September 25, 2019

REVIEW: Sword Dance (Sword Dance #1) by A. J. Demas

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsm/m romance5 Comments

Five years ago, Damiskos’s brilliant military career was cut short, leaving him with a permanent disability and scars that are not all physical. Adrift and still grieving, he tries to find meaning in an unsatisfying job. Work takes him to the remote seaside villa of an old friend, where, among ... more >

September 24, 2019

REVIEW: Your Brain, Explained by Marc Dingman

JayneB Reviews Category / Book Reviewsbrain / brain chemistry / Brain Damage / medicine / non-fiction / scienceNo Comments

Sleep. Memory. Pleasure. Fear. Language. We experience these things every day, but how do our brains create them? Your Brain, Explained is a personal tour around your gray matter. Neuroscientist Marc Dingman gives you a crash course in how your brain works and explains the latest research on the brain ... more >

September 24, 2019

NEW RELEASES: Week of September 24, 2019

JaneNew ReleasesNew Releases6 Comments

Contemporary Fiction Historical Inspirational GLBT Mystery New Adult Science Fiction Fantasy Romance Romantic Suspense Science Fiction Fantasy Young Adult

September 23, 2019

REVIEW: Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclassic fiction / Romance / slice of village life4 Comments

Way back in 2010, when I reviewed my first Elizabeth Gaskell book, Cranford, a few commenters urged me to read Wives and Daughters. I can’t quite explain why it’s taken me quite so long to actually pick the book up, but recently when I read and reviewed Ruth, someone again ... more >

September 22, 2019

Open Thread for Readers for October 2019

JayneMisc / Need A Rec!book-pimp / Open Thread / Promotion6 Comments

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general?

September 20, 2019

REVIEW: Grimm, Grit & Gasoline, edited by Rhonda Parrish

KaetrinBook Reviews / DNF ReviewsAnthology / decopunk / dieselpunk / fairy tale / Fantasy / folk tale / golden age / WWI / WWII3 Comments

Dear Contributors, I was intrigued by the premise of this anthology – fairy and folk tale re-imaginings in a dieselpunk or decopunk setting and decided to pick up the ebook for review knowing little more than that. As the blurb tells readers: “Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of ... more >