I love stumbling across sub-genres I hadn't even contemplated before. These are usually the kind that are great ideas but haven't gotten popular in the mainstream yet, in the way that making teenagers battle to the death in YA fantasy did. Last week I discovered a series set in a biodome, yet there's also magic… Continue reading What’s on the reading pile – Legacy
If you have a Kindle, it's amazing how many free books you can get your hands on if you dedicate half an hour to finding them. Once upon a time, having a Kindle e-reader meant limited book selections, but now, there is far too much to choose from. For those of us on a serious… Continue reading What’s on the reading pile – Spells & Death
The problem with the indie book world is that you have to rely entirely on either online ads or word of mouth to hear about even the most popular indie authors. Who knows, maybe this will change in the future when self-publishing is taken a little more seriously. Finding awesome indie authors isn't difficult, but… Continue reading What’s on the reading pile – Born In Fire
There are plenty of series I haven't managed to get around to yet, and lots of them are quite popular reads. The Hunger Games, while not being urban fantasy, is still a series I want to get through. What juicy details are lurking in the books that were left out of the movies? But now,… Continue reading What’s on the reading pile – A Court of Thorns and Roses
My book budget shrunk immeasurably several months ago when I quit my day job, so finding cheap e-books to read has been my number one priority. As well as receiving several ARCs (thank you, kind authors), I've also been searching through Amazon's urban fantasy bestseller lists to look for books on sale. I've noticed that… Continue reading What’s on the reading pile – The Library of the Dead
