A pedicure and fantasy!
The hook for me was at the end of chapter 5 and al of chapter 6. While many fantasy readers look for the sword and sorcery or the action sequences as a hook, I look for the more social impacts…
Son of a Wither! and Holy Notch!
Book: Connor Shepherd and the Golden Apple, A Minecraft Adventure Series: Connor Shepherd Chronicles by: R. Fergus Moir (aka Mine_ma) Review Rating: 5/5 YA, 4/5 Adult This book and genre is a departure from what I normally read. So if…
Starts with a Punch!
Book: Rejected Royalty (ARC) Series: Rime & Pyre Book 1 by: C.M. Cevis Rating: 3/5 Quite literally, this book starts with a punch. If you don’t believe me, read the first page. Ms. Cevis puts you right into the midst…
Poe’s Annabelle Lee, a Shadowhunter?
A book review of Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare *****This post may contain spoilers***** Who would have ever thought Edgar Allan Poe would hold the clues to solving a series of mundane and Faerie murders? The newest trilogy in Cassandra…
“You are mad, Vasya.”
“Entirely,” she said. “But I will have my freedom”… The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden – a book review. I finished this wonderful fairy tale this week, and sat back to think about what I’d just read. …
Neverwhere
by Neil Gaiman It has been years since I read Mr. Gaiman’s Neverwhere, but it’s always one that I come back to as holding some unidentifiable meaning. I came to this work at an interesting time in my life, when…
Lady Midnight (Dark Artifices #1)
by Cassandra Clare The newest trilogy in Cassandra Clare’s world of Shadow Hunters and Demons, The Dark Artifices #1, Lady Midnight brings a new set of enticing characters, mysterious murders, and a heart breaking love story that will make you…
The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy #1)
by Katherine Arden Really enjoying this fairy tale made modern! As a mother myself, I was hooked when Marina said: “I wanted her.” … “I want her still.” … “I want a daughter like my mother was.” FULL…
Inheritance
by Christopher Paolini I put reading this one off for a long time, because I was so disappointed with the 3rd book and frustrated that there was going to be a fourth when touted as a trilogy. That being said,…
A Wise Man’s Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss Originally posted to Goodreads on September 24, 2015. I have just completed listening to the second of the series during my commute. The story is setup beautifully for that! As it is long and there are multiple smaller…
