Afterwords (Page 2)

Danielle on Alex by Pierre Lemaitre

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, graphic murder. As you know, Dan and I are book people. We have a lot of books, and we keep getting more books. As a result you would not be incorrect if you said that our bookshelves are a situation. > So many books! #bookstagram [https:

Judith Tarr

Danielle's Friday Flashback: The Hound and the Falcon by Judith Tarr

> Now reading! #bookstagram www.afterwords.io [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKtyyCUjvrG/] A photo posted by Afterwords (@afterwords_io) on Sep 23, 2016 at 3:39pm PDT This is not the same cover that this book had when I first held it in my eager reader hands. That cover

Camron Wright

Danielle on The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

Now reading #bookstagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BLCZajAjcPs/] A photo posted by Afterwords (@afterwords_io) on Oct 1, 2016 at 3:42pm PDT The other day, my bathroom exploded. Well, okay, that's not entirely true. Let me rephrase: The other day, it became obvious that one of

Top 5 lists

Danielle on Five Books You Can Read on a Rainy Fall Day

Rainy days -- especially rainy days in the fall -- seem to demand a warm beverage, a cozy blanket, and a good book. But not just ANY book. Just like there are books that are better read at the beach, there are books that are particularly suited for rainy fall

Urban Fantasy

Dan on Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Trigger warning: cutting. Picture if you will: I'm reading along, enjoying myself immensely when I have a realization. An upsetting realization. This book was not written for me. I'm a good thirty years older than the target age demographic and probably the wrong gender to boot.

High Fantasy

Danielle's Friday Flashback: The Harper Hall of Pern by Anne McCaffery

I don't think that there was any chance that I wouldn't be a reader -- I think I would have found a way to get my hands on books no matter what -- but I definitely think that growing up in a household that valued and

Trigger warning

Dan on Loner by Teddy Wayne

Trigger Warning: Rape. Spoilers ahead. I struggled with this book. No, that's not entirely accurate. I actively disliked the ending. Regardless of how well written it is, the bleakness of the ending ruins it for me. It isn't all that unusual for me to struggle with

recommendations

Danielle on Five Books You Can Read If You Need a Little Happy In Your Life

The presidential debates were the other night and, well ... ...Yeah. This is not the place to dissect that particular pile of offal. I was thinking that perhaps this would be a good time to suggest some reading that might make you smile. As in, turn off the tv, turn off

e-readers

To Read or to e-Read, That is the Question

As you have probably guessed, I read a lot. As you might not know, I read pretty quickly. I can plow through a large number of books in a fairly short amount of time. As you ALSO might not know, I used to fly across the country for work on

Science-Fiction

Dan on Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black

There's no sense in stalling or mincing words about this book... I. LOVED. IT. It's a 5-out-of-5, highly superlative-including joy to read! The combination of the cover (the orangey-red just screams "pick me up") and the blurb (reveals just enough to be tantalizing) had

Horror

Dan on The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone

Warning: This book contains SPIDERS. Lots and lots of SPIDERS. Vicious, dangerous, spiders! I mean it, if you don't like spiders, you're going to hate this book. I Love Bookstores The tale of the purchase of The Hatching reveals something about me... I'm not

Zombie apocalypse

Danielle on The Newsflesh Series and Rise (the Complete Newsflesh Collection) by Mira Grant

Part One: The Impending Zombie Apocalypse Imagine, if you will, three people sitting at a crowded bar. There are various sports on the wall-mounted television screens, but the three we are focused on are not watching them. Instead, they are having a heated conversation. "So, if the zombies attacked

Introductions

Dan Goes Shopping

Sometimes when the world starts to feel too much for me, I find myself in a bookstore. These are known as Danger Days. The only real danger is to my bank account. Although, I suppose there is always the possibility I could spill the giant pile of books I am

Trigger warning

Danielle on Apprentice in Death (The In Death Series) by JD Robb

Trigger Warnings: The In Death Series by JD Robb includes mentions of child abuse, rape, and violence. While Dan and I want to promote independent authors (and bookstores, which I will be writing about soon), I also think it's important that we make it a point to talk

Trigger warning

Danielle Talks About Trigger Warnings

Dan went to the bookstore last week and brought home several books. One of them looked interesting to me, so of course I did whatever I do when I meet a new book that looks like fun: I squealed like a small child. "Yeah," he said. "You&

Urban Fantasy

Danielle on Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Dan brought this book home (Dan is always bringing books home, which is one of the many reasons that he is awesome) and I read it. Then I read it again. And then again. #bookstagram #afterwords [https://www.instagram.com/p/BKOhtKTDe2q/] A photo posted by @yellie75 on Sep 11,

High Fantasy

Dan on Tempered Hearts by S. A. Huchton

This is a truly sweet love story set in a beautifully written high fantasy world. I love the characters and how the fantasy elements are incorporated without dominating the story. It's easy to believe that elves and dwarves and alchemy and magic all just exist. The prime storyline

Vampires

Dan on The Passage, The Twelve, and The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin

I feel incredibly uncomfortable doing anything but rave about popular books. It always leaves me feeling like I've missed something that others have so obviously loved. Either that or it makes me feel like a total curmudgeon who hates popular things strictly because they are popular. So here&