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Book Review: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Media Type: Print Book Title: Chilling EffectAuthor: Valerie ValdesPublisher: Harper VoyagerPages: Paperback; 448Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Space OperaHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love snarky heroines, plenty of action, and lots of madcap antics. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the…
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Book Review: The Babysitters Coven
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: The Babysitters CovenAuthor: Kate WilliamsPublisher: Delacorte PressPages: Hardcover; 368Release Date: September 17, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Nothing of note.HDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love cute, fun stories with plenty of snarkiness! Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Adventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed novel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil. Seventeen-year-old Esme Pearl has a babysitters club. She knows it’s kinda lame, but what else is she supposed to…
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Book Review: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme
Media Type: Ebook (ARC)Title: StormriseAuthor: Jillian BoehmePublisher: Tor TeenPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: September 24, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild ViolenceHDB Rating: 4* Recommended to: Readers who love stories with strong female characters who beat the odds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A combat warrior will risk everything to awaken the dragons and save her kingdom in Jillian Boehme’s epic YA Fantasy debut, Stormrise, inspired by Twelfth Night and perfect for fans of Tamora Pierce. If Rain weren’t a girl, she would be respected as a Neshu combat master. Instead, her gender dooms her to a colorless…
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Book Review: After the Flood by Kassandra Montag
Media Type: Print BookTitle: After The FloodAuthor: Kassandra MontagPublisher: William MorrowPages: Hardcover; 432Release Date: September 3, 2019Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours Genre: Science Fiction/DystopianHDB Rating: 3* Recommended to: Readers who love slow burn books that deal excellently with climate change as an end of the world scenario. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | HarperCollins An inventive and riveting epic saga, After the Flood signals the arrival of an extraordinary new talent. A little more than a century from now, our world has been utterly transformed. After years of slowly overtaking the continent, rising floodwaters have obliterated America’s great coastal cities…
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Project Management or Time Management?
Ah, friends. I’ve done it. I’ve gone back to school, to pursue my Master’s Degree. It’s week one and I’m already remembering how much effort it takes to balance that work/life/school load in a way that won’t drive me mad. Most of my weekend was taken up with reading school texts and composing discussion posts, so I didn’t do much reading for fun. I’m going to have to remember how to fit both into my schedule. Hahaha. Ah, school. How anxious you make me. Anyway I’ll be around, but don’t be surprised if I’m a little scarce now and then!…
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Book Review: All The Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Media Type: Print Book (ARC)Title: All The Bad ApplesAuthor: Moïra Fowley-DoylePublisher: Kathy Dawson BooksPages: Hardcover; 320Release Date: August 27, 2019Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5* Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously. This book is a beautiful work of art. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N The day after the funeral all our mourning clothes hung out on the line like sleeping bats. ‘This will be really embarrassing,’ I kept saying to my family, ‘when she shows up at the door in a week or two.’ When Deena’s wild and mysterious sister Mandy…
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The Review Slump
Ah, friends. Settle in and let me tell you a story. It’s a story about a reader who, despite knowing that she has a hard time with time management, has been reading ravenously and not writing any reviews. It’s a horror story, of sorts, because she now sits in a spot where they are all looming over her and clamoring for attentions. Ghosts, if you will. Ghosts of reviews shirked, and begging for attention. Yup, that’s me. I’m that reader. While I’ve been doing really well on the reading front, my review writing motivation has been slim. It’s not even…
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Book Review: The Chocolate Maker’s Wife by Karen Brooks
Media Type: Print Book (ARC)Title: The Chocolate Maker’s WifeAuthor: Karen BrooksPublisher: William Morrow PaperbacksPages: Paperback; 608Release Date: August 20, 2019Source: TLC Book Tours / Publisher Genre: Historical Fiction / RomanceHDB Rating: 3*Recommended to: Readers who enjoy stories that feature strong women in other time periods. Add it on:Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | HarperCollins Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London—a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue…and chocolate. Damnation has never been so sweet… Rosamund Tomkins, the…
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Planning for 2020
Is it too early to start planning for 2020? Asking for a friend. Seriously though, this year is all but flying by and, as my husband put the finishing touches on our Halloween costumes for the year, I had a mild panic attack. Before we know it we’ll be rounding the bend into 2020, and I want to be more prepared this next year. Not just in blogging, but in everything. See, my Master’s Degree program starts in a mere 3 weeks, and so I’ll soon be juggling a full time job, this blog (which I refuse to get rid…
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Craving those Fall vibes.
Am I the only one who is craving what’s in the picture below, with all her little heart? I saw this picture today, and an audible sigh escaped my lips before I even had time to register that I’d done it. I need some Fall weather in my life. Things Jessica Loves About Fall: Cozy sweaters are not only welcome, they are a must. Sipping hot tea or a foamy latte in the morning is extra comforting. BOOT SEASON. All the adorable boots and soft socks. Everything is warm colors. Pumpkin pie is for sale everywhere, and pumpkins are decor…