by Michelle | Dec 31, 2021 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, R Author
I discovered Buffy the Vampire Slayer in my early twenties as a young married woman, but I immediately fell in love with everything about the show. To this day, it remains my favorite television show of all time. With that, of course I had to read Kendare...
by Michelle | Dec 30, 2021 | Audiobook, B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2021, C Author, G Author, M Author, R Author
Twenty reviews. Four days. I did it. They weren’t pretty. Or very erudite. But they are done. Except I do have three reviews for 2022 books to write, but I haven’t decided whether I should worry about them this year or not. Anyway, here are the final five....
by Michelle | Nov 30, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, R Author, Review Copy
I make it no secret that I love Nora Roberts’ books. I particularly love her fantasy novels. Perhaps it is because she is amazing at world-building. Maybe it is because her fantasy worlds tend to have an Irish basis. It could be the fantasy elements are...
by Michelle | Jul 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, C Author, J Author, Novel Nuggets, P Author, R Author, Review Copy, W Author
When you have twenty-five books to review, you cry uncle and resort to short reviews. Plus, after all this time, I’m not certain I remember enough about any of them to write a full-length review. We will be breaking these into five parts. This is part three....
by Michelle | Jan 23, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, R Author, Review Copy
Salvaged by Madeleine Roux is a good example of fast-paced, diverting science fiction. It does have its faults, but that does not mean one cannot enjoy a good, old-fashioned space drama. After all, humankind does not change no matter how far from Earth we might...
by Michelle | Dec 10, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, R Author, Review Copy
Every reader has an author who is his or her go-to author, the one whose books always break reading ennui. The author’s stories provide comfort in an anxious world, and a reader will always buy the author’s latest book without even reading the synopsis....