How is it October already? Just last week (in August), I was thinking to myself: “You need to do another reading post.” I made a note in my planner and… turned the page. As always, I’ve been reading lots of awesome books, though. And, as always, I want to share the most awesome ones withContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
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My Favourite Things: 2016
It’s time for my annual round up of all the things I loved! Despite 2016 being a sh*tty year (or perhaps in spite of it), I have a full list. I’m going to kick it off with Best in Show. Yep, it’s my book and it’s one of my favourite things about this year forContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2016”
What I’ve Been Reading
I could have skipped this update and rolled the books into my yearly list of Favourite Things, but there are seven books on this list and they’re all titles I want to talk about and recommend now. I have a hard enough time choosing just a handful at the end of the year as itContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”
Review: Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin
During the first Opium War, China suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the British Royal Navy. The treaty that followed led to rebellion uprising against an already unpopular regime. In her novel Gunpowder Alchemy, Jeannie Lin reimagines this period of 1842, introducing steampunk elements. She hasn’t altered history (just yet). The Qing NavyContinueContinue reading “Review: Gunpowder Alchemy by Jeannie Lin”
Reading Challenge Update (January)
I’ve started out strongly, reading two of the books from my 2015 TBR Pile Challenge list. I also linked several reviews to the 2015 Sci-Fi Experience. In fact, I read twenty-six books over all. Most of them fell into some sort of romance category, but I also read a lot of historicals. Generally, I follow myContinueContinue reading “Reading Challenge Update (January)”
Kelly Jensen 