Title: Pantheon: The True Story of Egyptian DeitiesSeries: Author: Hamish SteeleGenre: Graphic Novel, MythologyPublisher: Nobrow Press Format: PaperbackISBN: 1910620203 CWs: Incest, Violence Summary: The most important myth in Ancient Egypt is faithfully retold in glorious color! Horus, son of Isis, vows bloody revenge on his Uncle Set for the murder and usurpation of his Pharaoh father. Based on elements …
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Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Title: Meditation for Fidgety SkepticsSeries: Author: Dan HarrisGenre: NonfictionPublisher: Spiegel and GrauFormat: PaperbackISBN: 0399588949 Summary: ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous …
Unmentionable — A Book Review
Those of us who read fiction set in either a historic period or a fantasy world inspired by history know that we’re getting a sanitized version of reality. For the most part, we don’t actually want to think about the reality of life before our currently level of food safety, medical science, and sanitation.
Book Lover Problems
I love books. I’ve loved them for pretty much my entire life, and I don’t know what I’d do without them. That said, there’s no denying that sometimes, it can be hard to be a book lover. Here are a few problems you might have run across: -Moving. What a nightmare. You have to pack …
Darjeeling — A Book Review
One reason why I was excited to start writing for this blog was that I saw tea reviews alongside the book reviews. I love tea and books about equally (and they go so well together), so I knew this was the place for me. I also knew that it was the place to review Darjeeling, which …
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories — Book Review
Title: Dreadful Young Ladies and Other StoriesSeries: Author: Kelly BarnhillGenre: FantasyPublisher: Algonquin BooksFormat: eBookISBN: 1616207973 Summary: Author Kelly Barnhill has written a collection of stories, teeming with uncanny characters whose lives unfold in worlds at once strikingly human and eerily original. When Mrs. Sorensen’s husband dies, she rekindles a long-dormant love with an unsuitable mate in “Mrs. Sorensen …
Robots vs Fairies — Book Review
Title: Robots Vs FairiesSeries: Author: Anthology (Multiple Authors)Genre: Science Fiction, FantasyPublisher: Saga PressFormat: eBookISBN: 1481462369 Summary: A unique anthology of all-new stories that challenges authors to throw down the gauntlet in an epic genre battle and demands an answer to the age-old question: Who is more awesome—robots or fairies? Rampaging robots! Tricksy fairies! Facing off for the first …
Robin Hood’s Dawn — [BOOK REVIEW]
Author: Olivia Longueville & J.C. Plummer Title: Robin Hood’s Dawn Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Angevin World Publishing LLC Pages: 409 pages Release Date: January 16, 2018 My rating: ♥♥♥♥ Blurb: England, 1154-1194. A kingdom under assault. A conspiracy born of anarchy. A hero standing against tyranny. Falsely convicted of a shocking crime, Robin Fitzooth, the Earl of Huntingdon, finds refuge in Sherwood …
Robin Hood’s Dawn Author Q&A
As part of this week’s blog tour festivities for Robin Hood’s Dawn, we’re pleased to share this interview with the authors. Author Q&A with Olivia Longueville and J.C. Plummer Robin Hood’s Dawn: Book One in the Robin Hood Trilogy Robin Hood has been featured in many books, movies, and television shows. How is …
Q&A With Author Gini Koch
Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files series, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles series. Alien in the House, Book 7 in her long-running Alien series, won the RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award as the Best Futuristic Romance of 2013. Book 14, Alien Nation, won the Preditors and Editors Reader’s Choice …