Guest Blogger: The Bold Mom Shares Horror Recs for Halloween, er Valentine’s Day!

Welcome everyone to my first guest blogger @theBoldMom who is a prolific reader of all things dark and wonderful. Today she will share some lovely book recommendations for Valentine's Day. Very often I see myself swimming between books and stories that could step in horror and dark fantasy. The limit? It certainly depends on the …

International Book Fairs of 2019

There's many book fairs going on this year that I'm quite interested in, and here is a helpful list as well as a link towards those who might be interested in such themselves. Here's the link to the page for your viewing pleasure: https://www.kotobee.com/blog/international-book-fairs-2019/ There's quite a few places holding fairs this year, and I …

Special Post Update: 1000 likes

Yesterday I received great news! I have reached 1000 likes on my blog. I'm also at 150 followers!!! This is awesome! Granted I know that this is probably a small number for many blogger friends with hugeee followers, but I'm really proud of my accomplishments! I never expected to get this high. Thanks to all …

Weekly Updates: Feb. Weeks 1-3

February is already almost halfway over. This month I skipped the entire first week and read nothing but fanfiction. Mostly that of Doctor Who as I love Jodi Whittaker. I am writing four different doctor who fanfics, all of them over 5k to 10k words. I'll leave links later, maybe, if people want it. Books …

New Release Review: Arabella and the Battle of Venus

Title: Arabella and the Battle of Venus Author: David Levine Series: Book Two Genre: Science Fiction, Adult Fiction Publisher: Tor Books Page Count: 415 Type of Book: Hardback, New Release Received: Library Review Word Count: 600 Rated: 4/5 stars Notes: Ah, Arabella continues to delight! This was a perfect read to read after the heartbreaking …

Netgalley Review: Contact by M.D. Neu

Title: Contact Author: M.D. Neu Series: Book 1 Genre: Science Fiction Page Count: 300 Publisher: Ninestar Press Type of Book: Arc, Kindle Ebook Review Word Count: 500 Rated: 4/5 stars Received: Netgalley Notes: Death of an lgbt character, but makes sense for the plot. Harsh swearing from two different characters, and a bomb attack about …

Netgalley Arc: Lying Beneath the Oaks

Title: Lying Beneath the Oaks Author: Kristin Wright Series: Standalone/Debut Genre: Mystery/Romance Publisher: Bella Rosa Books Page Count: 300 Review Word Count: 600 Type of Book: Arc, Kindle Ebook Received: Netgalley Rated: 4.5/5 stars Notes: Read for the Buzz-Word-a-Thon! Really liked this one! This book was beautifully crafted, well written, with strong characters, and definitely …

Netgalley Review: Families and Other Enemies

Title: Families and Other Enemies Author: Christiana Dodd Series: Short Story Genre: Mystery Publisher: Harlequin Page Count: Type of Book: Arc, Kindle Ebook Received: Netgalley Rated: 3 stars Review Word Count: 300 Notes: It’s got the word ‘lies’ in ‘Families’ so that counts for Buzz-Word-a-Thon, right? Well, this was a bit different from my usual …

Blog Updates for Jan. Weeks 1-3

This post will be a bit something different, as I’m attempting to be a bit more organized about what all I’m doing. So, there will be a handful of charts, a list of ARCs unread of last year + this month, and some revelations about the upcoming changes for Pass Me That Book. January Book …

McKillip Through the Ages: A Guide

This is something new that I'm doing, and it was first published over at Fantasy Souls (https://fantasysouls.home.blog/), where the title of the article is the same as this post. It's my first published article, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Go take a look if you'd like. Or you can read it …