My Book of the Year 2012 Contenders
As promised, here are the books that are contending for the honor of being my fiction Book of the Year for 2012. Last year, the honor went to DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth. Tomorrow, I...
Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: THE CASUAL VACANCY by J. K. Rowling
Last week saw the publication of J. K. Rowling’s much anticipated first post-Potter novel. I’ve not seen a lot about it in the media, except for a few lines about the story, and the...
TTT: Know Me, Know My Blog
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. They set the topic which one of TB&TB team answers. We are then invited to blog on the same topic and...
Book Review: FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH by Stephanie Jaye Evans
Before I get into the review, there’s something I must get off my chest. Namely, two genre words I really do not like: “cozy” and “hard-boiled.” I understand the value of these terms as...
Book Review: THE IONIA SANCTION by Gary Corby
I don’t know if Gary Corby’s series of mysteries set in ancient Greece has an official name (“The Athenian Mysteries”? That sounds like an old religious cult), but whatever you want to call them,...
Book Review: HOW I WRITE
There are a lot of books that tell you how to write a novel, how to construct stories, build tension, write dialog, understand the ins and outs of the publishing industry–what we call “craft”...
Me, Social Media, and Goodreads
I created my Goodreads account last August because I read it was a good social media outlet for reaching out to readers, and as a writer (as well as a reader), I like readers,...
Book Review: INSURGENT (Spoiler-Free)
As I anticipated my trip to California last week, there were two things I did not look forward to: being away from my family, and being gone when INSURGENT arrived (I pre-ordered it). It...
Book Review: BREATH, EYES, MEMORY
Back on Valentine’s Day, Jessica Faust at BookEnds hosted a Blind Book Date on the BookEnds blog. She invited her readers to give the title and author of a book they love in the...
Book Review: UNRAVELING
You may recall, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, back in January I had the honor of being selected as the winner of one of Agent Janet Reid’s writing competitions. By...
