Author Archives: ubalstecha

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Listening to CBC ] I love high fantasy. As a teenager I practically memorized the Belgariad and was always looking for the next great story of questing and wizardry. Modern high fantasy has taken a very gritty, … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Scared ] In my never ending quest to find genre books to feed to the Harry Potter addicts in my life. This title was suggested by a friend. I endeavoured to track it down. Boy am I glad she … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ] This next book is one of those that I was exposed to because of meeting the author at Polaris. Solange Drake is not looking forward to her sixteenth birthday. Unlike most of … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sick ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ] Zombiekins was brought to my attention when the author, Sean Bolger, was kicked out of a local school by the principal during a reading because she found the topic objectionable. When the … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching Franklin the Turtle – Don’t ask. ] Things are not going well for Harry Dresden. His long time love Susan is back with a revelation that rocks his world. The White Council has been taken over … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Cool ][ Currently: Chatting with my husband via Facebook. He’s in the same roo ] I am a HUGE Barry Lyga fan. A former comic book writer, Lyga has turned his attention to teen books. Since then, he has consistently … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Amused ] Charles de Lint is a Canadian author, who actually hails from my town of Ottawa (some of his books have been even set here). He has written many, many novels and won the World Fantasy Award. Recently, … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Taking a break from cleaning ] Those of you who have been here for awhile, know that I read Laurell K. Hamilton. A lot. And I analyze her. A lot. So you know I am going to … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Taking a break from cleaning ] Muslims are the baddy due jour. When anyone is in need of a scapegoat or villain and doesn’t have time to do their research, they turn to the followers of Mohammed. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Working Editing a podcast ] I love mysteries. There is just something about trying to figure out who done it and why that just turns my crank. Hense why this book shows up here. Sophie Katz started … Continue reading →