About Me:
I'm a Kindle bestselling author of the YA PNR Angel's Edge series. I also wrote short fiction for Dark Tomorrows, a horror/dark SF anthology with Amanda Hocking, J.L. Bryan, and others. I run a very active personal blog called The Ides of March. Clearly, this little review blog is just getting off the ground. We'll see where it goes from here.I read. A lot. Reading is my One True Superpower. At some point in grad school, I realized my professors had managed to crush my soul, turning me into an information-consuming machine who could plow her way through hundreds of pages of obscure information in a single day. One day, after almost being crushed by my to-read pile, I decided to use my huge stock of books and swift reading powers for good. I have other things going on in my life including a writing career of my own and another active blog, so I don't want this to take over my life. The title for it just kind of popped out in conversation one day when my sweetheart raised an eyebrow and half-snorted. "I'd like to see you do anything half-heartedly," as if I couldn't. That was it. The gauntlet was thrown. Nothing spurs me on like being told I can't. So although there's nothing halfhearted about the way I read, the challenge stands to have a book blog that doesn't take over the rest of my my life.
Preferred Genres:
What do I read, exactly? I'm a huge fan of the paranormal, and anything YA. I really like dystopia, apocalypse, and worlds-at-war kind of stuff. Mythological creatures? I love to read about (well written) vampires and most kinds of shifters. The key thing about shifters is that the characters be more human than animal- in other words, plot isn't driven by animal instinct alone. I love love love fairies, especially dark ones, gods/goddesses, and psychic powers. I'm not overly fond of dragons, though. I love romance of almost any kind, including historical, PNR, urban, some kinds of contemporary, light and YA. I DO NOT like cowboys. Highlanders and pirates are great, though. Fantasy of all kinds: epic, urban, space opera, historical. Almost all SF, with the exception of some hard military type-stuff. I tend to like colonization and futuristic dystopias. SF thrillers are great, too. Outside the realm of the fantastic, I will give horror, thrillers, and adventure a try. Some types of non-fiction are ok, too, if they have general appeal, are funny, or or might somehow improve my life. A How-To book on making my own clone would be very welcome. :)
Don't like: Erotica (although I can deal with high-flame romance), specialized non-fiction outside the realm of most people's lives; poetry; essays; memoirs; attempts at literary fiction; middle grade and children's books; advice and how-to.
Review Formats:
I prefer ebooks, and often joke that they will have to pry my Kindle from my cold, dead hands. I will read physical copies, especially if they are ARCs or part of a tour. I will cross-post reviews to Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes and Noble, and Smashwords, if requested. Try and give me as much notice as possible. I can't guarantee a review time, and unless your book interests me, I can't guarantee a review at all. As I mentioned above, I write books of my own and have a life besides that, but I will try to accommodate when I can. If you send me an ARC I will make an attempt to post the review on or close to release time. I will also do my best to accommodate tours, giveaways, interviews, and features. Check back as policies for these types of things evolve. I love to discover Indie authors, and read both Indie and traditionally published authors extensively.
If you have any questions, please email me at the following address. Make sure you put "Book Review Request" in the subject line. Thanks!
vickikeire@gmail.com
Forthcoming: October 31
