Click the above cover image, for the forthcoming new novel in the new Study Sequel Series- Soulfinder Trilogy- mysteriously titled Shadow Study!! Since I re-read Sea Glass a number of months ago, I cannot recall any significant details of the plot, so I will instead be moving forward with a thorough examination of Spy Glass instead next Wednesday. In…
Review of Greer Macallister’s “The Magician’s Lie” & Tea Recipe
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Kobo/Author’s Website/ Goodreads SONG RECOMMENDATION FOR BOOK: Emilie Autumn’s empowering anthem, Fight Like a Girl, the lead single for her most recent album, boasting the same title as the song., fits perfectly with the predominant theme and struggle for Ada, the main character in this story, who later adopts the stage moniker of “The…
A Bibliophile’s Film Review:“All I Have is a Voice” Review of “The Normal Heart” (HBO 2014)
Note from Editor: Beginning today, we have our first Bibliophile’s Film review, from freelancer Jo Vee, who will be occasionally submitting some of her own detailed, cerebral musings and editorials on films she has recently enjoyed. ** Do you wish to submit an article, for potential publication, here on A Bibliophile’s Reverie? Anyone, with even a casual…
Tea Time At Reverie: Tea From Taiwan’s Hua Gang Oolong Tea
I’m still combing through the smorgasbord of oolong samples I’ve received since over the past few months. Today’s pick is Hua Gang Oolong, courtesy of Tea From Taiwan. Hua Gang is harvested on Mount Li (Pear Mountain), one of Taiwan’s most prized tea regions and located in the country’s Jade Mountains range. The plantation’s high…
Review of Death Runs in the Family by: Greg Wilkey & Tea Feature
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Greg Wilkey’s Author Facebook Page/Goodreads On Anne Rice’s Facebook page, Greg Wilkey is a very frequent contributor to the ongoing discussions that take place there, and he actively shares details about two of his supernatural-themed series. His previous series, the Mortimer Drake books, were concisely-written, action-packed, and had a very rich mythological origin story…
Dani Hoots’ Review of Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach Amazon/Barnes & Noble Published by: Dial Press Trade Paperback Review by: Dani Hoots Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach follows a young woman named Sophia as she is married to an elderly man, Cornelis, whom she married because her family was poor and needed the money he had. Set in 1630s…
Indie Author Appreciation Month-Review of Sumiko Saulson’s “Happiness & Other Diseases” & Literary Tea Feature
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/Kobo/Goodreads/ Author Website/ Author Facebook Fan Page Sumiko Saulson’s devilishly clever new indie fiction mishmash of horror, paranormal romance, and psychological intrigue is, indeed, a pariah, maybe even an anomaly in the mainstream publishing world. It is a very unconventional book that offers a supernatural dimension to the mysterious, sometimes mind-bending world of…
2014 in review (Better than Facebook “Year in Review”)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 49,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 18 sold-out performances for that many…
UPDATED INFORMATION on new Anne Rice Scholarly Compendium-Seeking Submissions!
An earlier version of this post appeared back in June, 2014, to be exact, resulting in receiving several well-written, probing essays, from many other individuals that have a strong intellectual interest in Anne Rice’s books. Many of her more casual readers also have very interesting, thoughtful perspectives about the different facets of her works. Anne Rice…
Tea Time at Reverie: Compassion For Mrs. Bennet’s Nerves Herbal Tea from Bingley’s Teas
“Oh Mr Bennet! How can you tease me so? Have you no compassion for my poor nerves?” – Mrs. Bennet, Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice With each Tea Time, I like to pick a tea that’s noticeably different from the previous review. For example, after a lusciously bold and complex black tea last time, I decided…
Review of “We Are Not Ourselves” by Matthew Thomas
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Kobo/ Goodreads Let me preface this review, by saying that Matthew Thomas’ We Are Not Ourselves is not escapist fiction; this is gritty, unsparing realistic fiction that is done magnificently well. It has taken me approximately three months to read this novel, more from the difficulty of some of the later subject matter (not…
Review of “The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree” by S.A. Hunt/Literary Tea Feature
INDIE AUTHOR APPRECIATION MONTH! Be sure to check out details on how to win a complimentary tea prize, courtesy of Mighty Leaf Tea Author’s Website/Amazon/Screwpulp/Goodreads Cautiously, I never deem a book with the superlative “this is the best thing I’ve ever read,” just like I resent putting an arbitrary star-rating on a book,which I…
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