Characters who can speak to the dead... I don't know why they appeal to me as much as they do. But there's something about them that draw me to a book, and make me at least want to read more of it, if not buy it altogether. Michele Lang's The Night Docket is no exception.... Continue Reading →
I've occasionally mentioned that I don't always know what, exactly, draws me into a book's summary. That isn't at all the case with Ani Gonzalez's Hex Marks the Spot. There were a few key phrases that locked me in as soon as I read them: The main character's hometown is the "Most Haunted in America";... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while, when doing these reveals, I come across a cover that I think is really quite beautiful. Everything about it just seems to workâthe font, the imagery, the colours. Everything. Such is the case with the cover of When Stars Come Out, by Scarlett St. Clair. It's gorgeous, and I can't... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, the best thing you can do for yourself is sit down with a book that's just pure fun to read. Something entertaining and sassy, maybe with a little fantasy thrown in, if that's the genre of your choice. That's exactly what I'm expecting from Annette Marie's Three Mages and a Margarita--and based on today's... Continue Reading →
Confession time: There have been moments--be they drawn from delight or stress--when I've wanted to stop time. Really, though, who hasn't made that wish? Then again, as this excerpt from Camilla Monk's Still proves, stopping time may not be all we want it to be. Don't take my word for that, though. Go ahead and... Continue Reading →
Miranda Burski 