♥ Here you go, Adriana. I’ll put up book recommendations on Sundays. JUST FOR YOU. ♥ 5 out of 5 stars. This book (and it’s sequel, Court Duel, which is now sold with book 1) is AMAZING. Sherwood Smith is one of my favorite writers–she is a true master of her craft–and this YA fantasy […]
You may have noticed a recent trend in authors against authors giving negative book reviews–NOT authors opposing negative reviews, but authors refraining from reviewing books they disliked. Somehow this approach has gotten skewed and twisted into a blanket statement: Authors dislike book blogs. Um, no. This is so far from the truth, it actually makes […]
BIG NEWS. Like, BIG AND IMPORTANT. News that requires spreading around. The Spirit-Hunters finally has a REAL NAME.
And I’m still alive… I survived the Parisian catacombs and drank more champagne and espresso (not at the same time, mais oui) than is probably healthy.
Yesterday, the sequel to the amazing YA paranormal Deception by Lee Nichols came out. It’s called Betrayal, and somehow it manages to be even more awesome and fast paced than the first book! The summary from Goodreads sums up the story rather nicely (oh yay for flap copy editors!): Emma Vaile is the most powerful […]
And so, my clockwork friends and tinkering colleagues, steampunk month comes to a close. But I must say, it was an enormous success!! Lots of participation, lots of interest, and best of all, lots of fodder for future steampunk KAPOW! During the month, all sorts of new Steampunk Stuff crossed into my radar–some came from […]
I really wish this steampunk cake were mine… Oh my gosh, yesterday I got an AMAZING early birthday present! It has been a goal of mine ever since I was a wee young writing lass to be a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)… To be in the same institution […]
Let’s enjoy this Steampunk Valentine’s Day with some GIVEAWAY AWESOMENESS! ♥ And as my gift to you, we have one of my favorites: Libba Bray’s A Great and Terrible Beauty. ♥ ♥♥♥ I love this book. Not just a little either, but A LOT. Libba Bray is pretty much my hero, and her style of […]
~~~ A copy of Arthur Slade’s The Hunchback Assignments (it’s labeled as a YA steampunk, but it felt more MG to me) reached my fingertips after lots of great comments hit my ears. Well, I loved it too, so I shall very soon be moving on to book 2, The Dark Deeps. Ugly Modo is […]
Let’s kick off this Steampunk Month with some GIVEAWAY AWESOMENESS–whadaya say? ♥ And what’s more steampunky to giveaway than Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan? ♥