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Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Laini Taylor, Earl Grey Editing, books and tea

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Posted on October 31, 2016October 18, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: August 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton Format reviewed: Paperback, 420 pages Series: Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1 Genres: Fantasy, YA, Urban fantasy, Paranormal romance Source: Dymocks Reading Challenges: Read My Own Damn Books Available: Publisher (print) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo […]

Earl Grey Editing, A Promise of Fire, Amanda Bouchet, books and tea

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Posted on October 24, 2016October 18, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: August 2016 by Piatkus Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Kingmaker Chronicles #1 Genres: Epic fantasy, romance Source: NetGalley Available: Publisher (print) ~ Abbey’s ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository ~ Booktopia ~ Dymocks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest […]

Earl Grey Editing, Mt TBR, books and tea, A Map of Bones, Francesca Haig, The Night Circus, Eric Morgenstern, The OTher Side of Summer, Emily Gale, Special, Georgia Blain, Tellow, Megan Jacobson, Black, Fleur Ferris, Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey, The Expanse, Drums and Power Lines, Rowena Evans, A Shattered Empire, Michell Hogan, Mouse Guard, David Petersen

Mt TBR report: August 2016

Posted on September 2, 2016August 31, 2016 by Elizabeth

I did a decent amount of reading this month, but just couldn’t keep up with the onslaught of books that came in this month. Most of these acquisitions came as Aurealis entries, but there were a few review books and I also couldn’t resist a few other bits and pieces. Mt TBR is definitely at […]

Earl Grey Editing, Mt TBR, books and tea, Illuminae, Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff,

Mt TBR report: July 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016August 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

July wasn’t my slowest month for reading this year, but it came close. I’ve been very unfocused, thanks to my competing reading schedules (Aurealis, Hugo, reviewing). I’ve started quite a few books but not managed to finish many. However, I’m still hanging in there, even if Mt TBR is getting a little out of control. […]

Winning Lord West, Anna Campbell, Dashing Widows, tea and books, Regency romance

Winning Lord West by Anna Campbell

Posted on August 1, 2016August 9, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: Self-published in April 2016 Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Dashing Widows #3 Genres: Romance, Regency romance Source: Amazon Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016, #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks Available: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Kobo ~ Smashwords Disclaimer:This review contains spoilers for previous volumes/books. Spirited Helena, Countess of Crewe, knows all about profligate rakes; she […]

Tempting Mr Townsend, Anna Campbell, Dashing Widows, Earl Grey Editing, romance, Regency romance, tea and books

Tempting Mr Townsend by Anna Campbell

Posted on July 11, 2016August 7, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: Self-published in February 2016 Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Dashing Widows #2 Genres: Romance, Regency romance Source: Amazon Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016, #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks Available: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Kobo ~ Smashwords Beauty – and the Beast? When Anthony Townsend bursts into Lady Deerham’s fashionable Mayfair mansion demanding the return […]

Survivor, Amanda Pillar, Graced, novella, urban fantasy, vampires, hot chocolate, Earl Grey Editing

Survivor by Amanda Pillar

Posted on July 4, 2016June 14, 2018 by Elizabeth

Published: Self-published in July 2016 Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Series: Graced #1.5 Genres: Fantasy, paranormal romance, urban fantasy Source: Publisher Reading Challenges: Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016 Available: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Google Play ~ iBooks ~ Kobo Disclaimer: I was provided with a free copy of this book in exchange for an […]

Mt TBR, History and Fiction, Gillian Polack, Binti, Nnedi Okorafor, Aradia, Charles Leland, Seanan McGuire, Discount Armageddon, Midnight Blue-light Special, InCryptid, tea cup, tea and books

Mt TBR report: June 2016

Posted on July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 by Elizabeth

Entries for the Aurealis Awards started coming in this month. It has been a challenge to juggle them with reading for the Hugos and reading review books. However, I’m doing a decent job of keeping up with the Aurealis reading and the voting deadline for the Hugos is in a month. Things should ease […]

Ember, Bettie Sharpe, Cinderella retelling, fairytale retelling, erotic fairytale, fantasy, #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks, Once Upon A Time X, Earl Grey Editing

Ember by Bettie Sharpe

Posted on June 20, 2016November 9, 2017 by Elizabeth

Published: Self-published in November 2007 Format reviewed: E-book (mobi) Genres: Fantasy, fairytale, romance Source: Amazon Reading Challenges: #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks, Once Upon A Time X Available: Amazon ~ Kobo ~ Smashwords Everyone loves Prince Charming. They have to–he’s cursed. Every man must respect him. Every woman must desire him. One look, and all is lost. Ember would […]

Seveneves, Neal Stephenson, Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass, The Cinder Spires, The Fifth Season, N.K. Jemisin, Ishtar, Amanda Pillar, K.V. Taylor, The Wild Girl, Kate Forsyth, books and tea, Earl Grey Editing, Mt TBR

Mt TBR report: May 2016

Posted on June 3, 2016June 10, 2016 by Elizabeth

May was a challenging month for reading. It got off to a slow start, thanks to the way I binge-watched two seasons of Daredevil on Netflix. It also didn’t help that May unofficially turned into the month of chunksters, particularly when the Hugo nominees for Best Novel arrived from the library. My #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks stats are looking reasonable. My […]