EXCITING NEWS: We’ll be working in conjunction with Lestat Book Coven, a very active FB fan group for Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, to celebrate the coming release of Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis. To help siphon our fervor for more intellectual purposes, we’ll be discussing for the next moth or so Anne Rice’s most…
Dani Hoots’ Review of manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen
manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen Amazon/Barnes&Noble/Goodreads Published by: Random House Review by: Dani Hoots Full of emotion, teenage chaos and angst, love, friendship, and heartbreak, Leveen does a great job bringing together all of these things and make you feel you as if you are in the shoes of the main character. The dialogue is great…
Dani Hoots’ Review of Urban Allies Anthology edited by Joseph Nassise
Urban Allies edited by Joseph Nassise Amazon/Barnes&Noble/Goodreads Published by: Harper Voyager Edited by: Joe Nassise Review by: Dani Hoots From the Back Cover In this impressive anthology, twenty of today’s hottest urban fantasy authors pair up to write ten new and original stories featuring beloved characters from their own bestselling series Urban Allies unites two beloved characters…
Dani Hoots’ review of The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse
The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse Amazon/Barnes&Noble/Goodreads Published by: Clean Teen Publishing Review by: Dani Hoots Magic can do a lot―give you flight, show you mermaids, help you taste the stars, and… solve the budget crisis? That’s what the grown-ups will do with it if they ever make it to Neverland to steal its magic and…
Tea Time at Reverie: Plum Deluxe’s Self Care Herbal Tea Blend
Our final sample from Plum Deluxe is the Self-Care Blend, an herbal tisane that caught my eye for two reasons. First, how can you go wrong with a name like that for a tea? Everyone needs a reminder to slow down and take care of themselves, and tea serves as a good reminder of this….
ThrillerFest Week:Review of “Warning Order” by Joshua Hood
Amazon/Barnes&Nobles/IndieBound/Goodreads While counting down till Thrillerfest this coming Friday, I decided to explore some new types of thrillers… I’ve never read this genre before,the genre of military thriller, though I absolutely love thrillers as a whole. These types of books excel in the craft of writing intense scenes, filled with just as much depth…
Review of All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda’s novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young women—a decade apart—told in reverse. It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without…
Review of The Girls by Emma Cline
An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong—this stunning first novel is perfect for readers of Jeffrey Eugenides’s The Virgin Suicides and Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. Northern California, during the violent end of the 1960s. At the start…
Tea Time at Reverie: Plum Deluxe’s Reading Nook Black Tea Blend
Our next two Tea Time samples come from Plum Deluxe. Since 2008, this Oregon-based tea vendor has been exploring all aspects of the phrase “Making Moments Matter.” From handcrafted organic tea blends and a Tea of the Month Club, to recipes and meditations and other gifts, Plum Deluxe is committed to reminding its customers to…
Dani Hoots’ Review of Chase the Dark by Annette Marie
Chase the Dark by Annette Marie Amazon/Barnes&Noble/Goodreads Review by: Dani Hoots Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: To become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are three obstacles in her way. The first is Lyre. Incubus. Hotter than hell and with a wicked streak to match. His greatest…
Dani Hoots’ Review of The Syndicate by Sophie Davis
The Syndicate by Sophie Davis Amazon/Barnes&Noble/Goodreads Published by: Sophie Davis Books Review by: Dani Hoots In a future where time travel has been outlawed, a black market exists for anyone with the money, connections, and nerve to request items from days past. As a Runner for one of the underground syndicates that now controls the timewaves,…
Dani Hoots’ Review of Regina Shen: Resilience by Lance Erlick
Regina Shen: Resilience by Lance Erlick Amazon/Barnes&Noble/Goodreads Published by: Finlee Augare Books Review by: Dani Hoots REGINA SHEN SERIES DESCRIPTION This series takes place 400 years in the future after abrupt climate change has melted the ice caps, flooded the coasts, and expanded deserts. Civilization collapsed and was replaced by a World Federation with its notorious…
