Hello, everyone! As promised, this post serves as a recap of what happened in the "Stage One: Taste Tester" round of SPFBO here at Thoughts Stained With Ink, plus lay out what exactly is going to happen in what I'm calling "Stage Two: Read, Review, Repeat." Stage One: Taste Tester Round If you've been following… Continue reading SPFBO 5 Stage 2: Read, Review, Repeat
The Mech Who Loved Me
Title: The Mech Who Loved Me Author: Bec McMaster Published: June 2017 Blurb: Ava McLaren is tired of being both a virgin, and a mere laboratory assistant for the Company of Rogues. When a baffling mystery rears its head, it presents her with the opportunity to work a real case... and perhaps get a taste… Continue reading The Mech Who Loved Me
Losing My Vantage Point
Hello, loves. This is something I've been wanting to write about for a while, but it just hasn't happened yet. Recently, I've been a pretty bad depressive rut. I've lost a lot of motivation to do...anything, really. I'm back to hating my body, after I stopped working out and lost all the progress I had… Continue reading Losing My Vantage Point
SPFBO 5 Taste Tester Results: No 10
Hello, lovelies! Happy Monday! And we've finally made it! After ten weeks, this post serves as my final taste tester post, where I announced which books made it after my 50-page sampling to get a feel of each novel and which didn't--an even, 15-15 split, believe it or not! To the last two to have… Continue reading SPFBO 5 Taste Tester Results: No 10
Hey, Querying Writer: This Is For You
Hey, querying writer. I see you. You've spent so long pouring your entire being into this manuscript, into your story, this precious piece of you. You had nights where the words flowed, your keys onslaught, your fingers cramping against the white-knuckle hold of your pencil as you struggle to keep up with the flow of… Continue reading Hey, Querying Writer: This Is For You
SPFBO 5 Taste Tester Results: No 9
Hello, lovelies! Happy Monday! We're are nearing the final stretch for Round One here at Thoughts Stained With Ink! After today, only one more post revealing the fates of my last two books (which, all of this has been a random order, by the way, and in no way reflective of any ranking system). After… Continue reading SPFBO 5 Taste Tester Results: No 9
Mission: Improper
Title: Mission: Improper Author: Bec McMaster Published: August 2016 Blurb: Three years ago, London society changed forever, with a revolution placing the widowed Queen firmly on the throne her blue blood husband tried to take from her. Humans, verwulfen and mechs are no longer considered the lesser classes, but not everybody is happy with the… Continue reading Mission: Improper
