So you pick up a new book and you're introduced to someone. Not just someone - someone with an incredibly odd name. It's common, as I tend to think of them as ' book names ' and I have come across people in my life who have those type of names and said ' you should be in a book ' because let&#…

With October just a couple of days away, we have entered the official part of the NaNoWriMo prep season. The time has come for planners  to kick their organizational skills into gear, and for pantsers  to consider heading down to the store and purchasing the coffee and sweets they'll likely need to survive the …

We have a surprise up our sleeves!  The lovely people at BookFish Books have been incredibly kind and given us an amazing opportunity to showcase one of the  upcoming dystopian reads:   The Prophecy  by Erin Rhew ! We were lucky enough to be in with the in-crowd  and get a sneak peek at this brand new cover, which w…

*stands up* Hi, I'm Natalie and I have a book buying problem . Well I went into the book shop today to, you know, just browse and by browse, I mean pine over the books I want to buy. It was my day off so I wanted to spend some time in there to see what's out, look at all the amazing books, be in my element …

Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath. Now she’s returned — to her old life, her family, her boyfriend — before she’s banished back to the underworld... this time forever. She has six months before the Everneath comes to claim her, six months for good-byes she can’t …

Every Monday on this blog, we do a Top 10 Monday . It's our way of showing consistency, both to our readers and to ourselves, and of maintaining a sliver of stability in an otherwise unpredictable world of blogging about contemporary literary trends. So each week, we pick a topic which is in some way related to b…

Girl power! Isn't it brilliant when you pick up a book and the protagonist is a strong, powerful woman? A woman who doesn't rely on a man and who can kick some serious arse? A woman who can change the world, inspire others and beat up a group of baddies?  It's refreshing to see it considering most boo…

Earlier I published a piece about author appreciation and fanart . In this day and age, there are precious few things I take as much pleasure in as combining two of my greatest passions - art and literature - and all in an effort to give back to those whose words never fail to leave me inspired and moved, and whose w…

All has been quiet on the Kindle front for a little too long... and now we know why. The manufacturer of one of the most successful e-reader brands currently on the market has been working diligently on not only one, but five new Kindle models, all to be launched in the fall of 2014. The introduction of five new …