Doll Bones by Holly Black My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. What an amazing tale of friendship, childish stories/games, and growing up. I absolutely loved every minute of this intriguing and sometimes creepy story. Zach, Alice and Poppy are close friends that enjoy playing adven…

When Decker drags his best friend Delaney’s lifeless body out of the frozen lake, he makes a deal: Anyone but her. Everyone but her. The lake releases her. It takes another . . . All their friends blame Delaney for Carson’s death. But Decker knows the truth: Delaney is drawn to those w…

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn My rating: 3 of 5 stars Okay, I've been interested in this book for a while now, especially since I enjoyed Gillian Flynn's other novels. So I put it on hold at the library and started reading it as soon as it came in. I was hooked! The writ…

That's right, something really cool happened the other day.   The upcoming release of Sierra's penultimate book, TORN FROM THE SHADOWS , as well as the upcoming print release of ON PINS AND NEEDLES,  is enough to make super excited, but there's more...  I just sign…

My beautiful kitty turns 7 today.     Happy Birthday Loki!

Bitter Spirits by Jenn Bennett My rating: 5 of 5 stars OMG. This book was amazing! It has a bit of everything: a feisty heroine, a brooding hero, excitement, adventure, danger, romance, and an intriguing paranormal angle. And it's all happening during 1927, in San Franci…

Ours was great, but really busy.   First thing Saturday morning we had dentist appointments. Just our six-monthly check up and teeth clean. It went well, and now we've all got clean teeth and don't need to go back until August. Cool. Then yesterday we popped into a shopping…

Truth by Julia Karr My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed XVI, so when I noticed the sequel was available at the local library I put it on hold. Nina might know the truth about her father--that he's alive--but life isn't getting any easier. Her grandfather's be…

Yep.   This week I'm working on the second draft of RECAST #4, which I wrote during NaNoWriMo last year . It's a great time to get stuck into it because Book 3 was released last week-- yay! --and I'm still riding on that high. Besides, it's a much smaller story …

se are the three books now available: First there was a space cowboy in Wither . Then, a shapeshiter in Clash . Now, there's an arena warrior with a bloodlust problem in Shiver ...   This is my SFR series featuring a different hero and heroine in each instalment. Each coupl…

In case you missed it, here's a list of tags I put together for THE GALAXY EXPRESS

To chat a little about some Sci-Fi traditions. ;)

Quicksilver by R.J. Anderson My rating: 5 of 5 stars While at the library the other day my daughter found this on the shelf and gave it to me. It's one of those books I'd been wanting to read but had forgotten was already available. So I borrowed it and was hooke…

Lian took small steps toward the prisoner kneeling in the middle of the cell. Both his wrists were cuffed with chains, holding him steady on either side. A cup of water sat out of his reach. He looked unconscious, with his face lowered. Her heart sped up. "Who are you?" she wh…

SMART GIRLS LOVE SCIFI   And I'm chatting about vampires in space...

Sometimes Lian wished she could jump onboard that heavy transport to escape this life. Vera and Hogan had suggested it countless times, but they all knew she wouldn’t go anywhere without them. The guards were physically tied to the estate by collars, but Lian was bound by blood. We’r…

"Well, what’re you waiting for, human? " The vampire’s thin lips barely moved. Yet his threat carried clearly, as if they weren’t combatants standing on opposite sides of the vast arena, ready to fight to the death. Not even the crowd’s insane enthusiasm and constant cheerin…

First there was a space cowboy in Wither . Then, a shapeshiter in Clash . Now, there's an arena warrior with a bloodlust problem in Shiver ...   Blood made him a monster. Passion could be his salvation.   After narrowly escaping brutal captivity in the Clash Arena a…

I never liked the word resolution , so I don't usually make any New Year Resolutions. It's the kind of thing that sounds more like a fad, than an actual plan. I think most people stick to them for a few weeks--maybe even a few months--and then forget about them.   Goals ar…

Generation V by M.L. Brennan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I'd heard really good things about this book, and they were all true! Fortitude Scott's life is pretty shitty. He's got a degree that qualifies him for nothing. His job is crap. His roommate refuses to pay ren…

Hidden by Sophie Jordan My rating: 5 of 5 stars I put this book on hold at my local library last year, but something happened and they lost their copy. :( So when I decided to check their catalogue again last month and found it listed, I put it on hold again. SO glad I did …

It might be the beginning of a new year, but my brain's still cluttered with SO MUCH. There were also a few things I was hoping would be finalised by the end of the year that weren't... Anyway. I've decided that my main writing goals for January are going to be gett…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!   Have an awesome new year. :)