I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately. I’m 16 books behind on my Goodreads goal, and have been having a hard time getting immersed in books. In an attempt to get out of my slump, I hopped on NetGalley and downloaded The Red: An Erotic Fantasy by one of my favorite authors, Tiffany Reisz.Read more
The Summer That Melted Everything by Tiffany McDaniel explores the loss of innocence in a sleepy Ohio town. Fielding Bliss is a kid growing up in Breathed, Ohio. His dad is a judge, and has been struggling with the ethical implications of his role. When he started his career, he saw everything in black and white,Read more
The Sparrow Sisters is a story of subtle magic set in a quaint New England town. Three unmarried sisters live together and run a local greenhouse. The youngest, Patience, is somewhat of a healer. She uses her knowledge of plants to create herbal remedies to ease the town’s aches and pains. Patience never really fitRead more
New Acquisitions is a feature where I talk about recent books that I’ve purchased, borrowed, won, and/or received for review consideration. All book descriptions are taken from Goodreads. From TLC Book Tours: The Sparrow Sisters by Ellen Herrick Otherwise known as “the one that got away.” I had seem some buzz around this one atRead more
When I picked up The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld, I was expecting it to be a fantasy novel set within a prison. That’s not quite what it is. It’s more like the movie “Dead Man Walking” paired with Isabel Allende’s magical realism. The Enchanted is narrated by a mute death row inmate named Arden. WeRead more
I wasn’t quite sure what genre to categorize this book as, largely because it blends elements of multiple genres into a unique novel. Is there a line between magical realism and fantasy other than the fact that magical realism tends to be written first in Spanish? While “The House of Spirits” incorporates elements ofRead more