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February 1, 2021
GIRLS WITH RAZOR HEARTS by Suzanne Young
Girls with Razor Hearts by Suzanne YoungMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the first book in this trilogy, so I was looking forward to checking this one out.
Mena and her friends--Sydney, Marcella, Brynn and Annalise--might have escaped the Innovations Academy, but the trauma from the violence they suffered and the truths they uncovered aren't as easy to leave behind. Especially when they make it their mission to track down an investor by enrolling in Ridgeview Prep.
In this private school, ...
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY: Women of Horror Volume 3 is now available!
Last year, I was lucky enough to be included in the first Women of Horror anthology released by Kandisha Press, as well as the second volume.
Today, I'm super excited to announce that my short story, Lady of the House, appears in Volume 3..
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY: 2020 WOMEN OF HORROR ANTHOLOGY, VOLUME 3Kandisha Press
What doesn't kill me, might make me kill you!
30 women authors from around the world were challenged to write about The One That Got Away. Here you'll find tales of unrequited love, bl...
January 30, 2021
A Month of Reading
Hey! How are you today? Can you believe the first month of 2021 is almost over? Yikes. 😳
So, what have you been up to?
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I started the year with edits and interviews. Then, without consciously planning to, I ended up taking a bit of a break during the rest of January.
I hung out with hubby, we went for a lot of walks (started going for two daily walks every second day), did plenty of yoga (a workout every second day), sorted my bookshelves/piles, donated heaps of th...
THE WIRED CITY is now available!
My Weird. Wonderful. Other Worlds. novella is now available from Demain Publishing.
Tolliver is caught in a cycle of boredom she desperately wants to escape. She hates her job writing silly slogans, doesn’t have any friends, and lives in a crowded city full of mindless androids.
When she stumbles on a mysterious classifieds message specifically targeted at her, Tolliver decides to leave her claustrophobic unit and finds herself in an unexpected adventure. A seemingly simple task leads her to a co...
January 25, 2021
OUTLAWED by Anna North
In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw.
On the day of her wedding-dance, Ada feels lucky. She loves her broad-shouldered, bashful husband and her job as an apprentice midwife.
But her luck will not last. It is every woman's duty to have a child, to replace those that were lost in the Great Flu. And after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are hanged as witches, Ada's survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows.
She joins up with the notorious Hol...
January 23, 2021
LORE by Alexandra Bracken
Lore by Alexandra BrackenMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
This is a book I've wanted to read since I saw that awesome cover. I mean, Medusa is one of my faves in Greek mythology, so of course!
But I'm sad to say it didn't work for me.
I have to admit that I had a problem with this whole Agon thing from the beginning. Even though, on the surface, everything about the worldbuilding seemed to add up and make sense if you have pre-knowledge of Greek Mythology... the more the story moved along, the more inconsi...
January 22, 2021
A DOWRY OF BLOOD by ST Gibson
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets.
With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose betw...
January 21, 2021
My First Mini Reading Challenge
Hey! How are you?
Today, I wanted to stop by to chat about my reading so far this year. I might have posted my personal Reading Goals for 2021 at the beginning of this month and even posted it on Goodreads, but I also like giving myself spontaneous Mini Challenges.
The first one I gave myself was to read 10 highly-anticipated (by me) YA (paperback) books written by women.
Here's how I did:
As you can see, I actually ended up reading 11. There's a great mix of books in this bunch featuring different...
January 20, 2021
THE SAD GHOST CLUB by Lize Meddings
Ever felt anxious or alone? Like you don't belong anywhere? Like you're almost... invisible? Find your kindred spirits at The Sad Ghost Club. (You are not alone. Shhh. Pass it on.)
This is the story of one of those days - a day so bad you can barely get out of bed, when it's a struggle to leave the house, and when you do, you wish you hadn't. But even the worst of days can surprise you. When one sad ghost, alone at a crowded party, spies another sad ghost across the room, they decide to leave ...
BEAUTIFUL DECAY by Sylvia Lewis
Beautiful Decay by Sylvia LewisMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a book I found last year while checking out Amazon paperback deals. It was cheap, sounded very interesting, and I love the title!
Ellie lives an isolated, lonely life and everyone at school calls her a freak. Even her parents are uncomfortable around her because her touch rots anything she touches.
She wears gloves all the time, her only friend is online, and although Ellie's smart she isn't looking forward to much of a future. Until...
