The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
The Raven Scholar is actually pretty good; I was a little surprised because I sometimes don’t have great luck with the popular best-sellers, even in genre fiction. The characters are mostly what drive things, Neema and Cain are a lot of fun, both individually and together, Sol has some good … [Read more]
Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway by Michael Riedel
In his previous book, Razzle Dazzle, Michael Riedel chronicled Broadway history from the 1960s through the '90s, mainly through the lens of the Shubert Organization and the two men who took control of it in order to save the company and their industry as a whole, Gerald Schoenfeld and Bernard … [Read more]
Odessa by Gabrielle Sher
Gabrielle Sher’s Odessa started from her doctoral dissertation titled “Who Made Us Monsters? Narrative Psychology and The Female Jewish Gothic.” I assume it evolved a lot to go from academic writing to horror novel, but I think the question was answered. The book doesn't explain much. It doesn't … [Read more]
Et Tu, Babe by Mark Leyner
This is going to be short and to the point. I HATED Mark Leyner’s Et Tu, Babe. I had a friend a long time ago who loved Leyner and the title of the book cracked me up. Well, the title was the first and last thing to give me even a twitch of amusement. There isn’t really a plot, per se, just … [Read more]
Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Monthly Keyword 26: Decay Thank you to Tor Books and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book is out on May 5th, 2026. Murderbot (who has installed a mental health module now, and keeps doing Emotion checks on itself) is on a rescue mission on a large artificial planet … [Read more]
The Rushworth Family Plot: A Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery (#4) by Claudia Gray
To condemn the female of the species for frivolity while simultaneously limiting her to frivolity is patently unjust, and yet grievously common. Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney understand each other (and their own hearts) perfectly; it's a pity their families do not. A series of misunderstandings, … [Read more]
