I've read hundreds, if not (most likely) thousands of books in my 40 years of existence. I've "seen" thousands of characters, some good, some bad, some meh. Some have marked me, some I've chosen to forget. After writing about alpha polar bear shifter Austin Steele, and that dear, crazy Uncle Raibeart, here is another of... Continue Reading →
Character spotlight – That crazy Uncle Raibeart
I've read hundreds, if not (most likely) thousands of books in my 40 years of existence. I've "seen" thousands of characters, some good, some bad, some meh. Some have marked me, some I've chosen to forget. After writing about alpha polar bear shifter Austin Steele, here is another of my favourite characters: Raibeart MacGregor aka... Continue Reading →
Character spotlight – There’s something about Austin
I've read hundreds, if not (most likely) thousands of books in my 40 years of existence. I've "seen" thousands of characters, some good, some bad, some meh. Some have marked me, some I've chosen to forget. Right now, I'm rereading K.F. Breene's Magical Midlife Madness, admittedly because the second book of the series is coming... Continue Reading →
A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis – Solid, hilarious, and emotional foundation
The following review is part of my being in the author's review team, which ensures that you can read it the moment the book comes out. The first book of a series is there to know the lei of the land, so to speak, get to know the characters and, basically, clear the ground to... Continue Reading →
The Sky Thieves – Action-packed and riveting (again)
The following review is part of my being in the author's review team, which ensures that you can read it the moment the book comes out. WARNING: This review contains a major spoiler from the first book of Jason Kasper's series, The Spider Heist. The same spoiler which is in the blurb of The Sky... Continue Reading →
Charley Davidson – A year ago, I met my second Charley
How time flies! It was a year ago that I was either anxiously waiting for a call from the library to tell me they'd received my books or devouring one of the Charley Davidson books. To be frank, waiting for the library is the reason it took me over a month to read the whole... Continue Reading →
Hot Damned – A series made for rereads
In this week's WWW, I mentioned that I was then currently rereading Fashionably Dead, the first of the Hot Damned series, by Robyn Peterman. And because of my case of reader's anxiety, I decided to go ahead with the second book of the series, Fashionably Dead Down Under. Rereading this book, even more than rereading... Continue Reading →
Reader’s Life – A case of reader’s anxiety
New books are a fun thing. They make a reader happy because it's something completely new. And yet... Sometimes I suffer from this annoying thing called reader's anxiety when about to open a new book. First things first: I do suffer from an anxiety disorder, but it usually doesn't happen with new books. Does it... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: why I don’t mind waiting for books
Sometimes, OK, often, something said on an author's forum or group can spark thoughts in my mind and I feel compelled to write about them and lay them out. Not as if my mind ever stops, but just a wee trigger and boom! I start writing. In this case, it's an author who asked if... Continue Reading →
Midlife Demon Hunter – Many answers and new questions (and Robert)
Spoiler free review of Midlife Demon Hunter, by Shannon Mayer
WWW – Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
WWW Wednesday: current, past, future reads
Cliffhanger vs Hook
Author Shannon Mayer explains the difference between a cliffhanger and a hook in a book.