Alesha Escobar's Blog, page 8
February 11, 2016
Cover Reveal: DENIED – by @MarissaFarrar
If Beauty and the Beast were re-written as a dark romance, this is what you would get! I’m very pleased to share the cover reveal of the second book of Marissa Farrar’s Monster Trilogy, DENIED. Not only is Ms. Farrar one of my favorite people to follow on social media, but she has an uncanny knack for telling rich and ...
February 3, 2016
Catching up with #AgentCarter TV Show
Yes, I’ve been watching Agent Carter, and yes, I’ve been a bad girl for not updating you with my reviews of the show. But I’m here to make up for it, I swear I’m a huge fan of Marvel’s Agent Carter, and I love discussing the latest action-packed episode. Starting with the first, I have to say that I LOVED ...
January 28, 2016
Review: The Final Days #TimeTravelThursday
Book Details “The Final Days” by David Langford | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review How apt is this title since this is my final day reviewing for The Time Traveler’s Almanac? I’m gearing up to give birth soon, so as ...
January 21, 2016
Review: Forty, Counting Down
Book Details “Forty, Counting Down” by Harry Turtledove | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review Usually I’m a sucker for going back in time to right a wrong or save a lost love–but our protagonist Justin only left me feeling dissatisfied ...
January 14, 2016
Review: Thirty Seconds From Now #scifi #timetravel
Book Details “Thirty Seconds From Now” by John Chu | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review If you had foresight into how a relationship would begin and end (and it will end), would you still jump into it? Scott has an ...
January 7, 2016
Review: Vintage Season #TimeTravelThursday
Book Details “Vintage Season” by Harry Kuttner & C.L. Moore | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review Welcome back for another #TimeTravelThursday review of The Time Traveler’s Almanac! I hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season So…when we ...
December 10, 2015
Time Travel in Theory and Practice
Book Details “Time Travel in Theory and Practice” by Stan Love | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books Discussion Since Stan Love’s “Time Travel in Theory and Practice” is a short essay on time travel, I thought I’d offer my thoughts in the ...
December 3, 2015
Review: Young Zaphod Plays it Safe
Book Details “Young Zaphod Plays it Safe” by Douglas Adams | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review So this short story is a prequel of sorts to The Hitchhiker’s Guide (fun!). Zaphod operates a ship and must take a group of ...
November 25, 2015
Review: The Time Machine
Book Details “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review Happy Thanksgiving! Now, let’s get to it. I was really looking forward to reading The Time Machine (excerpt) by H.G. Wells because it’s a classic (one, ...
November 19, 2015
Review: Himself in Anachron #scifi #timetravel
Book Details “Himself in Anachron” by Cordwainer Smith | The Time Traveler’s Almanac collection Editors: Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Total Pages in the collection: 960 Published: March 18, 2014 by Tor Books My Review I liked this one! Most people want to go to an exotic island for a honeymoon, but Tasco caves in to his new wife Dita’s plea ...
