I'll Stop the World by Lauren Thoman
I’ll Stop the World is the debut novel by Lauren Thoman, published by Mindy’s Book Studio, the Mindy being Mindy Kaling. It’s clear from her opening note at the beginning of the book that there are twists in this book. I did get one of them because math, but I was really surprised by the second. I admit though when I know there’s a big twist in books I try not to think to hard about it because I just want to enjoy the story […]
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda (author(, Polly Barton (translator)
CBR Bingo- Asia/Oceana- BINGO! Where the Wild Ladies Are is a collection of Japanese folk tales retold with a feminist point of view. The tales all have ghosts in them, but they are mostly cute or beautiful ghosts, and not scary ghosts. The only one I thought was a bit tense was The Peony Lanterns, a story about two traveling saleswomen where things start escalating and then seppuku or ritual suicide is suggested, but not really. If you’ve ever tried to get rid of a […]
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
CBR Bingo- You are Here I am on my couch, watching a lot of GBR, under a blanket. It’s Great British Baking Show, with murder! Oh, and set in Vermont. Betsy Martin is Prue, the bestselling author of a number of baking books and called “America’s grandmother.” She has been hosting a show called “Bake Week” for years. In this version, the baking competition takes place in Betsy’s sprawling mansion, and the contestants sleep there. There are many of GBR’s typical characters; the young one, […]
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
CBR square- Queer Lives. What a lovely, absorbing, moving book. I really loved Light From Uncommon Stars, the Hugo nominated book from Ryka Aoki. It’s about a transgender girl named Katrina who runs away from her abusive home and runs towards Shizuka Satomi, a woman who has made a bargain with a demon to bring seven souls to Hell in order for people to know her music again. She plays the violin and so does Katrina. Once she hears Katrina play she knows she is […]
Runaways Vol 6: Come Away with Me by Rainbow Rowell
Runaways Vol 5: Cannonfodder by Rainbow Rowell
Runaways Vol 4: but you can't hide by Rainbow Rowell
CBR 15, Picture This Look at this cover, how gorgeous is she? (Aside from the fact that she appears to have no ankle or foot). That’s Gert, she’s my favorite. This is a review of the final three volumes of Rainbow Rowell’s run of Runaways. So Runaways is Marvel but mostly the characters did their own thing although some of them have been Young Avengers and Molly is a mutant. There are 100 issues of Runaways, then it got cancelled, for now. I have read […]
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
CBR Bingo- Strange Worlds I am glad to see a bunch of folks reading The Kaiju Preservation Society because it was great fun. Very much like his Redshirts novel where a merry band of misfits exist and wackiness ensues. It’s not completely low stakes, and it had enough tension that I almost worried a little for our misfits. These misfits are smart scientists, except for the main character, Jamie. Jamie lifts things. Jamie is pretty non descript. Most of the characters are not described in […]
