Julie’s Review: Unwind caught me by surprise and blew me away. Seriously, it tackles a very sensitive topic head-on (abortion) and creates a scary world where unwanted children can be “storked” (abandoned on someone’s doorstep) and can later be “unwound” rather than aborted. Unwinding is taking someone apart organ by organ to use for transplants […]
In some books, music plays a big role and is almost like a character. What do you think about music in books? Julie: I can think of a couple of books where music plays (pun intended) an important role. In If I Stay, it is music that drives our main characters and music that ultimately […]
Lynn’s Review: If you’ve ever read a contemporary science fiction book and wondered why there is no mention of any other contemporary science fiction in the book, then Armada is the book for you. In Armada, Ernest Cline posits that for forty years, society has been enjoying science fiction in movies, tv, and books […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: “Are you allowed to get pregnant yet?” I laugh. “Nope. Not this weekend. Besides, you have to kiss a girl before you can knock her up.” “Did someone […]
Did you know that August 9th was National Book Lover’s Day? Did you also know that we didn’t do a post about it? I meant to, honest, and then time ran away from me like it always does. But then I came across this awesome infographic about how Americans read and thought I’d share it […]
Guest Post: When Characters Outgrow Their Roles by Christine Amsden Some characters arrive on a blaze of inspiration. They bowl you over, shout their secrets into your mind, and won’t shut up until you’ve written their story. Such was the case with Cassie Scot, the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers who became the heroine in […]
How much action do you like in your reads? Julie: I think there is a delicate balance between a good action scene in a book, and one that is too long. If I find myself skimming forward, it is too long. Fights scenes might be good visually, but reading them is another story altogether. Don’t […]
Lynn’s Review: There have been numerous books (both fiction and non-fiction) and movies about Queen Elizabeth I. The Tournament takes a unique perspective by positing a story from Bess’s little known youth. In The Tournament, Bess, her tutor Roger Ascham and his colleague Gilbert Giles travel to Constantinople to the Sweet 16 of chess […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday. For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Julie’s Quote: For all my talk of vows and honor, what I really want is to put you up against that wall and kiss you until you […]
Book covers are something that often rub me the wrong way. So many books these days look the same, some to the extent that it becomes difficult to recognize a specific book or distinguish it from another. Why do so many book cover artists insist on using the same stock photos? Are there not enough […]