A Fate Inked in Blood: Saga of the Unfated Book One by Danielle L. Jensen
Set in a world where the Gods frequently join in marital relations and give blood to their chosen children, Freya chafes at her life. Bound in an unwanted marriage to a son of the Ocean God Njord, she spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of joining Snorri's, the region's jarl, war band and … [Read more]
“D” is for Deadbeat: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery (#4) by Sue Grafton
He called himself Alvin Limardo, and according to him, he had a simple job for Kinsey: locate some fifteen-year-old who'd done him a favor once and pass on a check for $25,000. But then the $400 check for his retainer bounced. And that's when Kinsey discovered his name was actually John Daggett; … [Read more]
Men Like Ours: A Novel by Bindu Bansinath
Cbr18bingo Wealth The story opens with Matthew, a wealthy man, found dead in his car I picked up Men Like Ours at our local library, drawn in by its cover which reminded me of Parini Shroff’s The Bandit Queens. It turns out the two novels are a bit alike. Each features Indian women living in a … [Read more]
Whistler by Ann Patchett
I'm not sure this was Patchett's point, but I left this book thinking a rather unpopular opinion: that perhaps divorce, and being a parent who leaves a marriage where you are unsatisfied (as opposed to actively being hurt, either physically or mentally), harms children? Which is to say--as someone … [Read more]
The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson
Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not impact my rating or review. Wow. This was a painful read. I should have DNFed it, but I kept hoping it would get better, it did not. I think the bigger issue is that the entire book felt fragmented. We know why it was that way … [Read more]
Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher
I really enjoyed the first book in this series and kept wondering where the other books were, well we get the second book in the Swordheart series now and the third and final one next year called Shieldborn. This was a long slow romantasy novel that I think will thrill T. Kingfisher fans. We have … [Read more]
