cindy pon
a little sweet, a little sour

Category Archives: book review

favorite reads of 2011

happy 2012 everyone!
once again, i’m here to list my favorite
reads from the previous year. this past year,
i only read 54 novels. not a lot by any means,
but still enough to fuel me. the more that i read
and the more that i write, i’ve truly come to realize
how personal reading favorites are. yes, everyone
might agree that [...]

seven

this will be the fourth year i’ve ranked
my top reads of the year. you can find my
favorites from previous years on my about
page. this year, i read more books than ever
before (59) and gave many 5 star ratings. you
can see everything i read on my links page which
connects you to my goodreads ratings/reviews.
so now i [...]

tgifbm! feel the love, baby!

like everyone else, i have a pretty busy
weekend filled with secret project, meeting
with wonderful writerly peeps like martha flynn,
reading by the beach and hanging out with family.
i have had so many readers let me know how much
they love Silver Phoenix and looking forward to
Fury. i’m touched and a little overwhelmed. (or a lot. =)
so i [...]

art show!

all san diegans are cordially invited to the
chinese brush painting society’s art show.
i can’t believe it’s just next week–i’m very
excited, especially since i’ll be selling my cards
for the first time this year. they have been well
received and i hope people enjoy them!
i finished The Glass of Time, which i enjoyed,
but didn’t find as compelling as [...]

TGIFBM uk edition and arc goodness!

hello everyone!
blech, it’s monday again!
i think it’s time to give away some
more awesome books to help us get
over the weekend. weekend, why do you
run away from us so fast??
i’m very excited about both these books i’m
giving away!

first off is sarah rees brennan’s The Demon’s Lexicon,
which is one of my top ten reads from 2009. my [...]