My Year in Reading: Cassie-la’s July 2016 Wrap Up
Dexter is Dead by Jeff Lindsay (★★★★☆) I have finally finished the Dexter book series — not to be confused with the once good turned very bad television series — and blessedly it did not end with...
View ArticleWaiting on Wednesday: ‘The Burning World’ by Isaac Marion
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly series hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases we can’t wait to get our hands on. This week’s Waiting on Wednesday pick is the long-awaited...
View ArticleHot Off the Proverbial Presses: September 27, 2016
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn’t think they’d survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they’re right back to...
View ArticleTop Ten Tuesday: 10 Most Anticipated Releases in the First Half of 2017
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly original feature created and hosted by The Broke and the Bookish that combines the fun of making lists with our love of books. This week’s prompt was Top Ten Most...
View ArticleMy Year in Reading: Cassie-la’s 2016 Wrap Up
2016 may have been a dumpster fire of a year, but it did mark the first time since 2013 that I was able to hit my reading goal of 100 books. Champagne pops. Confetti falls from ceiling. Cue sparklers....
View ArticleHot Off the Proverbial Presses: June 13, 2017
Thief’s Cunning by Sarah Ahiers The companion novel to Assassin’s Heart—an action-packed fantasy that Printz Award winner Laura Ruby said “will keep you turning the pages all night long”—Thief’s...
View ArticleMy Year in Reading: Cassie-la’s August 2017 Wrap Up
The Walking Dead: Here’s Negan! by Robert Kirkman (★★★★☆) Who is The Walking Dead‘s most enigmatic villain, and how exactly did he become the psychopathic dick we love to hate? Here’s Negan collects...
View ArticleHot Off the Proverbial Presses: October 17, 2017
Six Months, Three Days, Five Others by Charlie Jane Anders Before the success of her debut SF-and-fantasy novel All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders was a rising star in SF and fantasy short...
View ArticleMy Year in Reading: Cassie-la’s December 2017 Wrap Up
The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell (★★★★★) The Disaster Artist is the unbelievably true story behind the making of The Room, the so-called worst movie ever made. Written by actor Greg...
View ArticleMy Year in Reading: Cassie-la’s July 2018 Wrap Up
Scream All Night by Derek Milman (★★★★☆½) On the outside, Scream All Night looks like a horror novel, but twist: it’s actually a coming of age story. The YA debut follows emancipated teen Dario, who...
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