Wise Child is the story of a girl in a Scottish island village. She’s living with her grandmother because her father is away at sea, and when her grandmother suddenly dies, she has no one to take her in, except Juniper, the village wise woman. Of course, Juniper is widely believed to be a witch, […]
Wise Child, Juniper and Colman – Monica Furlong Read More »
Mira had lived in awe of her mother. When she was young, the two of them had lived in Phineas House, in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Collette was bright and brittle, and brought a string of lovers into the house. Mira often faded into the background, only noticed by the silent women that served them.
Child of a Rainless Year – Jane Lindskold Read More »
Read for the RIP VII Reading Challenge. Alexia Maccon, Lady Woolsey, is woken up in the middle of the afternoon by the sound of her husband yelling at the top of his lungs. Considering that he’s a werewolf, and should be asleep at that hour, this can’t be a good thing, especially when he then
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Read for the RIP VII Reading Challenge. The Infernals continues the adventures of Samuel Johnson, his dog Boswell, and his friend Nurd, the demon. After the events of The Gates, when the ruler of Hell sent the evil Mrs. Abernathy to Earth to clear the way for an invasion (by way of the Large Hadron
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Read for the Once Upon a Time VII Reading Challenge. Marius is a professional battlefield looter. He and his apprentice, Gerd, happen upon the aftermath of the battle that has killed the king of Scorby. Unable to pass up such a rich battlefield prize, they’re looting the body when the Dead come to claim the
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Read for the RIP VII Reading Challenge. At the end of the Blood Ties books, for massively spoilery reasons, the vampire Henry Fitzroy had to relocate from Toronto to Vancouver. Needing someone he trusted to be his help during the day, he brought with him Tony Foster, the street kid that had helped Vickie and
Smoke and Shadows – Tanya Huff Read More »
Read for the RIP VII Reading Challenge. I can only write about this book if I first go off on a couple of tangents: Tangent #1 – I’ve been avoiding this series because of the covers. They’ve got those typical urban fantasy covers with the female character in some sort of sexed-up pose, scantily clad.
Moon Called – Patricia Briggs Read More »
Bella is the eldest daughter in her house, with two younger step-sisters. If you’re familiar with fairy tales, you can see where this story could go. But Bella’s step-mother, while a flighty hypochondriac, is kind, and her two step-sisters adore her. She’s also on good terms with her father, who has indulged her desire to
Beauty and the Werewolf – Mercedes Lackey Read More »
Captain Laurence and Temeraire have finally made it back to England, only to find that all the dragons there have been infected with a very nasty cold that’s kept them sick enough that many of them can no longer fly. After accidentally breaching the quarantine, they find that Temeraire is immune to the cold, and
Empire of Ivory – Naomi Novik Read More »
The Lord Ruler is dead, and Elend Venture has become King, and he’s trying his best to be fair to all the people, noble and skaa. The Mistborn Vin is trying to figure out exactly how to live as both the King’s consort, and assassin. And, the rest of the old thieving crew is trying
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