Faris is the Duchess of Galazon, but until she reaches her majority, her uncle’s in charge, and he’s shipped her off to Greenlaw College. Faris wants nothing to do with this choice, but it turns out, her mother has specified Greenlaw in her will, because Greenlaw teaches magic. This story isn’t all about the college […]
A College of Magics – Caroline Stevermer Read More »
Ghosts are starting to interact with passengers on the Tube, and Peter Grant (and the Folly) are called in on the case. One complaint about this story – it’s too short. I absolutely want more of the main story line of this series, and this was not the novella to do that. That said, you
The Furthest Station – Ben Aaronovitch Read More »
This is the second book of the second Mistborn trilogy, set three hundred years after the last trilogy. The technology of the world has come a long way, but this book especially references back to what happened in the previous trilogy (the first book of this series was lacking that to some degree). I really
Shadows of Self – Brandon Sanderson Read More »
So I went on a bit of binge over the past weekend, into the past few weeknights. (It was hot and humid, and doing things outside just didn’t seem fun.) So I read the first two books in a day each, and the last one over a couple nights. BF is suspicious I don’t actually
Magic Burns, Magic Strikes, Magic Bleeds – Ilona Andrews Read More »
Continuing my rereading theme, here’s the prequel to The Blue Sword. Aerin is the only child of the king, by his second wife, who some considered to be a witch, so there are whispers about her. She won’t inherit the throne – that goes to her cousin Tor. Consequently, she’s not really sure what to
The Hero and the Crown – Robin McKinley 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 »
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 »
Caitrin has run away from a terrible situation at home, and finds herself at Whistling Tor. The townspeople try and convince her to leave, talking about a curse on the chieftain’s house on the Tor, but he has sent his man to town to advertise for a scribe, and Caitrin sees the opportunity to practice
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