My mother read this book before me, and said it wasn’t her favorite. Not that she didn’t like it, but that it just wasn’t what she was expecting. So I wasn’t quite sure what to expect going into it. Set in Regency era England, Amelia and her cousin Serena have been sent from their South […]
Miss Amelia’s List – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This book has a really unique voice to it. It’s a conversation from the main character, and he manages to throw in so much world-building while it feels like he’s just casually sauntering through his life. Kinch is a thief – that was his alternative to joining the army for the wars against the goblins.
The Blacktongue Thief – Christopher Beuhlman Read More »
My other experience with Brodsky’s work is her Olympus Bound series (which starts with The Immortals), where she took the ancient Greek gods into modern times, and which I enjoyed. So when I saw that she wrote a book about the meeting of the Inuit and the Norse, I was intrigued, and very willing to
The Wolf in the Whale – Jordanna Max Brodsky Read More »
This is a really interesting world, and I like how the magic works – Aelis has some interesting abilities fused in a different way. She’s also a reckless idiot sometimes, and it’s a good thing she has friends looking out for her. We learn a lot more about the raised dead we met in the
Necrobane – Daniel M. Ford Read More »
Kayla knows she’s adopted, but it’s a shock when a masked man walks up to her (and her mom and brother) at the state fair. He announces she’s the heir to his deceased dark lord, who he’s been searching for for years, and whisks the three of them off to Zaradwin. This book is a
The Dark Lord’s Daughter – Patricia C. Wrede Read More »
I enjoyed this book – more or less the entire Folly crew, as well as Bev, the twins, and Peter’s extended family, are up in Aberdeenshire for a holiday. And some incident cryptid hunting. The point of view switches between Abigail and Peter, which I rather enjoyed. This book seems to be very controversial in
Stone and Sky – Ben Aaronovitch Read More »
It’s been about a year since the events of Dreamer’s Pool, and Blackthorn and Grim are at the king’s court when Lady Geilis arrives, begging for help, as a monster has has come to a tower in her land, and its wails have plunged everyone and everything into a great depression. The tower is surrounded
Tower of Thorns – Juliet Marillier Read More »
I really like the world building in this series. A decently large part of this story deals with the fall out with events of the last book, and the villain ends up being a very worthy call back to an earlier story. And that’s not even the main event! Kaylin’s sargeant, the only Leontine in
Cast in Fury – Michelle Sagara Read More »
This is a long standing item in my (actual physical) to read pile, left over from my really into King Arthur and vaguely pagan days. And it’s fine. The authors highlight nine women in the Arthur legends, exploring their roots in older tales. Some hit better than others – there’s just a lot more information
Ladies of the Lake – Caitlin and John Matthews Read More »
Alex Verus runs a magic shop in London. He’s also a mage. He’s not Harry Dresden. I liked the set up of the world in this book. Magic here is hidden, but there are people that are mildly magic that get drawn into the orbit of the magic users. We meet one of them in
Fated – Benedict Jacka Read More »
