When The 100, based on the book of the same name by Kass Morgan, premiered midseason in spring 2014 I—like many others—was on post-apocalyptic teen angst overload. Though a longtime supporter of The CW network and its mixed bag of shows, I had a full belly of Hunger Games-eque dystopian fiction and mediocre sci-fi television… Read More The CW’s The 100 Knows How to Make It Count
I kicked off 2015 with some great reads from last year and new books! Land of Careful Shadows by Suzanne Chazin (mystery/suspense) Vanilla by Megan Hart (out 2/24, erotic romance) Trade Me by Courtney Milan (new adult contemporary romance, e-book) The Lonely Drop by Vanessa North (contemporary LGBT romance, e-short) Forbidden by Charlotte Stein (erotic… Read More Booking Forward: January Reads
Transmuted, by Karina Cooper, in stores today, sees the end of the St. Croix Chronicles, the tumultuous journey of collector (aka “bounty hunter”) and high-society outlier Cherry St. Croix through a steampunk Victorian London. I’ve been a fan of the series from the first book, Tarnished—which my former colleague and always-cohort Regina Small insisted I read—and… Read More Putting the Cherry on Top: Karina Cooper’s Transmuted
My last book post about 2014. Gasp. First, here’s what made my hot list in December: The Companion Contract by Solace Ames (out 2/9, erotic romance, e-book) Unfixable by Tessa Bailey (new adult contemporary romance, e-book) The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen (new adult LGBT contemporary romance, e-book) Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole (out… Read More Book Ends: December Reads and a Look Back
As FOX’s sophomore supernatural hit Sleepy Hollow breaks for midseason, it seems to have taken the “hollow” part of its moniker to heart. The show that surprised and charmed millions of viewers in the fall of 2013 with its combination of solid character work, whimsy and genuinely creepy lore — cinched by the chemistry of… Read More The Big Sleep: Sleepy Hollow’s Least Shocking Death
October was basically a horrible month, so it was really in November that I remembered to keep track of what I was reading. A lot of books, apparently! That must be why I survived to see December. Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne (historical romance) The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles (historical LGBT romance/paranormal, e-book) Transmuted… Read More Go Book Yourself: October and November Reads
I sort of forgot where August ended and September began, so you get a mega-list of two months’ worth of recommended reading! #sorrynotsorry. This is also the period during which I read a WHOLE LOT of Lisa Kleypas. No regrets, folks. None at all. Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews (LGBT romance, e-book) Evernight by Kristen… Read More Booking Back: August and September Reads
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