A Matter of Magic by Patricia Wrede

If you came to me and asked 'what is the title of that book about a street thief who tries to steal from a wizard and gets caught?' I could come up with several different books that would match that description. That's why I might not have bothered reading A Matter of Magic, which follows this rather unoriginal storyline, if it hadn't been written by Patricia Wrede. But because it was, I was sure the book would contain some wonderfully unique twists,...

Adult Fantasy vs. Young Adult

Last month Leanna Renee Hieber had announced on her blog that she has begun working on a new project, this one a Young Adult fantasy series. Shortly after reading this news I noticed that Jasper Fforde had a new YA fantasy book scheduled to be released soon, his first YA after nine adult fantasy books. And this past August, soon after the release of Stephen Deas's second book in his Memory of Flames series, he published a YA novel set in the same...

Things I Love as Much As Books... Hammocks

Things I Love as Much As BooksHosted by Brizmus Blog BooksHammocks!I'm a firm believer that it's just as important to have comfortable place to curl up and read as it is to have a good book. And my favorite spot for reading, or just relaxing, is a hammock.I love hammocks and if I could I would replace all of our couches and chairs with them, or at least hang them all from the ceiling (and perhaps when we get a house of our own I just might try this).I...

Gratitude Giveaway

Thanksgiving is coming up next week and this is a perfect opportunity for us bloggers to show our appreciation to you, our readers. Kathy, at I'm a Reader Not a Writer, has put together this wonderful follower giveaway in which each participating blog will be giving away a book-related prize. For my giveaway I'm going to select two winners, each of whom can choose two books that they would like to receive from the list below: The Maze Runner by...

Audiobook Review: Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Bertie has lived at the Théâtre Illuminata for as long as she can remember and knows very little about the mysterious circumstances which brought her there. But that doesn't stop her from speculating about her past and creating imaginative stories about her mother and the events that led her to be left at the theatre.Bertie has enjoyed a happy childhood at the Théâtre Illuminata, running wild and causing mischief with the her fairy friends from A...

New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of November 14

I don't think I remember there being any other week with so many new releases that I wanted to read. At the top of my list is Silent Land by Graham Joyce, which sounds spookier than the kind of books that I normally read but after reading the description I feel a strong need to find out what happens to the young couple. Next on my list is the fantasy anthology, Songs of Love and Death followed by The Greyfriar and Tyger, Tyger. I've heard some good...