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Wendy’s Summer Reading List + Worlds Without End Reading Challenge Update

Posted on July 11, 2014 23 Comments

My summer reading list will be a challenge this year because I’ve gotten so busy with other projects and distractions, that my reading has slowed down significantly. Still, I’m determined to complete my 150 book Goodreads Challenge, and am making my way through the to-read pile that is tumbling off of my night table. That’s […]

Book Review: Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed

Posted on July 8, 2014 14 Comments

Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed Genre: Fantasy Series: The Crescent Moon Kingdoms #1 Publisher: Daw (February 2012) Wendy’s Rating 3.5 of 5 stars What I enjoyed most about this tale wasn’t the action, or even the over all plot. I loved the characters—specifically the juxtaposition of the different personalities, beliefs and relationships […]

Audiobook Review: Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Posted on July 4, 2014 13 Comments

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence Genre: Dark Fantasy Series: The Broken Empire #1 Publisher: Voyager (August 2011) Narrator: James Clamp Author Info: mark—lawrence.blogspot.ca Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars ~ Lawrence delivers knife-edge wit, crisp descriptions, swift action and reaction. There are no wasted words as he paints his dark pictures,with each and every moment evoking a raw […]

Book Review: Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

Posted on June 24, 2014 5 Comments

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Genre: Urban Fantasy, Science-Fantasy Publisher: Hachette Book Group Date of Publication: March 15, 2001 Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating – 3.5 of 5 stars I know this book is classified as science fiction, but honestly, it felt more like urban fantasy to me. At best, it was […]

Book Review: The Magician’s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan

Posted on March 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Magician’s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan Genre: Fantasy, Magic Series: The Black Magician Trilogy Publisher: Orbit Publication Date: February 2009 Wendy’s Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars The Magician’s Apprentice is considered #0.5 in Trudi Canavan’s The Black Magician Trilogy. It was written after, but serves as a set up for The Magicians’ Guild, which I have […]

Review Copy Cleanup – The #RCCleanup Wrap-up Post

Posted on March 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

Well, with February now over and the Review Copy Cleanup challenge coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at how I did for the last month. SPOILER ALERT! I did not complete my goals. Still, I think that was to be expected. It’s always better to have too many books on a […]

#MisLT Book Review: Miserere: An Autumn Tale by Teresa Frohock

Posted on February 22, 2014 5 Comments

Miserere: An Autumn Tale by Teresa Frohock Genre: Dark fantasy Publisher: Night Shade Books Publication Date: June 2011 Author Info: http://www.teresafrohock.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars Have you ever read a book and wished you could chat with the author to find out what they meant at a certain part? To learn what went […]

Mogsy’s February Challenge: Review Copy Cleanup

Posted on February 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

Thanks to word of mouth, I discovered Review Copy Cleanup 4.0 over at Vicky’s Books, Biscuits and Tea. I desperately need something like this! My to-review books have been piling up lately and I was going to make it a goal to polish off a bunch this month anyway, so this could not have come […]

Roll-Your-Own-Reading Challenge

Posted on January 31, 2014 3 Comments

Since completing the Worlds Without End Women of Genre Fiction Challenge last year, along with our respective Goodreads challenges, we’ve been eager to see what WWE would come up with next. Turns out, they couldn’t quite figure it out, so they decided to open the doors for their members to create challenges of their own, […]

Worlds Without End Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge

Posted on December 26, 2013 Leave a Comment

A few months into the year, I discovered Worlds Without End, a site dedicated to critically acclaimed books of genre fiction. The site is a great source of literature, flaunting the motto “We don’t want you to ever have to read a bad book again,” and featuring a booktrackr that identifies where your reads fit […]