About Casey

Casey is the founder of Heart Full of Ink, Director at Reading Until Dawn Con, and a full time cheese addict. She's been ranting and reviewing for Literary Escapism since 2010, and is part of the trio #3Bloggers1Series podcast. When she's not reading, looking for new books, or stalking authors online (waiting for more books), she can be found binge watching Netflix. But really, her life is all about DEM BOOKS!

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Death Echo by Elizabeth Lowell

11 September 2011 Casey 3

Death Echo was the first book by  Elizabeth Lowell that I’ve read. Despite the many rave reviews I’ve heard about her books, I just can’t say the same for Death Echo.  With some arm-twisting, St. Kilda and Emma are tracking a yacht named Blackbird, a dead ringer for another ship that […]

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Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle

9 September 2011 Casey 0

Usually in the paranormal world, vampires and shapeshifters are two very separate creatures. However, in Kendra Leigh Castle’s Dark Awakening, she breaks all those barriers, creating a highly unique world where vampires are shapeshifters. For centuries, shapeshifting vampire Tynan MacGillivray has prowled the night as an outcast, valued only for his ferocious […]

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Casey’s Literary Rants

7 September 2011 Casey 0

In which I rant about good journalism Before I really start this rant I have a few things I need to say. On August 23, Jackie (NOT ME) went to the Carrie Vaughn signing at Schulers Books (and Music) in Lansing, Michigan. (I live in Florida and couldn’t make the […]

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Casey’s Literary Rants

31 August 2011 Casey 13

In which I rant about diversity The other day, I was reading a book. Now, this isn’t an abnormal activity for me to do but the abnormality came from the book I was reading – Night Betrayed by Joss Ware. Theo, the hero, had a HINT of Asian heritage! Egads! Do you […]

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Heroes Return by Moira Moore

30 August 2011 Casey 3

Heroes Return by Moira J. Moore was one of those books that just grabbed me on the first sentence and never let go. Even after I finished it, I was stuck thinking about the characters and what adventures they’ll face next. The Emperor has personally selected Shield Lee Mallorough and Source […]

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The Time Weaver by S. Abé

27 August 2011 Casey 0

I only know the bare minimum about time travel, and of that knowledge, I understand less than half of it. That didn’t stop me from loving Shana Abé’s The Time Weaver, which was all about time travel. Honor Carlisle may have been born into the drákon clan but she’s always felt […]

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Alien Huntress Series by G. Showalter

25 August 2011 Casey 4

I’ve known for a few years now that Gena Showalter is one of the most amazingly awesome authors out there. (That’s a fact.) Yet, once upon a time, I was unaware of that fact. (This was one of those times where ignorance was NOT bliss.) Until one day, after finishing […]

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The Treasure Keeper by S. Abé

24 August 2011 Casey 1

Usually in romance novels, the heroine is the damsel in distress and in desperate need of a rescue. Yet in the Treasure Keeper by Shana Abe, Zoe shattered that cliché by going on a quest to find and rescue her man. She is a young drákon of untried powers. He […]

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Casey’s Literary Rants

17 August 2011 Casey 2

In which I deviate from my typical literary theme and rant about my start at LE I recently realized that I have been a reviewer here at Literary Escapism for over a year now. (A year?! Really? Time really does fly.) Yep, August 18, 2010 was the day my very first […]

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Embrace the Night Eternal by J. Ware

15 August 2011 Casey 1

Typically, for me, a sequel is rarely better than the first book in any series. That was not the case for Embrace the Night Eternal by Joss Ware, the second book in her Envy Chronicles. It was more suspenseful, more romantic and more intense, ensnaring me from page one and never letting go. Simon […]