Haunted houses or no.

I've mentioned before that it's difficult for me to find a good horror novel. Outside the horror favorite: Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker new horror is a hit and miss with me. Sometimes the authors go for the extra disgusting and forget the plot. Sometimes they're so focused on the plot that they forget … Continue reading Haunted houses or no. →

In Search of new book festivals

Welcome friends, to the last musing of July. When this article drops, I’ll be in the great state of Minnesota attending a weekend conference wherein several speakers will discuss topic based on one author and his books. There will be a library visit as well because what’s a literary conference without a visit to a … Continue reading In Search of new book festivals →

Poetry for the emotions

Poetry and I have an on again off again relationship. I wrote some in my younger years, nothing huge. Maybe two dozen poems. I do like poetry; my problem is the poetry depends on the poet.Getting and English Lit degree dulls my love for poetry in such as I had a professor for multiple poetry … Continue reading Poetry for the emotions →

Life’s too short to read bad books

Over the first week in July, I downloaded two books. One was a JAFF from Kindle Unlimited, the other was a romance I got during a Stuff your Kindle event. Both books I closed before I barely made it out of the first chapter.Like it or not, AI book writing is here for a while. … Continue reading Life’s too short to read bad books →

Until the Sky Falls Down on Me

Yes. They're title lyrics. To a song released in 1997 under the same title as this week's book. And to say that this song was not running through my head while I read this book would be laughable.  Alexandria’s newest book, Truly, Madly, Deeply came out at the end of April and I immediately bought … Continue reading Until the Sky Falls Down on Me →

Has the entire book publishing world gone mad?

I remember last year when the social media went wild because of the drama of Cait Corrain her review bombing authors of color and what amounted to starting a fight with herself to get reviews and notoriety. The problem was, she was already on the fast track to being the next big thing in the … Continue reading Has the entire book publishing world gone mad? →

Mouse found another one!

You all know by now that I am here for a good Pride & Prejudice variation. If it mentions the novel, chances are I’m picking it up.After the queer YA version in Most Ardently, I found this one, Just as You Are. A lesbian-sapphic romance that touches on gender norms, expectations, transgender issues, homophobia and … Continue reading Mouse found another one! →

Love shows up when you least expect it.

When this book popped up on my Book of the Month Club, I passed by it a few times debating between Ready or Not by Cara Bastone and another book. Eventually, I chose this one thinking, well, maybe it’ll be an interesting read later on. It was supposed to end up at the bottom of … Continue reading Love shows up when you least expect it. →

And so the slump continues…

Yes, I'm Gen X and I'm going to use ellipsis...until...I...die. It's a thing going around, ignore me. And just like that, I have a musing. What's your grammar hack that you refuse to give up?I discovered ellipsis years ago and, just like commas, I overuse them. Oxford commas are my friend and you can't have … Continue reading And so the slump continues… →