Review: Going Down by Ann Somerville

Teddypig's review of Going Down by Ann Somerville
Gay Science Fiction & Fantasy released by Lulu (self-publishing house) on 27 Jan 08

Ann Somerville obviously loves this world she has created here in Going Down. The scope of world-building is rich and lightly foreign in feel and the characters she populates it with are familiar in some ways and fascinating in others. Paranormal gifts like empathy and telepathy are relatively common place and these gifted people populate the crowded streets in an almost ordinary fashion and their jobs in the Corps reflect a culture that has found a way to benefit from them.

[Ed.: The proceeds from the book are being donated by the author to Doctors Without Borders.]

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Tags: 2008, Ann Somerville, eBook, Fantasy, Gay Romance, Going Down, Grade C, January 2008, Lulu, Review, Sci-Fi, Teddypig

Review: Cascadia Wolves: Standoff by Lauren Dane

Teddypig's review of Cascadia Wolves: Standoff by Lauren Dane
Paranormal romance ebook released by Samhain on 4 Mar 08

[Ed Note: WARNING: HERE BES Spoilers, A.K.A. the End of the Book.... Proceed With Caution.... Also, we moved this post to show up once the book was released.]

First off, let's get one thing straight here. If you have read the most excellent Cascadia Wolves eBook series, you are gonna buy this book. No question! You will get this book and read it because Enforcer and Tri Mates was Werewolf Romance crack. Read more

Tags: 2008, Cascadia Wolves series, eBook, Grade D, Lauren Dane, March 2008, Paranormal, Review, Romance, Samhain, Standoff, Teddypig, Wolves

Review: Skin by Bernadette Gardner

Teddypig's review of Skin by Bernadette Gardner
Paranormal erotic romance ebook released by Ellora's Cave 25 Jan 08

First off, I would like to say GOOD JOB! to Les Byerley for the most excellent cover of this eBook. Les is more! (so to speak) It has been a long time since I could say that to an Ellora's Cave cover artist.

Now, for the rest of the story... Read more

Tags: 2008, Bernadette Gardner, eBook, Ellora's Cave, Erotic, Erotica, Grade D, Paranormal, Review, Skin, Teddypig

The Duckies Do Oscar: The Golden Pig Awards

Teddypig's Top Awards For Films That SHOULD Have Won Something At The Oscars. Damn them... damn them all to hell! Read more

Tags: 2008, Contest, Teddypig, The Duckies Do Oscar

Review: Death By Ploot Ploot by Dara Joy

Teddypig's review of Death by Ploot Ploot by Dara Joy
Sci-Fi erotic romance ebook novella released 2 Feb 08 by the author

First about the cover... Ugh-Gah-Lee!

Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you tried you just could not get the joke? Like when you read a book where you knew you were reading something out of a preexisting series and you probably should have read the first book and that the author is going ahead and making absolutely no attempt to clue you in on the characters or what they are supposed to be doing? Well, I am here to tell you that just freaking sucks. How can anyone care about a story if you are never introduced to the world and the people who inhabit it in the first place?

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Tags: 2008, Dara Joy, Death by Ploot Ploot, eBook, Erotic, Grade F, Review, Sci-Fi, Teddypig

Event Review: Teddypig Spends the Night With Kathy Griffin

The International Bear Rendezvous Presents: An Evening With Kathy Griffin

Saturday, February 16th, The Castro Theater, San Francisco

SOLD THE HECK OUT!

To raise funds for the Rainbow World Fund, Lyon Martin Women’s Heath Services, and the Bay Area Young Positives.

I have been absent from reviewing lately. Yes, I know Bad Pig! and I am so friggin' behind Sybil is gonna take an axe to my rose bushes, I just know it. So I need to make this up to her.  So, I scored me some insider tickets,

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Tags: 2008, Bay Area Young Positives, February 2008, Grade A, Kathy Griffin, Lyon Martin Women’s Heath Services, Rainbow World Fund, Review, Teddypig

Dual Review: The Perfect Cover by Claire Thompson

Teddypig and Bev(QB)’s review of The Perfect Cover by Claire Thompson
Contemporary gay romance ebook released by Ellora’s Cave 26 Dec 07

So what happens when an opinionated, Big City Gay Man with a deliciously wicked sense of humor teams up with an opinionated, pervy, suburban Ohio soccer Mom to dish about a Gay Romance written by a female author?
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Tags: 2008, Bev(QB), Claire Thompson, Contemporary, eBook, Ellora's Cave, Erotic, Gay Romance, Grade B, January 2008, Review, Teddypig, The Perfect Cover

The Hardest Working Pig in Romanceland

aka how I am driving Teddy Pig to drink... The amazing, wonderful, awesome, handsome, kind, adorable Teddy Pig, who I lurveseses muchly, finally gave in offered to help me fix my blog issues. You know that whole server thang. And he had the wonderful idea to redo the template since I was still not completely happy with this one.He said I should do THREE columns.... yes.... I was over the moon with joy cuz I had just recently put aside my dreams of three columns. And while he was doing the test blog I mentioned the template I have been lusting after for months and months and months.

The one that got away. The one that could not be mine. I showed it to him like that sad girl who carries around a picture of the man that got away. He being a boy, ignored me. Repeatedly, most likely rolling his eyes while doing it.

Then finally I told him he HAD to look at it. I needed him to say 'no sybil, no no'. I needed someone to point out why this wouldn't work for me so I could put it away in that box with all lost lurves one may never have... so while he was telling me no. Repeatedly. bastard

Something awesome happened... something wonderful.... something fucking fantastic... he decided it rocked the house too.

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It shall be mine. OH YES it shall... of course with everyfuckingthing blogwise TGTBTU has issues. And Teddy is telling me I am going to lose all my comments! YES! ALL OF THEM! So while I am hoping for a sign from fucking god to fix that because I do not want to lose all of your wonderful and witty comments, or you know, saving the shit I need to repost later.... teddy has been making the new template his bitch.

The Good, The Bad, The Unread will look somewhat different but go forth and see what we will one day look like. Hopefully really really soon. Yes, it is beyond sad how excited this makes me. shut up and let me have my fun... click on the piggie and sqquuueee with me

Tags: 2008, Sybil, Teddypig, TEH blog it hates me

Review: Cascadia Wolves: Wolf Unbound by Lauren Dane

Teddy Pig's review of Cascadia Wolves: Wolf Unbound by Lauren Dane
Paranormal Erotica Romance published in ebook by Samhain 1 Jan 08

That's it. I do not know how you guys find time during the holidays to actually sit down and focus on an eBook. You people are not human you must be alien super readers with abilities I obviously do not have. I suck! No, I do not just suck, I suck mighty BIG TIME! So anyway, sorry it took so long but I was trapped in a line at Best Buy during the half-off-all-DVDs-sale and they just sent in the police to break it up. It's sad to see people beating each other bloody over box sets of The Best of Jerry Springer.

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Tags: 2007, Cascadia Wolves series, eBook, Erotic, Grade A, Grade B, Grade C, Grade D, January 2008, Lauren Dane, Paranormal, Review, Romance, Samhain, Teddypig, Wolf Unbound