If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.--Albert Einstein, maybe. Even if the Library of Congress can't find the exact attribution of this quote, from our modern perspective it makes sense that an … [Read more]
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
BINGO - NEW SERIES Originally published in 2019, Wicked Saints is the first novel in a young adult, fantasy series that follows a young cleric named Nadya from a downtrodden land Kalyazi. She is able to commune with the entire pantheon of gods and petition them for assistance and magic. The … [Read more]
What If You & Me by Roni Loren
New Series: The first book in the series came out March 2021 Grumpy/sunshine is a favorite trope of mine, so I was very excited to read this newest book by Roni Loren, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s also a fascinating take on that trope: while Andi is extroverted and optimistic, she’s not … [Read more]
The Short Victorious War by David Weber
This is my third review in the Honor Harington series - a military sci-fi series based heavily around "naval" battles in the skies. I believe the character is roughly based on the equally alliterated Horatio Hornblower books of yore. Minor spoilers are inevitable but nothing serious. In Weber's … [Read more]
Bath Haus by P.J. Vernon
BookPage recommended this book a few months ago, either in the Pride issue or shortly before. Either way, I read this thriller based on their recommendation. This book is wild. Oliver has what seems to be an idyllic life in the Washington, D.C. area. He's married to a doctor, he lives in … [Read more]
Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton
February's Son by Alan Parks
By coincidence, I just finished two different mysteries set in Scotland. Both were okay, both should have been better, both merit three stars, and I have more to say about one than the other... Death of a Gossip It’s fine for what it is: a Scottish cozy mystery Agatha Christie rip … [Read more]
