This is an anthology of fairy tale retellings with a romantic bent. Like many anthologies, some are definitely better than others (I only gave up on one – it was so blatantly a rip off of the Disney version of that tale that I just couldn’t keep going). It was a good, light read for […]
Once Upon a Kiss – ed. Althea Kontis Read More »
This is companion book to the Kate Daniels series – it’s the story of her best friend, Andrea Nash, coming to terms with the fact that she’s been outed as a werehyena (and a beastkin werehyena at that). There’s a companion Kate Daniels story at the back of the book that tells what’s going on
Gunmetal Magic – Ilona Andrews Read More »
The book touches on the plant families that are important for agriculture and gardening in temperate zones, though it’ll touch on which ones have cross over into tropical zones. Since I do track the families of the flowers I’m labeling for Wayside Flowers, it’s interesting to me to see how the family relationships are classified
Temperate Garden Plant Families – Peter Goldblatt and John C. Manning Read More »
I was so happy this book finally made it into paperback (I am one of those people that attempts to keep all her books in matching editions). The book is advertised as Matthew’s son Marcus’ story, which it is, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much of the current day continuation of Matthew and
Time’s Convert – Deborah Harkness Read More »
This is an interesting little book – it’s about all the languages of Europe. It’s definitely a survey – the author chooses to highlight something interesting or quirky about each language, and you will definitely run into languages you’ve never heard of before. (I’ll admit, as an American, it’s actually kind of hard to grok
Lingo – Gaston Dorren Read More »
For the 10th book in this series, we get to mix things up a bit – Mercy’s off to Europe, but not by choice. No, Mercy’s managed to get herself kidnapped by the king of the vampires of Europe, who’s under the impression that she’s the most powerful person in the Columbia Basin pack, as
Silence Fallen – Patricia Briggs Read More »
I found this book on one of my free and bargain Kindle newsletters. It was written (translated at the very least) at the turn of last century, so I’m guessing it’s in the public domain now. It’s a nice little book. The stories don’t seem very Westernized – they definitely have fairy tale aspects, but
Japanese Fairy Tales – Yei Theodora Ozaki Read More »
An interesting book about books, libraries and the people that have created libraries, both private and public. I can’t come to a decision as to whether or not it’s a good book. It’s good information, but man is it rambling.
The Library – Stuart Kells Read More »
I grabbed this book as a Kindle deal because despite the fact it’s the second in a series, it said it was a stand-alone story. And to a degree, it is – it actually does a good job about giving you just enough detail when past events are mentioned that you know what you need
Fire Dance – Ilana C. Myer Read More »
Marina had her fifth child during a terrible winter, and did not survive after the birth. But she was clear to her husband that this daughter was her choice – a daughter to be like her grandmother, a mysterious woman who appeared from nowhere and married a prince. From the beginning, Vasya is a bit
The Bear and the Nightingale – Katherine Arden Read More »
