There's something very exciting about seeing an author tackle not just one, but two well-known intellectual properties...especially when the resulting novel is as fantastic as Fred Saberhagen's The Holmes-Dracula File. "It is with emotions doubly strange that I at last take up my pen to write the story involving the creature I have elsewhere referred…
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to participate in the Dewey's 24 Hour Reverse Readathon. I had a tremendous amount of fun spending the day reading, and had a chance to read several fantastic books that have been sitting on my TBR shelves for quite some time. The first book I read during the…
Whether it's in the form of a movie, television series, or book, I do love a good murder mystery! During the recent Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, I had the opportunity to read the fourth (and final) novel in Kerri Maniscalco's Stalking Jack the Ripper series, Capturing the Devil. While I desperately want to talk about…
Good morning, everyone! I woke up to sunshine this morning, and it's a welcome change after the insanity of the weather over the past couple of days. I guess nothing about 2020 should really be surprising to us at this point, but snow in the middle of April? Seriously? So weird. After two weeks of…
A few years ago, my mum and I had the opportunity to fly out to the island of Kauai to attend my older cousin's wedding. We had a wonderful time at the wedding, which was one of the most beautiful celebrations I've had the privilege of attending, and thoroughly enjoyed exploring the island during our…
How's everyone doing this week? This Covid-19 pandemic is scary, isn't it? I hope that you are all managing to stay healthy. Like so many of you, I've been vigilant about practicing social distancing and have stuck close to home this week. I would feign surprise at how easy it's been, but in all honesty,…
It's officially the end of Week Seven of the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! How is your reading coming along so far? I started the week by finishing a great cozy mystery, and then spent the rest of the week reading science fiction titles and comic book collections. A book that passes the Bechdel test... The first…
Hello everyone! I hope that the first full week of February has been a good one. Most of my week has been spent working on a short story entry for a local writing contest, but I've also been able to complete a few more reading prompts for this year's POPSUGAR Reading Challenge. It's been good…
The first week of the New Year is nearly over, and I hope that it's been a good one for everyone. My year started out a bit bumpy, as I've been battling a cold pretty much since Christmas Day, but I am beginning to feel a little better. Despite being sick, I did have a…
I love the new book section of my public library! My local library always does a great job of stocking exciting new titles, both fiction and nonfiction, and I usually find myself perusing the shelves every time I drop in to pick up and return books. My last trip to the library was just a…
