This week I received a second ARC of Department Nineteen by Will Hill from Penguin so I’m giving it away! Jamie Carpenter’s life will never be the same. His father is dead, his mother is missing, and he was just rescued by an enormous man named Frankenstein. Jamie is brought to Department 19, where he is pulled into a secret organization responsible for policing the supernatural, founded more than a century ago by Abraham Van Helsing and the other survivors […]
The Leaning Pile of Books
It was another great book with lots of books I really, really want to read – 4 review copies (all of which I’d love to read soon although I’m not sure how realistic that is), 2 books bought, and 1 late Christmas gift (due to the book not actually being out on time for Christmas). I am not buying any books this next week, I promise! Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente Deathless will be released in hardcover and as an […]
Review of The Sworn by Gail Z. Martin
The Sworn is the first book in a new fantasy series by Gail Z. Martin, The Fallen Kings Cycle. It starts about 6 months after the end of Martin’s previous series, The Chronicles of the Necromancer (composed of The Summoner, The Blood King, Dark Haven, and Dark Lady’s Chosen, respectively). In spite of the fact that it is a continuation of the story began in these other books, it is supposed to work as a starting point even for new […]
The Native Star, M. K. Hobson’s debut novel, has been nominated for the Nebula Award this year. This historical fantasy, set in an alternate America in the year 1876, had piqued my curiosity so when The Book Smugglers announced a Nebula Readathon I knew it was time to read it. I am so glad I did – I was hoping to like it, but I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did. A sequel, The Hidden Goddess, […]
The Leaning Pile of Books
This week was another huge week for books – I received 3 review copies, got 5 books as gifts from a friend, accepted one e-book review copy, and downloaded a free e-book offered to me by the author on Twitter. And now that I just finished The Native Star by M. K. Hobson for the Nebula Readathon I have no idea what to read next (especially since I really just want the sequel to The Native Star right now – […]
