I am a book blogger and the owner of Bookworm Blues - a popular speculative fiction book review website. I have been a compulsive reader all my life. Early on found my reading niche in the fantastic genre of Speculative Fiction. I blame my active imagination for the hobbies that threaten to consume my life. A freelance writer and photographer, world traveler and recent college graduate, I'm also a new mother, cancer fighter & survivor. In my ideal world, I'd do nothing but drink lots of tea and read from a never ending pile of speculative fiction books. Respected as a reviewer, I receive book ARCs from all of the major and most minor publishers in science fiction and fantasy. But given my love of stories, I've always wanted to be a part of the creative process, and editing is my first step in that direction.

Happy Holidays!

I’ve been waiting for this package to arrive all month. This is my most ANTICIPATED book, as this series has quickly turned into one of my absolute favorites. Today I checked the mail and it was here! What a great time to arrive – a nice holiday gift. Thus, I have to brag.  Eat your…

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Legacy of Kings – C.S. Friedman

About the book The young peasant woman Kamala has proven strongand determined enough to claim the most powerful Magister sorcery forherself-but now the Magisters hunt her for killing one of their own. Her onlyhope of survival lies in the northern Protectorates, where spells are warped bya curse called the Wrath that even the Magisters fear….

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And the winner is…

This morning I assigned everyone who entered my giveaway for Thirteen Hallows a number based on the order they entered my giveaway. Then, I went to random.org and had the website pick a number for me. Based on random.org, the winner for my giveaway is: Matthew Crocker Congratulations! And thanks to everyone who entered. 

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Daughter of Smoke and Bone – Laini Taylor

About the book Around the world, black handprints are appearing ondoorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit inthe sky.  In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply ofhuman teeth grown dangerously low.  And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young artstudent is about to be caught up in…

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I was interviewed! (And a few reminders)

This will be a rather quick post highlighting a few important happenings.  1. My giveaway for THIRTEEN HALLOWS is open until Thursday at midnight. You can still enter, and the chances of winning are really good, so go enter. Hey, it’s a free book. Who can turn that down?  2. I’m also giving away a…

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Planesrunner – Ian McDonald + GIVEAWAY

This post has been updated with new cover art. About the book There is not one you. There are many yous. There isnot one world. There are many worlds. Ours is one of billions of parallelearths.  When Everett Singh’s scientist father iskidnapped from the streets of London, he leaves young Everett a mysterious appon his computer….

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Thirteen Hallows – Michael Scott & Colette Freedman + GIVEAWAY

About the book The Hallows. Ancient artifacts imbued with a primaland deadly power. But are they protectors of this world, or the keys to itsdestruction?   A gruesome murder in London reveals a sinisterplot to uncover a two-thousand-year-old secret. For decades, the Keepers guarded these Hallows,keeping them safe and hidden and apart from each other. But now theKeepers…

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The Fallen Queen – Jane Kindred

About the book Heaven can go to hell.  Until her cousin slaughtered the supernal family, Anazakia’s father ruled the Heavens, governing noble Host and Fallen peasants alike. Now Anazakia is the last grand duchess of the House of Arkhangel’sk, and all she wants is to stay alive.  Hunted by Seraph assassins, Anazakia flees Heaven with…

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A Fire Upon the Deep – Vernor Vinge

Aboutthe book Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit auniverse where a mind’s potential is determined by its location in space, fromsuperintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of theUnthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function.Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these “regions ofthought,” but when the warring…

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