A Wandering Eyre

As I batten down the hatches for the winter storm coming our way, I find myself thinking of things to do when stuck inside. Long have I loved curling on the couch, steaming tea in one hand and novel in the other. These days, I can only curl up in peace if the Bairn is [...]

I am not a huge fan of mysteries. I think my general malaise regarding this genre has to do with the fact that I seldom really care about the actual mystery. The who done it is only interesting to me if there is some other thread in the book, like great forensics, supernatural creatures, or [...]

The Highlander and His Lady by Lisa Samson has been on my TBR List for a very long time. It cropped up in the comments on Smart Bitches Trashy Books ages ago as a recommended Christian Fiction from another reader. I figured I would give it a go.
Some background: As a rule, I do not [...]

Mr. Darcy’s Diary by Amanda Grange
This is not the first book I have read that is a spin-off of an Austen work. Though this type of novel is glorified fan fiction, many of them are good. Even the novels that are not great are entertaining at worst. The best of this genre strives to [...]

Book Review:
Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind
secondary: A Song of Fire and Ice Series by George R. R. Martin
This is a book review of one book with a bonus review of another. Enjoy!
Even when a book is very enjoyable, it can often btter appreciated when compared to other books in its genre. For me, that [...]

The Smart Bitches are celebrating Banned Books Week with reviews from readers. All of the reviews are wonderful, but I laughed the hardest over the Harry Potter review.
Be a smart bitch and go read some reviews. A ton of my personal favorites made the list.
–Jane, the word bitch would get her banned in many schools [...]

Sometimes, once in a great while, you come across that book that you can not put down. I can remember most of the books that have made me feverish to finish them. The kind you stay up reading, long past your eyes and head have given up trying to get you to sleep. I have [...]

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
It has been awhile since I have been quite so sucked into a book. Novik writes an alternate historical fiction, centering on a British naval Captain during the Napoleonic War. The alternate part of this history is the presence of dragons in the world. Upon capturing a French ship, William [...]

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
My friend, also being a lover of vampire books, lent me Rachel Caine’s new YA offering this week. It is a good YA novel with some of the usual teen problems and, of course, some vampires. Claire is young genius who graduated from high school early and is attending a university [...]

***Warning: Spoilers for Eragon and Eldest ahead. You have been warned!***

Mr. Rochester recently finished reading the first two books of the Inheritance Trilogy and he remarked how much they mirror Star Wars and LoTR.
Below is a guest posting by Mr. R which lays out the similarities of the original Star Wars and Eragon & [...]