Book Review: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

I didn’t know my Star Trek loving heart was waiting for The Aurora Cycle books until I read the first one. It’s been four long years since we were treated to Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and I was craving…

YALLWest 2020: 5 Ways to Embrace Sucking at Writing

While quarantine may have us all holed up in our homes, YALLWEST continued to make staying home a little brighter with its panel, “Suckage is a Part of Writing.” As an aspiring author myself, who experiences writing mental breakdowns on…

Book Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff have done it again. Just like with their incredible Illuminae series, they have created another high-concept, heart-pounding, wild ride of a novel in Aurora Rising. This book has it all: the camaraderie of a dysfunctional…

Review: OBSIDIO by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Welcome to the blog tour for Obsidio! Today is the day – the final book in the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Check out our review and enter to win a copy of your own:   When…

Top 10 Halloween Reads for 2016

It’s that time of the year again, folks, and we’re here to round up our top ten list of books with, shall we say, bite. These are all 2016 releases – you can check out 2015’s picks here and 2014’s here. Interested…

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Participating in blog tours has become one of my favourite things to do this summer. This time around I joined the book tour for Jay Kristoff’s newest novel “Nevernight” hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. I’ve only reached midway through this…

Our Top Sci-Fi Literary Picks

I’ve been fortunate to read some fantastic science fiction in recent months – and while fantasy seems to be getting a lot of attention in the literary world as of late, I thought it would be great to put together…