Suzanne Johnson's Blog, page 93
July 16, 2011
Blowin' in the Wins
The shameless little plug for what's coming on Preternatura next week:
Let's see...we have some steamy paranormal romance coming up on Sunday...and Tuesday. Some dystopian dysfunction on Friday. And Monday, everybody's favorite: Reader's Choice!
Anything else? Oh....Oh yeah. Contest winners!
First, I'd like to give a shout-out to reader and fellow blogger Merlino Atanacio (aka Jayjay), who has developed a terrific little freeware random name generator to more easily choose winners for blog...
July 15, 2011
YA Review & Contest: THE QUICKSILVER FAIRE by Gillian Summers
We're looking at YA today, to a wonderful world of half-elven, part fae teen Keelie as she negotiates the treacherous world between the elves and the faeries of the High Court. Author Gillian Summers is the pseudonym of the Georgia writing team of Berta Platas and Michelle Roper. The book is The Quicksilver Faire, and it was released June 8 by Flux.
THE OFFICIAL BLURB: At the dazzling Fairy High Court—fraught with enchantments and trickery—Keelie Heartwood discovers that an imbalance in...
July 14, 2011
UF Review & Contest: FEAST by Merrie Destefano
Merrie Destefano's Afterlife was a rough-and-tumble sci-fi noirish mystery, but put that out of your head, because Feast is not a sequel. It's a lyrical rural fantasy with an almost fairy tale quality to it. Let's take a look!THE OFFICIAL BLURB: Halloween is a bad time to return to the woods... Madeline MacFaddin ("Mad Mac" to fans of her bestselling magical stories) spent blissful childhood summers in Ticonderoga Falls. And this is where she wants to be now that her adult life is fallin...
July 13, 2011
Preternatura Book Club: DEAD WITCH WALKING, Chapters 21-22
Welcome to this week's"meeting" of the Preternatura Book Club! A few weeks ago, commenters voted on which novel they'd like to tackle first, and the winner by a landslide was Kim Harrison's Dead Witch Walking, the first in her Hollows series featuring witch Rachel Morgan. Here's how it works. Each week, I'll post a summary (spoiler alert!) on two chapters, and we'll chat about them. Try to minimize spoilers beyond what's happened in the book we've read so far. You can read along, read...
July 12, 2011
YA Review & Contest: SIRENSONG by Jenna Black
Jenna Black's YA series about half-fae Dana takes a dramatic turn in Sirensong as Dana gets hauled before the queen of the Seelie Court. And you know that is just never a good thing, especially when the Erlking, the sexy beast of Wild Hunt fame, has already marked you as his. As always, a contest for a copy of Sirensong. Read on...
THE OFFICIAL BLURB: When Dana is invited to Faerie to be officially presented at the Seelie Court, it's no easy decision. After all, everyone knows Titania...
July 11, 2011
New Releases July 9-16 & Reader's Choice Contest
We have a moderate-sized list of new releases in a variety of genres this week. Of course, if you're a fan of epic fantasy, you've probably already lined up (metaphorically speaking) for the long-awaited new Song of Ice and Fire installment from George R.R. Martin, which I'm sorry to say I haven't read *ducks from readers throwing sharp objects*. Lots of good YA if you're not an epic fantasy reader too, though, including the conclusion of Maggie Stiefvater's Wolves of Mercy Falls series...
July 10, 2011
Steampunk Review & Contest:: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES anthology
Today, we're looking at an unusual anthology built around an unusual theme. The full title, The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities, Images and Stories from Top Authors and Artists, should tell you...you're in for a wild ride with this one!
The book, edited by steampunk experts Ann and Jeff Vandermeer, is an illustrated anthology that takes the imaginary contents of a cabinet owned by the late Thackery T. Lambshead (think: mad scientist and collector of...
July 9, 2011
Throw Win the Towel
Yeah, yeah. It's a bad pun. You try coming up with "win" puns every week! Sheesh.
It was a short week, thanks to my deadline and a holiday, but we still have a few winners this week. BUT, come back starting tomorrow for some great giveaways. Our Reader's Choice on Monday, as always. Plus reviews and giveaways from Jenna Black, Gillian Summers, Merrie DeStefano, and the craziest, funkiest steampunk anthology you've ever seen. Ever. Really.
In the meantime, congratulations to:
* MARIE-CLAUDE, for ...
It was a short week, thanks to my deadline and a holiday, but we still have a few winners this week. BUT, come back starting tomorrow for some great giveaways. Our Reader's Choice on Monday, as always. Plus reviews and giveaways from Jenna Black, Gillian Summers, Merrie DeStefano, and the craziest, funkiest steampunk anthology you've ever seen. Ever. Really.
In the meantime, congratulations to:
* MARIE-CLAUDE, for ...
July 8, 2011
Review & Contest; WILD CARDS AND IRON HORSES by Sheryl Nantus
Let's head out to the wild, weird West today, with a fun and different kind of steampunk western romance by Sheryl Nantus, released in print July 5 by Samhain —and, as always, a giveaway!
THE OFFICIAL BLURB: During the recent Civil War, a soldier risked his life to save Jonathan Handleston—and lost. With the help of an advanced metal brace on his crippled hand, Jon now travels from one poker tournament to the next, determined to earn enough money to repay the man's debt. Prosperity Ridge is...
