“In all the infinite versions of Earth, the farm boy with the cape must show up first. He’s the one who shines brightly enough; until he breaks the ice jam, the rest can’t make their entrance. Even beings as old as time–warrior gods, Champions Eternal–have to stay in the shadows, like chess pieces locked in…
Author: Kristin
Night Owls by Lauren M. Roy
“Valerie McTeague’s business model is simple: provide the students of Edgewood College with a late-night study haven and stay as far away as possible from the underworld conflicts of her vampire brethren. She’s experienced that life, and the price she paid was far too high for her to ever want to return. Elly Garrett hasn’t…
Not Your Sidekick by C. B. Lee
“Welcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef-up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship—only it turns out to be for the town’s…
Literary Lines–October 8
“He had learned that it was the smallness of people that filled him with wonder and tenderness, and the loneliness of that too. The world was made up of people putting one foot in front of the other; and life might appear ordinary simply because the person living it had been doing so for a…
Blog Tour: Excerpt and Giveaway!–To Guard Against the Dark by Julie Czerneda
Today I’m pleased to be hosting a blog tour stop for Julie Czerneda’s newest novel, To Guard Against the Dark! We’ve got an excerpt to share, and two different giveaways. Keep reading for more details! Book description- “The final book in the hard science fiction Reunification trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning Clan Chronicles….
After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
Superheroes have been a part of our culture for decades. Figures such as Superman, Batman and Spider-Man are just as familiar to us as any legendary person out of actual history. And these mighty warriors have gained more fame in recent years as the film industry has updated them for the new millennium. Novels, too,…
Waiting on Wednesday: Children of the Fleet
“Children of the Fleet is a new angle on Card’s bestselling series, telling the story of the Fleet in space, parallel to the story on Earth told in the Ender’s Shadow series. Ender Wiggin won the Third Formic war, ending the alien threat to Earth. Afterwards, all the terraformed Formic worlds were open to settlement…
Outlander Season Three Episode Four: “Of Lost Things”
Welcome to our recap of Season 3 of Outlander! This season is based on the novel Voyager, a beefy book that follows the storylines of both Claire and Jamie, separated by two centuries. It’s early days in the season, and we’re still going through the process of finding out exactly what Claire and Jamie have…
Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
“Eleanor Fitt has a lot to worry about. Her brother has gone missing, her family has fallen on hard times, and her mother is determined to marry her off to any rich young man who walks by. But this is nothing compared to what she’s just read in the newspaper: The Dead are rising in…
Waiting on Wednesday: That Inevitable Victorian Thing
“Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendent of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history two centuries earlier. The imperial practice of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically advantageous marriage like her mother before her, but before she does her duty, she’ll have one…