Tuesday, November 3, 2009
This is the first Scandinavian novel I’ve read since Smila’s Sense of Snow (which was superb) a decade or two back, and I have to say that I should probably read more. Stieg Larsson has concocted a slow-starting but ultimately very satisfying novel. There are some oddities here for a reader who has been raised [...]
Monday, February 26, 2007
This is the sequel to Nalini’s debut single title, Slave to Sensation, which BTW was excellent. I was fortunate enough to get an ARC. Blurb: Go deeper into the world of the Psy and the changelings, where a gifted woman sees passion in her future — a passion that is absolutely forbidden by her kind… [...]
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Jack M. Bickham studied with Dwight Swain and wrote several very good how-to books on creative writing. Some people dislike Bickham because his advice can be a bit dense, but that doesn’t mean he gives terrible advice. He tells you that it may take a while before you finally understand some concepts and ideas. Of [...]
I got a copy of this book since it’s the Jan selection for DearAuthor book club. Blurb: For two thousand years, Lilith wrought vengeance upon the evil and the damned, gathering souls for her father’s armies Below and proving her fealty to her Underworld liege. Bound by a bargain with the devil and forbidden to [...]
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
This is the first book in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles. I bought it since the cover looks cool and the story sounded intriguing and I felt like reading a paranormal romance novel. Blurb: In every generation, a Gardella is called to accept the family legacy of vampire slaying, and this time, Victoria Gardella Grantworth is [...]