A Wandering Eyre

This review is for the first two books of the Tales of the Underlight series by Jax Garren. The third book comes out today, so guess what I am doing for the rest of the day. You can read a mini review of the first book, How Beauty Met the Beast in my Books read [...]

Total Books Read: 69 Most Books Read in One Month: November, 9 Least Books Read in One Month: February, August, and September all had only 4 books Summary: As always, my list is dominated by romance, with a smattering of other things lest I become boring. There are a ton a good books on the [...]

There are a lot of books on the list this year, due mostly to the fact that Washington, the new Wee Bairn in the Rochester household, joined us in March. You can see the reading numbers spike up after his arrival. You might wonder how a new mom can read so much. Easy! I read [...]

And also in the news: Mob Rule Learning is reviewed over at ForeWord. These kinds of things make me do one of two things: make me think, “Hey, I wrote that!” or look behind me for that smart person being discussed; she sounds interesting. –Jane, is occasionally interesting

I am currently reading Everything I Know About Love I Learned From Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell. Actually, I am going to set this to post tomorrow and I might have devoured the book by then. If you love romance, you are a scoffer of the genre, or you just do not get it, you [...]

This is a mini book review for Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman. It is on sale if you preorder it now on Amazon. The book comes out October 4. Ever since I read When Christ and His Saints Slept, I have been a fan of Penman. British history has long been a favorite of mine [...]

Ashes is the first in a new YA trilogy by Ilsa J. Bick that is being released today. Ashes follows the fate of Alex, a teenager with terminal brain cancer as she tries to survive a post-apocalyptic future. It is a great read; I could hardly put it down. (minor spoilers) Alex is hiking in [...]

This year the list is small. Very, very small compared to last year which had enough for over a book a week. This year was filled with researching and writing a book of my own, leaving me little time for reading all the brain candy I love so well. You can tell when I finished [...]

Rakes and Radishes by Susanna Ives I originally wanted to read this book because of the title. I knew this book was either going to be good or good bad. While I love a good romance the ones that are good bad can be just as fun. Because it is from Carina Press, my bet [...]

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 [...]