Update: Life and Books (June 2019)

Update: Life and Books (June 2019)

June is over! (Well, I just realized this is posting on the 30th, but close enough.) I don't know why I said that so excitedly. I don't have anything against June or any special affinity for July. But anyway, I did more art! I was unexpectedly inspired by the #Junicorn tag on Twitter and ended up drawing two half-unicorns. I think my dancing half-unicorn (with Vitiligo, in case anyone doesn't...
 
Book Review: Tin Crickets by Joseph Wise

Book Review: Tin Crickets by Joseph Wise

Unhappy with the living conditions and treatment of citizens in the underwater bunker where they live, Tommy and his friends use their video camera to produce and share Riot Reels---films that expose the truth about the darkness and messed up things taking place. But one night their attempt to find the truth about unsafe food processing leads to a deadly disaster from which they might not all...
 
Mini Reviews: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – Banshee Blues, Treasures … Black Magic, Shadows … Ancient Magic

Mini Reviews: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – Banshee Blues, Treasures … Black Magic, Shadows … Ancient Magic

In Banshee Blues, a banshee PI gets hired for a missing persons case but quickly finds herself and her allies in danger. In Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic, Jade, Candy, and Kett set out to track down Sienna to try and stop her once and for all. In Shadows, Treasures, and Other Ancient Magic, Jade is given a dangerous mission from the Treasure Keeper and sets out with Candy and a new...
 
Book Review: Kingdoms of the Cursed (The High and Faraway Book 2) by Greg Keyes

Book Review: Kingdoms of the Cursed (The High and Faraway Book 2) by Greg Keyes

When Errol gets dragged back to the Kingdoms, Veronica and Aster follow, Aster still set on figuring out a way to save her father as well. But things are worse than ever in the Kingdoms, the evil thing that was formerly Aster's teacher has far more power, the friends all get separated, and they still have to figure out how to break the curse on the...
 
Book Review: A Ferry of Bones & Gold (Soulbound Book 1) by Hailey Turner

Book Review: A Ferry of Bones & Gold (Soulbound Book 1) by Hailey Turner

Patrick, a 29-year-old veteran now working for a government agency that deals with supernatural emergencies, gets called to New York for a case in which people are being murdered by demons, and unfortunately the gods he owes a debt to are also involved. What he's not expecting is for the Fates to push a sexy werewolf into his life, and the two of them will have to work together while Patrick...
 
Book Review: Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox Book 2) by Julie Kagawa

Book Review: Soul of the Sword (Shadow of the Fox Book 2) by Julie Kagawa

After the events of the first book, half-kitsune Yumeko and her friends/allies (a ronin, a noble, a shrine maiden, and a priest) know it's more important than ever to continue on with their quest to bring Yumeko's piece of the dragon scroll to where it will be safe. But Yumeko refuses to give up on fixing what happened, even though it might lead them all to...
 
Author Chat: Love is a Many Splendored Thing (Guest Post by Tracy Townsend)

Author Chat: Love is a Many Splendored Thing (Guest Post by Tracy Townsend)

I've read the first two books in Tracy Townsend's Thieves of Fate series, and my favorite thing about them is the relationships between the characters, so I'm super excited to have a guest post from the author today about that exact thing! I love finding books that have strong bonds between characters, so I found her thoughts really interesting, and hopefully you will too. To celebrate the...