Buzz Worthy News: April 24, 2017
Welcome to Buzz Worthy News where the stories are awesome (or at least fun to read). Need your book industry news? Never fear, Kate Copeseeley is here to give it to you straight. In this week’s Buzz Worthy News: #CloakandDagger Trailer, Cast Rumors for Aladdin, and... Keep Reading »
Hot New Titles: July 14th 2015
Welcome to Hot New Titles the feature that supports the decision to buy ALL THE BOOKS listed. Weeeeeeeee! New releases include About a Girl by Sarah McCarry, The Blind Wish by Amber Lough and Deceptive by Emily Lloyd-Jones. Cover reveals include Glass Sword by... Keep Reading »
How to Make Your Own Fantasy Map
What I see a lot of from avid readers is an intense love of maps in fantasy books. They seem to collect them and talk about them and compare them. Which, to me, is like collecting, talking and comparing bits of chewing gum wrappers. I may occasionally feign interest in a... Keep Reading »
How We Would Have Ended It – Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
How We Would Have Ended It. Kat Kennedy re-imagines the end of Fitzpatrick’s debut novel, Hush Hush. If Nora was 50% bitchier and found Patch 40% less attractive. Predictably it contains, on average, 80% more casual violence, swearing and made-up words.
Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Stephanie Sinclair reviews Marissa Meyer’s debut YA fantasy, Cinder, with appropriate levels of fangirling.
“Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .”
Review and Giveaway: Night Beach by Kirsty Eagar
Imagine there is someone you like so much that just thinking about them leaves you desperate and reckless. You crave them in a way that’s not rational, not right, and you’re becoming somebody you don’t recognise, and certainly don’t respect, but you don’t even care. Kat’s review of Kirsty Eagar new novel, Night Beach.
The Growing Pains of the Book Blogging Community
Kat Kennedy discusses the growing changes and issues in the book blogging community. Why are we changing? How? And what does this mean for our future growth? We have challenges to face an decisions to make about how we handle them. But who has the most to lose? All this and more in today’s Musing Musers post.
Book Review: Fury by Shirley Marr
In today’s book review, Kat Kennedy tackles Shirley Marr’s stunning, cult-classic, debut novel, Fury. Also she makes a cartoon. Also, she kind of has a little fan worship Jizzgasm. But mostly there’s just awesome. Which is why you should read this. Teeheehee. Jizzgasm.
