Soulless, by Gail Carriger

Imagine a historical fiction set in Britian. Now add werewolves, vampires, and steampunk. No, really! That’s this book in a nutshell. The chapters have titles like: “In Which Parasols Proves Useful”, “An Unexpected Invitation”, and later on, “Backyard Shenanigans.” Who hasn’t wanted to use Shenanigans in a title? Outside of the nutshell, it’s a pretty [...]

The Masque of the Black Tulip, by Lauren Willig

This is the second book of the Pink Carnation series, and accordingly, a second romance takes place along with it. In this book, we find out that England isn’t the only country sprouting florally-named spies: the Pink Carnation has reason to believe that the Black Tulip – a notoriously vicious and deadly spy – is [...]

Pre-Review of Dark Lady’s Chosen, by Gail Z. Martin

First off, no I haven’t magically gotten ahold of the book before the publishing date and no spoilers are posted herein (or whatever). This is merely my way of saying “Yippy, Dark Lady’s Chosen comes out in less than a month and I’m looking forward to it!” That being said, I feel like it’s been [...]

Book Signing: Brandon Sanderson for The Gathering Storm: Book XII of the Wheel of Time series

The Wheel of Time series has been a highly popular fantasy series since the first book came out. In 2007 Robert Jordan, the original author, passed away. This was a great blow to the literary community. Fans were devastated. Then there came the question: What will happen to the books? The series wasn’t finished and [...]

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, by Lauren Willig

First off, I’m too lazy to even google the title and name to make sure I have it totally right – and my knee is currently out of commission so I’m not getting up to grab it from my bookcase, either…so I apologize if I got any part of the title or name wrong. I’ll [...]