About Liz (AKA Cat)
I am an avid animal lover, photographer, graphic designer, and much more. I love to create art, and am willing to try any artistic technique at least once. I am particularly fond of artworks involving a lot of emotion and color. The purpose of my blog is for me to be open and honest with myself and the world about my attempts to grow as an artist.
My other major passion is reading. My TBR pile is larger than I'll ever be able to read, and yet I can't resist adding to it on a nearly daily basis. I love to read science fiction & fantasy, graphic novels, and pretty much anything I can get my hands on.
I have a couple of blogs, as you can see. One is primarily my photography, while the other are my book reviews.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
Masks is the first and only novel (so far) written entirely from the perspective of Lord Mircea. Granted, this entire novel is also set before he became a lord. This is the tale of how he learned to be a proper political vampire. Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Book Review, Books, Cassandra Palmer, Cassie Palmer, Fantasy, Fantasy Novel, Fantasy review, Fiction, Karen Chance, Literature, Masks, Masks (Cassandra Palmer #6.5), Masks (Cassandra Palmer #6.5) by Karen Chance, Mircea Basarab, Review, Urban Fantasy
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Tempt the Stars is the sixth book in the Cassandra Palmer series, and the series is still going strong! This novel starts off an epic journey on Cassie’s part, one that is going to take some time for her to resolve. It also brings along with it plenty of twists, turns, and chaos for this heroine. Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Book Review, Books, Cassandra Palmer, Cassie Palmer, Fantasy, Fantasy Novel, Fantasy review, Fiction, Karen Chance, Literature, Review, Tempt the Stars, Tempt the Stars (Cassandra Palmer #6), Tempt the Stars (Cassandra Palmer #6) by Karen Chance, Urban Fantasy
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Doctor Aphra is back, and once again she just keeps finding herself in worse and worse situations. It seems like no plan of hers will ever go smoothly. But it does make for an interesting read for the rest of us! Continue reading →
Posted in Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Books, Comic, Comic Book, Comic Books, Comic Review, Doctor Aphra, Doctor Aphra Vol. 5, Doctor Aphra Vol. 5: Worst Among Equals, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Literature, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Review, Review, Star Wars
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Brave the Tempest continues the battle that Cassie and her allies (not quite the accurate term, all things considered, but we’re going with it) have been prepping for and dealing with for years. And yes, it lived up to all of my hopes and expectations. Continue reading →
Posted in ARC, Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged ARC, ARC Review, Berkley, Book, Book Love, Book Review, Books, Brave the Tempest, Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance, Cassandra Palmer, Cassie Palmer, Cassie Palmer #9, Fantasy review, Fey, Karen Chance, Literature, Mage, Review, Time Travel, Vampires
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This is How You Lose the Time War wins my award for best novella for 2019. Seriously, this novella was absolutely amazing. Beautifully written, whimsical, witty, everything. I had high hopes for this one, but they sincerely exceeded them. Continue reading →
Posted in ARC, Science Fiction, Uncategorized
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Tagged Amal El-Mohtar, Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, Book, Book Review, Bookish First, BookishFirst, Books, Fiction, Literature, Max Gladstone, Review, Saga Press, Science, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Review, This is How You Lose the Time War, This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
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Fury’s Kiss is the third novel in the Dorina Basarab series, but it also fits in well with the Cassie Palmer series. If you’re new to both, I strongly recommend that you read both in order together, because they tend to interact a lot more than you might expect. Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Book Review, Books, Cassandra Palmer, Cassie Palmer, Dorina Basarab, Fantasy, Fantasy Novel, Fantasy review, Fiction, Fury's Kiss, Fury's Kiss (Dorina Basarab #3), Fury's Kiss (Dorina Basarab #3) by Karen Chance, Karen Chance, Literature, Review, Urban Fantasy
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The Philosopher’s War is the second novel in the series by Tom Miller. And it is an epic sequel by any means. This is a world where magic exists in the form of Philosophy. It’s also a female dominated practice, due to their innate talents. Continue reading →
Posted in ARC, Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged ARC, ARC Review, Book, Book Love, Book Review, Books, Edelweiss, Fantasy, Fantasy Novel, Fantasy review, Fiction, Literature, Net Galley, NetGalley, Review, Science, Simon & Schuster, The Philosopher’s War, The Philosopher’s War by Tom Miller, Tom Miller
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Hunt the Moon is the fifth Cassie Palmer novel, and man, that girl just can’t catch a break, can she? Cassie isn’t given much time to recover after defeating a god – now she has to deal with all the death threats coming at her. And naturally, as Pythia, those threats aren’t just coming at her from the present. Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Books, Cassandra Palmer, Cassie Palmer, Fantasy, Fantasy Novel, Fantasy review, Fiction, Hunt the Moon, Hunt the Moon (Cassie Palmer #5), Hunt the Moon (Cassie Palmer #5) by Karen Chance, Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance, Karen Chance, Literature, Review, Urban Fantasy
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The Drawing of the Three is the second book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. It’s an epic series with a huge following, and yes I do feel bad that it’s taken me this long to read the series. I wish I had read it sooner. Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Literature, Review, The Dark Tower II, The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King, The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
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In Vino Veritas is a Dorina focused short story in the Cassie Palmer world. And honestly, if you’re a fan of Dory and all of her antics, then you’re going to love this one! It fits in between two Dory novels, Death’s Mistress and Fury’s Kiss, and I’d honestly suggest reading them in that order. Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Uncategorized
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Tagged Book, Book Review, Books, Cassandra Palmer, Cassie Palmer, Dorina Basarab, Fantasy, Fantasy Novel, Fantasy review, Fiction, In Vino Veritas, In Vino Veritas by Karen Chance, Karen Chance, Literature, Review, Short story, Urban Fantasy
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