This books starts with an older couple living an old England shrouded in mist and forgetting. They’d like to venture to see their son, but they can barely remember why he left, and if they should go. They’re finally able to push through the mists enough to set out on their journey, and they encounter […]
The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro Read More »
This collection does have some overlap with her other short story collections (my review of another is here – I’ve read another beyond this), but there is different work in here, so it’s worth getting. I really like the author’s voice – these are fairy tales retellings, or variations, or stories set in a fairy
The Collected Enchantments – Theodora Goss Read More »
This story is about Jennifer Talldeer, a private investigator in Oklahoma, who also happens to be an Osage shaman. Her specialty is finding Native American artifacts and returning them to their original owners. In this story, she’s hired by an insurance company after a construction project goes disastrously wrong, and the developer tries to frame
Sacred Ground – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
This series is a supposed look into Jane Austen’s diaries, theoretically finding inspirations for various characters and locations in her books. This book finds Jane, her mother and her sister in the Peak District, near Chatsworth House. If you’ve seen the 2005 Pride and Prejudice, Chatsworth was used as Pemberley, and it is considered to
Jane and the Stillroom Maid – Stephanie Barron Read More »
This is a fun book. Delaney and her sisters are the bulk of the police force in the small town of Ordinary, Oregon. What a good deal of the regular townsfolk don’t know is that Ordinary is a popular spot for the gods to come for a vacation from their regular lives, and Delaney’s family
Death and Relaxation – Devon Monk Read More »
This is the fifth book in the All Souls series. Book number four was about Marcus and Phoebe, and was a fairly stand alone story, but this book is obviously the beginning of a whole new story arc. Matthew and Diana’s twins are approaching seven, which is the age that witches are traditionally tested for
The Black Bird Oracle – Deborah Harkness Read More »
Luzia starts out this story as a scullion in Madrid. She has questionable heritage – this is set in the time of the Inquisition, and Luzia’s family has kept to their Jewish heritage. But even more than that, she has powers. When her mistress discovers her milagritos, Luzia’s secret is out in the open, and
The Familiar – Leigh Bardugo Read More »
Davi’s been alive for probably around a thousand years at this point. She woke up one morning in a different world, and was found by a wizard that told her she has a destiny to save it. And she’s definitely tried. But she’s more than 200 lives in at this point, and the Dark Lord
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying – Django Wexler Read More »
This book is mostly two novellas that are the stories of two separate dragons that have humans come into their lives. Feora hoards books, so I loved her instantly. She draws the attention of a knight when she’s using the king’s gold that she stole* (I mean, if he’d just send her regular tribute, she
Books and Broadswords , Volume 1 – Jessie Mihalik Read More »
For unread books, read here. This has been my worst reading year in a very long time. Mainly, this is due to the family health emergency we had over the summer – it’s amazing how much driving back and forth to another state every weekend for a couple months will cut into your reading time.
