Upcoming: Kiaras Festivus 2012!

Upcoming: Kiaras Festivus 2012!

What is Kiaras Festivus? Kiaras Festivus is, literally ‘The Festival of Kiara’. This usually happens in February, mostly because my birthday is the 28th and I like to celebrate for as long as possible! This year, Waiting for Fairies’ also turns 5 years old (as a book review site) during the...
Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

The Alloy of Law is a Mistborn book, which takes place roughly 300 years after the events in the original trilogy. Theoretically, you could probably read this without reading the rest – but I wouldn’t recommend it, because you’d be missing out on some awesome world-building. The Blurb Three hundred...
Top 10 Books I Read in 2011

Top 10 Books I Read in 2011

Since everyone else was busy doing end-of-year posts, I figured I’d throw my 10 cents out there as well. Here are my top 10 from 2011. These are books that I read in 2011, not necessarily that were published in 2011.  1. Number one, of course, has to be Jim Butcher’s Ghost...
Review: Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

Review: Child of Fire by Harry Connolly

The Blurb: Ray Lilly is living on borrowed time. He’s the driver for Annalise Powliss, a high-ranking member of the Twenty Palace Society, a group of sorcerers devoted to hunting down and executing rogue magicians. But because Ray betrayed her once, Annalise is looking for an excuse to kill him–or...
Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Graceling The Seven Kingdoms #1 Written:  Kristin Cashore Published: October 2008 Publisher: Harcourt Children’s ISBN:  9780152063962 Obtained via: Gift Blurb:  Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill....
Review: The Death of Torberta Turchin by Shannon Mawhiney

Review: The Death of Torberta Turchin by Shannon Mawhiney

The Death of Torberta Turchin Written:  Shannon Mawhiney Published: 03/11/11 Publisher: Createspace ISBN: 1460937902 Obtained via: Author Blurb:  Torberta Turchin, or Torby for short, is a 14-year-old girl who has spoken to the dead ever since she can remember. After her parents’ death in a tragic car accident when she was very young,...
Review: Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis

Review: Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis

Hard Spell  Occult Crimes Investigation Unit #1 Written:  Justin Gustainis Published: July 26, 2011 Publisher: Angry Robot ISBN: 0857661159 Obtained via: Purchase (So long, Borders, we hardly knew ye!) Blurb: (Reviewers note: This ‘blurb’ is a mash-up of the ones found on the author’s website and GoodReads.)  Stan Markowski is a...
Review: Dragon Virus by Laura Anne Gilman

Review: Dragon Virus by Laura Anne Gilman

Dragon Virus Written:  Laura Anne Gilman Published: June, 2011 Publisher: Fairwood Press ISBN:  1933846259 Obtained via: Purchase Blurb:  It began soon after the Millennium. Reports of newborns with strange malformations, too weak to live . . . caused by a single genetic mutation. Or, as the press quickly dubbed it,...
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Review: Cold Fire by Kate Elliott

Review: Cold Fire by Kate Elliott

Cold Fire is the second book in the Spritwalker series. It was published by Orbit books on September 26, 2011. The Blurb Only one thing is certain: when Hallows’ Night comes, the Wild Hunt will ride – and it feeds on mortal blood.  Cat and her cousin Bee are caught in a maze of intrigue, treachery, and...
Review: Blood Rights by Kristen Painter

Review: Blood Rights by Kristen Painter

Blood Rights is the first book in The House of Commaré series by Kristen Painter. It was published on October 1, 2011. There are three books currently available in this series. The Blurb The lacy gold mapped her entire body. A finely-wrought filigree of stars, vines, flowers, butterflies, ancient symbols and words ran from her feet,...
Thoughts on WFF's Upcoming 5 year Blog-o-versary!

Thoughts on WFF’s Upcoming 5 year Blog-o-versary!

Though I started this website way back in 2006, I didn’t post my very first review here until March 3rd, 2007. (It was Vicki Pettersson’s Scent of Shadows, if you’re curious.) This means, of course, that Waiting for Fairies turns FIVE YEARS OLD in March of 2012! I’d like this year’s Kiaras Festivus celebration to be...
Review: Midnight by Ellen Connor

Review: Midnight by Ellen Connor

Midnight is the second book in the Dark Age Dawning trilogy from Ellen Connor. Ellen Connor is the pen name of dynamic writing duo Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty. Dark Age Dawning is an apocalyptic paranormal romance. This book was published September 6th, 2011 from Berkley Sensation. The Blurb Their desire destroys her defenses. Their love gives him...
Review: Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber

Review: Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber

Darker Still is a paranormal young adult novel published on November 8th, 2011 from Sourcebooks Fire. It is the first entry in the new Magic Most Foul series. The Blurb The Picture of Dorian Gray meets Pride and Prejudice, with a dash of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. New York City, 1882. Seventeen-year-old Natalie Stewart’s latest obsession is a...
NaNo Ate My Brain - So Go Enter This Contest

NaNo Ate My Brain – So Go Enter This Contest

I should have oodles of reviews for you in December. Until then, head over to the Qwillery and enter this awesome anniversary contest to win tons of cool stuff.