Good morning, dear readers. I’m kicking back with a cup of Irish Breakfast tea, watching some documentary about The Queen Mary 2 (it came on after a documentary on Easter Island…), and thinking about getting up and getting ready for work. You’ll notice that I’m not watching The X-Files. This… Read more »
I’ve been a fan of science fiction pretty much since before I could walk. My parents took me to see The Empire Strikes Back when I was a toddler, and I grew up on Star Wars, Star Trek, and other science fiction and fantasy staples. The thing is, most of… Read more »
After three weeks of studying how fairy tales are used in Holocaust novels, I found myself in serious need of comfort reading. I tried to pick up some of the paranormal romances in my To Read stack, but I just couldn’t focus on them. Having to delve so deeply into… Read more »
I just gave up reading a paranormal romance because I couldn’t deal with the historical inaccuracies. It always makes me sad when I can’t finish a book, because part of me wants to get some resolution. However, there are some things that just break the deal for me, things that… Read more »
Blood Bound is the second Mercy Thompson book by Patricia Briggs, and I feel it outshines its predecessor, mainly in plot. The first book felt rushed and a bit aimless; Blood Bound is focused and determined, and it drags you along with it. Mercy, our coyote-shifter mechanic protagonist, finds herself… Read more »
Into the Darkness by Delilah Devlin This book needed about five more runs through the editor before making it out into the light of day. The storyline is convoluted and sketchy, and yet… I enjoyed it. It’s like watching a B horror movies; you know it’s not top grade cinema… Read more »
Warrior & Witch by Marie Brennan This is the sequel to Brennan’s Doppelganger, and it does a fantastic job of expanding the world and the characters within it. This chapter of the overall story deals with the very fundamentals of magic, politics within the witches’ kingdom as well as other… Read more »
Doppelganger introduces an intriguing, thankfully fresh fantasy world. Mirage is a Hunter, a mercenary-for-hire with almost superhuman reflexes and brilliant red hair–something very unusual, for only the witches in this world have red hair. She and her year-mate, another Hunter with whom she trained, are hired to track down the… Read more »
So, it’s Friday morning. I’m sitting at work with a cup of tea and work that needs to be done. So, what am I doing instead? Playing catch up with my book reviews. ;) Expect another review at some point today (I hate it when I leave drafts sitting around… Read more »
I don’t even remember what made me put this book on my BookMooch wishlist. I think I might have been browsing around Amazon.com and found it through a link. Whatever the reason, I’m glad I picked it up. Tithe by Holly Black is described as a modern faerie tale, and…… Read more »
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