I started reading romances in college, many many years ago. It was kind of lonely because no one really talked about them. There was the danger of being judged, and I still cared about such things. I read romances all through law school and all through my decade in a traditional office based career, and through my years in non-traditional, non-career working and then about 6 years ago, I mostly stopped. I would occasionally read an Eloisa James or Julia Quinn, but the Jayne Anne […]
Baby, I’ll bake you a neutron bomb
The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey
This is a hard book to review without tons of spoilers. Things that have been building since the first book come to a head and are (mostly) resolved. I’m going to be coy and talk around things because I want you people (yes, I said “you people” and you know who you are) to have the joy of discovery. And People, you should be discovering Sandman Slim. If you are thinking about investing in a series of audiobooks this year, I highly recommend the Sandman […]
Donuts are a metaphor for free will.
Here are the most important things you need to know about Kill City Blues: there are 8 chapters, in the 7th chapter I was devastated, at the end of the 8th chapter I felt like I had read one of the best chapters in the entire series. Kill City Blues opens on a meeting of former Lucifers over coffee and doughnuts. Samael eyed his glazed old-fashioned suspiciously, like maybe it’s haunted. “Charming. Did I invent these? They taste like something designed to destroy mortals from […]
The Brady Bunch is very popular in Hell
Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey
What is the worst thing you can do to an authority hating anti-hero? Put him in charge. Lucifer is in Heaven, all hail Lucifer. Stark’s reward for finishing off the Kissi, averting a war between Heaven and Hell, and killing Mason Faim is being stuck in Hell again, but this time he is The Devil. Look, if this is a spoiler for you, that’s just too bad. You should already be reading the Sandman Slim series. Also, I don’t think it’s really that much of […]
Ignore the cover, read the book
Sometimes I’m reluctant to start a book because I know once I start, I won’t stop until I’m done. I’ve been holding off on Burn for Me for that reason. I was right. I could not put it down. I was in the middle of reviewing the 4th Sandman Slim novel when I started reading Burn for Me. GAH! Two quibbles. One – the cover is awful. I couldn’t bear to post it. Ignore it and read the book. Two – I hate the intro […]
When you’re born in a burning house, you think the whole world is on fire.
James Stark is continuing to keep me company while I sort, pack, and move boxes. The contrast between my mundane, everyday tasks and the operatic celestial machinations of Stark’s life keep me moving. This is the third book in the series, so there will be some necessary spoilers. I’ll put the important stuff for non readers here – Aloha from Hell is terrific and you should start reading this series so that you can have the joy of reading this book. I’m listening to the […]
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