On Wednesdays, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Bestseller List is published. Every week, we love to see what books have been most popular in independent bookstores around our region. As we peruse the list, we ponder patterns. Then we present this weekly feature: Thursday Themes. W is for winter and witches and women and water and walls and …
Here is the next hot thing. Aurora Ascher’s Sanctuary of the Shadow is an epic romantasy about hot love interests, relatable main characters, fast female friends, and consensual “spice.” Lots of spice. Look, this character has secrets, and that character doesn’t know the secrets he carries, but it’s clear he’s not from around here. (The wings give it away.) But there’s …
Wow– what an incredible fantasy! It is gritty, exciting, full of secrets, gray characters, and a reluctant hero. If you like fantasy, you’ll want to read this one. –Anna Rose, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d’Alene, ID When you’re looking for a hero, seek at The Well-Read Moose and other independent bookstores.
The weather has turned once again, hasn’t it? While we had a few days of “Hey, where did you hide my short pants?”, it’s back to long sweaters and wooly fleeces again this week. Fortunately, the publishing world anticipated this mercurial change by dropping a bunch of hot titles on us this week. Curl up …
AHHHH!! READ THIS BOOK!! From a swashbuckling sea woman to a harbinger of death (and crows) and a glorified sun priestess — this book has it all! I want to get lost in this book. More importantly, I want Serapio and Xiala to have a happy ending… –Anna Rose, The Well-Read Moose, Coeur d’Alene, ID …
