Let’s talk book covers. The old adage “don’t judge a book by its cover” is ridiculous. We all judge a book by its cover, and the publishers know this and spend lots of time and energy designing book covers for just this reason. If book covers didn’t matter, why do they change covers between US and … [Read more]
Queen Charlotte: Inspired by the Original Series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Created by Shondland for Netflix by Julia Quinn & Shonda Rhimes
I absolutely loved the Queen Charlotte on Netflix; in fact, it was probably my favorite "season" of Bridgerton. So when I found out there was a novel of it, I knew I had to snatch it up. And that's exactly what this is: a novelization of the show. Which isn't exactly a bad thing, but if you're … [Read more]
A Sea Change: A Shadowhunters Novella by Cassandra Clare
Most people on their travels are looking for something; either to run towards, or as an option to go run from their troubles to. But not Shadowhunter (bisexual, recovering alcoholic, and general mess) Matthew Fairchild and his loyal (and here mostly when the plot requires him) golden retriever, … [Read more]
Platform Decay: Murderbot Diaries Book 8 by Martha Wells
This latest Murderbot installment is short (150 pages) but full of the snark and excitement one has come to expect from the series. It is missing the usual cast of characters (including my favorite ART) but it introduces some new ones and of course focuses on everyone’s favorite SecUnit. The … [Read more]
One Dark Window: Book One of the Shepherd King by Rachel Gillig
“There once was a girl clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a king - a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same...The girl, the King...and the monster they … [Read more]
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
Note: I read this book in English, but I thought this (Russian?) cover was cool. So I swear I read this book because somewhere it was recommended as an interesting take on climate change, but it wasn't actually about climate change. I borrowed the ebook from the library, so I can't go back and … [Read more]
Phantasma (Wicked Games #1) by Kaylie Smith
As you can probably tell from the title of my review, I listened to this as an audiobook. I didn't fully dislike the book, but the narrator's portrayal of the main character had me annoyed. Ophelia is a budding necromancer, and she's reeling from the sudden death of her mother. She has to basically … [Read more]
