The October Round-Up!

Happy Halloween, folks! I'm writing my October Round-Up a little early this month, if only to get it out of the way to leave more room f...

"Cold Magic," by Kate Elliott

The Protagonist:  Cat Hassi Barahal. An orphan raised in the household of her aunt, uncle and cousin Bee, she just wants to blend in and avo...

The Weekly Wanting (17)

It's Weekly Wanting time - and probably the last one in a while. November's starting, and with it, National Novel Writing Month. I...

"I Kissed an Earl," by Julie Anne Long

The Chick:  Violet Redmond. A spoiled, petulant debutante with an inflated sense of self-worth, when she suspects her MIA brother Lyon might...

The Weekly Wanting (16)

Hey! It's time for another Weekly Wanting! And by that I mean - I finally got my ass off the couch and stopped being super lazy about th...

"The Light Between Oceans," by M.L. Stedman

The Principal Cast: Tom: A war veteran still troubled by the horrors of war, he hopes the isolation of working a lighthouse will calm his sp...

Anthology Review: "Zombies Vs. Unicorns"

The eternal question - zombies or unicorns. Actually, it's not so much an eternal question as one that can be answered fairly quickly - ...

"Seize the Fire," by Laura Kinsale

The Chick:  Olympia St. Leger, Princess of Oriens. Born and raised in exile in Britain, she's at the mercy of her evil uncle who seeks t...

Things to be Thankful For!

Well, it's Thanksgiving here in Canada, and I'm here celebrating with my family - but I haven't forgotten about you, readers. I...

The September Round-Up

Well, dear readers, I am currently writing to you on my brand-shining-new MacBook. No more PCs for me! Learning to use a Mac for the first t...

"The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There," by Cathrynne M. Valente

The Protagonist: September. A year after she saved Fairyland, she's more than ready to escape Nebraska and the stress of the war and go...