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The Seduction Hypothesis, Delphine Dryden
The Seduction Hypothesis, Delphine Dryden Based just on the blurb, Delphine Dryden’s The Seduction Hypothesis, should be right up my alley. A bunch of nerds are headed to a convention by way of a road...
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Five Things Make a Post: It Came from the TBR!
Like most avid readers, I have a To Be Read pile. Oh, do I ever. Here, have a picture of part of it: TBR, 5/15/13 This is, of course, not all of it. There’s also an electronic component as well as...
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Linkspam, 5/17/13 Edition
Strongylodon macrobotrysAndrew Zuckerman :: flowerthebook.com The Circles of Literary Hell As far as I’m concerned, people who judge other people’s reading choices are the same kind of people who...
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Along Came Trouble, Ruthie Knox
Along Came Trouble, Ruthie Knox Note: I received this book from the publisher for review. That fact in no way affected my opinion of it. Ruthie Knox is one of my favorite contemporary romance authors...
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Linkspam, 5/24/13 Edition
Oil Slick, Tiffany Bozic Happy holiday-in-the-US weekend, everyone! I’m heading down to the mountains this weekend for a much-anticipated visit with my bestie–I hope everyone has a safe and excellent...
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Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare
Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare Note: I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher. Thanks, Avon! I really love Tessa Dare’s Spindle Cove books. They’re ahistorical and I don’t...
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Criticism, Reader Shame, and Problematic Books
No reader should ever feel like this.The speculative fiction community has been having, for many years now, conversations on how to be a fan of problematic things (too many posts to actually link,...
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Linkspam, 5/31/13 Edition
fragOl by James Farr Amazon drops pretense, builds villainous super-lair I kind of love the good people at Melville House. Even though I would prefer not to. Yay! Another entry in Fran Wilde’s great...
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Linkspam, 6/7/13 Edition
Afghan Sentries, Melissa Maddonni Haims Linkspam is not going to reach the heights of excitement last week did, but there’s still some fantastic things nonetheless! John Green on some of the reasons...
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Clean Rooms, Messy Bodies: The Intersection of SF and Romance
Once out of nature I shall never take My bodily form from any natural thing, But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make Of hammered gold and gold enamelling To keep a drowsy Emperor awake; Or set upon...
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Anna Cowan’s Untamed: Magnificent and Flawed
Untamed, Anna Cowan Anna Cowan’s debut novel Untamed is incredibly ambitious and polarizing. People seem to either love it or loathe it–there’s not a lot of middle ground. I’m going to come right out...
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Anatomy of A Polarizing Book
Note from Natalie: I am absolutely delighted to have another wonderful guest post here at the Radish from The Hypeless Romantic‘s Jessica. Anna Cowan, Untamed Anna Cowan’s historical romance, Untamed...
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Linkspam, 6/28/13 Edition
SS Ayrfield by Bruce Hood (via) My brain is pretty worn out this week, so commentary is going to be pretty minimal. Strange Horizons Reviews: Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction Songwriting on...
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Linkspam, 7/5/13 Edition – Part 1
Oh, Pottery Barn. I kind of love that this is a thing. While despairing that it is a thing. A Note On Post Deletions This, in many ways, encapsulates why I am so against post (and comment) deletions....
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Linkspam, 7/5/13 Edition – Part 2
This is part two of this week’s linkspam–part one is more general links, these are more focused. First is a new discussion in the romance community about m/m romance about bi and trans* and female...
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Flirting with Disaster, Ruthie Knox
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My opinions are my own. Flirting with Disaster, Ruthie Knox Flirting with Disaster is the second novel in Ruthie Knox’s Camelot series and the...
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The Story Guy, Mary Ann Rivers
I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My opinions are my own. The Story Guy, Mary Ann Rivers The Story Guy is Mary Ann Rivers’s debut and oh, what a debut it is. It is incandescent,...
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Linkspam, 7/12/13 Edition
Cyanea capillata in the sky 2 by Alexander Semenov Hurray, Readercon! Con of my heart! Here’s my schedule. And now, linkspam! On Facebook, Hating CNN Long Live The Queen: A Game of Strategy,...
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Guest Post: Like No Other Lover, Julie Ann Long
Here is the first post in what I hope will be an ongoing series of posts about the importance of diversity in the romance genre. Kicking things off is @colorlessblue! I’ll be travelling today, so...
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Con Report: Readercon
So Readercon happened. And it was wonderful. For me, Readercon started Wednesday evening when we drove up to Philadelphia for dinner at El Vez with Fran Wilde, her family, and some of our local...
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