Category: Reading

  • R is for … riding high again!

    Oh, this week was a breath of fresh air! I fell into Risuko and, frankly, didn’t want to ever come out. It’s absolutely glorious! In short, it’s a Japanese medieval warlord adventure. I loved, loved, loved the world. It’s the sort of place I’d like to go on holiday (except with a really good guide…

  • Check out my next project!

    I am so excited to share this with you – my next release will be part of a set with 22 other novels by a group of uber-talented YA writers: Shattered Worlds Escape into twenty-three epic worlds that will leave you breathless.     .99 for a limited time! From dystopian nightmares to gorgeous steampunk…

  • Q is for … quite slow-going

    So, leading on from my last alphabet post where I noted that you can rate my enthusiasm for a book from how long I take to read it, I’ll start by telling you I finished my Q book, started more than a week ago, at 10pm last night. I don’t quite know what happened because…

  • We interrupt our usual broadcast…

    I’m so sorry! My blog this week should, of course, be all about my Q book. However, it’s gone a bit pear-shaped. I had it all worked out: on holiday I was going to finish my P book (managed that) and find and read my Q book. A nice plan, but I hadn’t realised how…

  • P is for … partially pleasing

    My “P” book was the long-awaited Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine. I first came across Rachel’s books when I read Prince of Shadows. It is GORGEOUS. Get it, now. Seriously. It’s Romeo and Juliet seen from the point of view of Benvolio (Romeo’s cousin) and it fills in the holes in Shakespeare’s plotting BEAUTIFULLY. I’m…

  • O is for … Only knocking me sideways, blimey!

    So, my “O” selection was Only Dancing by Jan Jones. Now, I love Jan’s novellas (An Ordinary Gift is actually extraordinarily fabulous, imo) as well as her Regency novels. So, I started with high expectations. Well, Only Dancing started out nice enough, a nostalgic little tale of lost friendship and how life conspires to not…

  • N is for … New Kid, new release

    Well, if you read my blog last week you’ll know I was scrambling, having managed to disorder my alphabet in a rather rookie error and forgotten to line up an “N” book. However, a dear and lovely writer I know then released New Kid in Town and I was sorted. I don’t read many contemporaries,…

  • M is for … Mostly overlooked.

    My “M” book is The Midnight Society by Rhonda Sermon. Now, this book has been wandering around at the edges of my awareness for yonks. At least a year, I swear. I remember it with another cover – it’s been that long. So in all that time, why on earth did no one take me…

  • L is for … Longbourn’s the place to hang out – apparently

    I will set my cards on the table. I am a HUGE fan of Pride & Prejudice. Persuasion is my absolute favourite Jane Austen novel, but P&P comes in a close second. I’ve read it numerous times and can quote the famous lines if you give me half an excuse. So, for fans like me,…

  • K is for … Katherines are the best!

    A friend recommended I try Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Mysteries for my “K” book. And now I’m going to recommend you try them, too, because they are excellent. YA, crime and history all rolled into one. Kitty made for an excellent protagonist, resourceful, smart and loyal. There were lots of twists and I…