So, I disappeared from the intrawebz for 1-2 weeks. This is because I discovered the Raised by Wolves series by W. A. Hoffman. I knew someone had recommended the series to me at some point but couldn't remember the context. Just now, I see that back in August 2009 Heathen on our ICoS forum had mentioned it-- she said:

Has anyone read W.A. Hoffman' ( Read more... )

I'm trying to get back into stuff but I can't seem to focus on anything long enough to do so. Today I somehow was trying to double-fist books and that clearly didn't work well since I have only one set of eyes. Hans Christian Anderson's Fairy Tales, I'm sorry but you're in the end going to have to wait while I attempt The Ruins of Ambrai first. ( ( Read more... )

Ever since In the Company of Shadows finished, I've been like WHEE I HAVE SO MUCH FREE TIME! :D *runs around madly waving arms!* I'm playing fetch with my dog more, going out with my friends more on the weekends, and most significantly, I've felt like I can start reading again! :D ( Read more... )

Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James is planning to publish a writing guide

A person at litreactor wrote an article lamenting this fact but also questioned whether it should be more telling that a book that's largely thought to have be poor quality nonetheless sold 70 million copies worldwide. The question was whether the world is changing and ( Read more... )

You guys, seriously, I love mock duck pineapple-fried rice so~ much. Thai restaurants ftw! My friend and I went to a new one today and I was very happy with it ( Read more... )

Who told me to read Havemercy by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett? (Was it faustin_black? Someone else?)

I just finished it. (And, yes, like a fool I stayed up until 4:30 am to do so on a work day)

I'm sure I'll write some sort of review of it later when doing so wouldn't keep me awake to an even more ungodly hour.

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Plot summary: Basically, Havemercy ( Read more... )