This was a fun read. Set in 1920’s Hollywood, Norah is a war widow, rescued from her life in England by her sister in law Christine, aka the famous actress Chrysanda Flammade. She’s mostly along to take care of the dogs and marvel at the life she’s managed to stumble into, when strange things start […]
Bride of the Rat God – Barbara Hambly Read More »
I wasn’t sure what to expect of this book. The first book of the series is all about a ships’ crew, and this book takes one of those characters, as well as a side character, and brings the action down to a planet. And I wasn’t sure I wanted to follow that journey – it’s
A Close and Common Orbit – Becky Chambers Read More »
We finally get a story centered on Kimberley Adams, the FBI agent who’s been over to London a couple times to help out Peter. Along the way, she’s become the go to person at the FBI for ‘unusual occurrences’, aka magic. That’s how she finds herself up in Wisconsin in the winter, with a snow
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This book picks up where Ninth House left off – Alex and Dawes are trying to figure out how to get into Hell to rescue Darlington. Obviously, you really need to read the first book in the series to care why anything is happening in this book. The last book gave a pretty good flavor
Hell Bent – Leigh Bardugo Read More »
This was a fun book – Tesla Crane is one of the richest people in the world, thanks to her family’s robotic business. She’s newly married, and she and her husband are on their honeymoon – a cruise to Mars. And then there’s a murder. Tesla’s husband is actually a retired detective, but he’s the
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Biddy has grown up on a hidden island off the coast of Ireland, raised by the magician Rowan and his familiar, Hutchincroft, who spends most of his time as a rabbit. It’s a rather idyllic existence, but as she gets older, she starts to realize that it’s rather odd that Rowan doesn’t allow her to
The Magician’s Daughter – H. G. Parry Read More »
This is a such a sweet little story. Otta’s six, and lives on her father’s ship. One morning, the ship’s boy finds a rat, and Otta sees a pet. The First Mate doesn’t approve, and sends the rat overboard. What they don’t know is that the rat is hosting a baby elemental – the very
Demon Daughter – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
I saw this used, and snagged it because I like the author. It’s a fun enough book – presented as a dictionary of all the tropes you’d run into in a fantasy story. It was published in 1996, so it’s fun to think about how much things actually have changed in fantasy-book land since that
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland – Diana Wynne Jones Read More »
I have such a love hate relationship with the world of this series. I’m honestly not sure why I keep reading them. I feel like I need to do some sort of psychological deep dive into this. I like this kind of story, and the world building is pretty unique, but I think there’s something
Imprudence – Gail Carriger Read More »
This is the prequel to Legends and Lattes, when Viv is a young, dumb, mercenary, and gets herself injured. The merc company she’s running with leaves her in the town of Murk to recover. What follows is as much of a nice warm hug of a book as the last one, as Viv helps the
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