So post-apocalyptic fiction is really hot right now. I have quite a bit of it in my to read pile. And I’m really not in the mood for it. Consequently, I’ve been rereading a bunch of books this year in a happier vein. Like fairy tales. This is the lead up to say that I […]
Station Eleven – Emily St. John Mandel Read More »
I get a couple different book newsletters for cheap or free ebook deals. I’ve learned to be really leery of the free ones. So I was really pleasantly surprised by this book. It’s definitely more in the YA realm, so has a fair amount of teenage angst, but not anymore than any typical book in
The Scarlet Thread – D. S. Murphy Read More »
I found this book while looking at what was available under Amazon Prime Reading. It would translate to a small volume in paper – not sure I would have paid for something that size. The author starts out with all the parts of the “Little Red Riding Hood” fairy tale that make no sense –
Cloaked in Red – Vivian Vande Velde Read More »
This is the second short story book where Lackey has opened up her Elemental Magic world to other authors. She’s got a story in here as well, but it’s a bit of a disappointment, because it’s clearly the short story she expanded into Blood Red, so nothing new here. There’s an interesting mix of stories,
Elementary – ed. Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This omnibus consists of the short story “The Borders of Infinity”, and the books Brothers in Arms (which I’d previously read) and Mirror Dance. All the stories deal with Miles Vorkosigan’s alter ego Admiral Miles Naismith, commander of the Dendarii mercenaries. More importantly, the two books deal with his clone brother, Mark. In Brothers in
Miles Errant – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
This is technically the second book in this series, but I’m starting to get the feeling the author pulled apart one (maybe two – the series is young) books to make more parts. In the last book, Jess and her brother were among the crew of a Mars ship sent to Earth to get the
Defying Mars – Cidney Swanson Read More »
Well here’s an interesting idea – vampires and werewolves as aliens, and only some people on Earth know that they exist. Earth is neutral, so there are a number of Inns here, and their Innkeepers have incredible powers as long as they’re in the Inn. Dina has been given an Inn that was abandoned, so
Clean Sweep – Ilona Andrews Read More »
I must first note that the back cover blurb on the modern edition of this book is terrible – it gives away the climax of the book, and doesn’t really give you a flavor of what came before it. Here, we have Sir Waldo Hawkridge, lately having inherited a Yorkshire estate from an eccentric cousin.
The Nonesuch – Georgette Heyer Read More »
I honestly don’t remember what added this book to my reading pile – it’s a scholarly work. It’s also very readable, and has some great information. Sadly, I was a little disappointed, because most of the crime in this book was against the church, and I guess I was expecting something a little more interesting
The Medieval Underworld – Andrew McCall Read More »
I picked this book up at the Kancamagus Trail visitor’s center at the start of our Northern New England/Montreal trip. Originally published in 2003, it’s pretty much what I’ve been doing with my wildflower blog – write ups of various flowers he’s run into, but with less pictures than I would have gone with. He
The Secrets of Wildflowers – Jack Sanders Read More »
