Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter
Star rating: ★★★★ Usually, I avoid YA fiction like the plague; I’m too old and too cynical for the amount of angst that sloshes around. Tamora Pierce is one of… Read more »
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Review: Charming
Charming by Elliott James My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was looking for something to fill in the wasteland before the next Jim Butcher book, and although Elliott James… Read more »
Review: The Death of the Necromancer
The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first read this years ago – maybe when it first came out. It’s one that’s… Read more »
Review: The Gate of Sorrows
The Gate of Sorrows by Miyuki Miyabe My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is definitely Young Adult fiction – but it has a distinct lack of romance (let alone… Read more »
Review: A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness My rating: 5 of 5 stars You can definitely tell that this book was written by a historian – and an academic at… Read more »
Review: 13 Bullets
13 Bullets by David Wellington My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have not, hitherto, considered myself to be a reader of horror fiction – mostly because I’m a wimp… Read more »
Book Review: Oracle, by Susan Boulton
Star rating: ★★★★ Sometimes, you know you’re going to enjoy a book within the first page. This was one of those books; Boulton hooked me almost immediately. Her characters are likeable… Read more »
Book Review: Half-Made Girls, by Sam Witt
Star Rating: ★★★★ Characters Joe Hark is definitely a flawed hero, maybe even an anti-hero. He’s a violent alcoholic who shoots first and doesn’t bother to ask questions because he thinks… Read more »
Review: The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of those books which lives up to its reputation – it’s a long… Read more »
Book Review: Brotherhood of the Wheel
Four stars. R.S. Belcher has now been added to my list of Authors I Really Like. What I LikedCharactersJimmie Aussapile is a great main character. I liked him because he… Read more »