I thought I had read an article somewhere years ago that J.K. Rowling would never write another book once the Harry Potter series was completed. So I was a bit surprised when it was announced that she would be published an adult novel, one that was quite different from the Harry Potter books. Since I adored the Harry ... Read More »