Audiobook Review: Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire

Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep. She’s tried to focus on her responsibilities—training Quentin, upholding her position as Sylvester’s …

ARC Review: Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars A young girl discovers a portal to a land filled with centaurs and unicorns in Seanan McGuire's Across the Green Grass Fields, a standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula Award-wining Wayward Children series. “Welcome to the Hooflands. We’re happy to …

Audiobook Review: One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire

One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars October "Toby" Daye is settling into her new role as Countess of Goldengreen. She's actually dating again, and she's taken on Quentin as her squire. So, of course, it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the …

Audiobook Review: Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire

Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, …

Audiobook Review: An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire

An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October "Toby" Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children—and all …

Audiobook Review: A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire

A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Toby Daye-a half-human, half-fae changeling-has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the fae world, retreating to a "normal" life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world had other ideas... Now her liege, the Duke …

Audiobook Review: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars The world of Faerie never disappeared; it merely went into hiding, continuing to exist parallel to our own. Secrecy is the key to Faerie's survival--but no secret can be kept forever, and when the fae and mortal worlds collide, changelings are born. Outsiders …

Shouting from the Shelftops #24

Shouting from the Shelftops is a bimonthly(-ish) feature to gush over book news that come to my attention, to celebrate good news amidst whatever the year is delivering to you. The basic mood for these posts is just Enthusiastic Screaming™. This week's news is chock full of adaptations. Time to scream in joy! The latest …

Audiobook Review: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire My rating: 4 of 5 stars When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister--whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice--back to their home on the Moors. But death in their adopted world isn't always …

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Glad to Read this Year

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl wherein each week bloggers list out their Top Ten. This week's prompt is a Thanksgiving/Thankful freebie and like last year, I am going over the books of this year that have made me …

Top Ten Tuesday: Audiobook Narrators I Adore

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, wherein each week bloggers list out their Top Ten. This week's prompt was a freebie - so I thought to talk about my favorite audiobook narrators! I have read over a …

Shouting from the Shelftops #11

Shouting from the Shelftops is a bimonthly(-ish) feature to gush over book news that come to my attention, to celebrate good news amidst whatever the year is delivering to you. The basic mood for these posts is just Enthusiastic Screaming™. What's up folks! It's been a month since I shouted from my shelf tops and …

Musical Shuffle Book Tag

I found this tag, created by Becca @ BeccaLeighanne, on Books and Dachshunds and I knew I wanted to try it! Basically you put your music on shuffle, select the first 5-10 songs and tell anything bookish that it reminds you of! (explanations not necessary) Song links are in the titles (if you want to …

ARC Review: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story. Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math. …

Review: In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire My rating: 5 of 5 stars This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should. When …