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Continue reading →: Cream Puffs and Fairy DustOK, as much as I am a down bad devotee of Devyn Sinclair’s omegaverse books, I am working my way through her paranormal ones as well. Point of No Return was great (Phantom of the Opera with gargoyles), and the Moon Enchanted series was also good (shifters and fated mates).…
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Continue reading →: A Little bit culty
I’ve always been a bit fascinated with the idea of cults. Not sure why, but it may stem from my early days being Catholic and having A LOT of questions about things and never really getting answers that seemed to actually answer anything. Honestly, for the most part I was…
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Continue reading →: Reckless Young LoveEven though I knew what was coming at the end of this one, I still wasn’t prepared. My heart still hurt. It feels like we all (or maybe just me?) have had some relationship in the past that was hard to let go of (whether lover or otherwise), even though…
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Continue reading →: Cheating DeathNecromancers, emissaries of Death, political maneuverings… all of these are elements that draw me into a story. Mistress of Bones has them all in spades. And yet, at the end of this first book of a duology, I came away feeling as if I hardly knew any of the characters…
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Continue reading →: *Not* a Reading RecapI feel like reading recaps with lists of books read, rated, and reviewed during a month feel part and parcel of having a book-related social media presence. I have done them myself, here and on Instagram. But over the last month, my feelings toward numbers of books read has been…
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Continue reading →: Sailing the SeasMy review in a nutshell: Echoes of Stardust and The Princess Bride. Where our girl Tress does extraordinary things by being her “ordinary” self. Fantasy with a hint of the cosmic, and a world uniquely its own. My review, a little more long-winded: What happens when the girl goes on…
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Continue reading →: Lost in the SwampAt the end of Mayra, my first thought was “what did I just read? What happened?!” And for me this is a mark of a good horror book. Horror where there aren’t jump scares and gore, but horror where you feel like you’re slowly losing your mind and are lost…
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Continue reading →: Beginnings in EndingsThe Nightshade God is the prefect ending for a trilogy that has become an absolute favorite. Hannah Whitten writes with such deep beauty, creating characters and worlds that feel both familiar and like a glimpse of some long-forgotten past. Maybe all of this could have happened, lost to time and…
Hello,
I’m Jess
Scientist and educator by day. Bookworm and wannabe writer by night (and weekend). Forever a fan of fluffy blankets, mugs of coffee, candles, and living a cozy life.
