Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
So, I own far too many books that I haven’t yet read. One of my goals this year is to greatly reduce that number, and I’ve somehow convinced myself that the best way to do so is to start with the shortest books first (there’s probably a flaw in my logic somewhere, but I’m going to ignore it for the time being). Coming in at 90 pages, the shortest unread book that I currently own is Binti, by Nnedi Okorafor. It won the Hugo and […]
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
I was travelling visiting family over the holidays and found that I didn’t bring enough physical books to occupy myself with while away from home. I ended up searching through my Kindle for something new to read, and quickly devoured the first three books in Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl series, consisting of Dungeon Crawler Carl, Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, and The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook. The plot is sort of a mix of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Hunger Games. One evening in […]
Thank you to my mystery gifter for this book and (super cute!) bookmark. There wasn’t a name on it, so if it was you, please let me know so I can thank you properly!
A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
CBR Bingo: Dun Dun – This is a creepy book with a growing sense of dread. I’ve read a *lot* of T. Kingfisher’s work this year and loved pretty much all of them. Despite this, I’ve been a little hesitant to start with her more horror-focused novels, as it’s not a genre I generally read a lot of, or enjoy all that much. I think I’ve now ran out of her non-horror novels to read (at least until my copy of A Sorceress Comes to […]
Evocation by S. T. Gibson
I read S. T. Gibson’s A Dowry of Blood — a retelling of Dracula from the point of view of one of his brides — earlier this year and absolutely adored it. The writing was beautiful, the characters were interesting, and I loved the general vibe (it was giving the vampire flashback scenes from Buffy and Angel, without the terrible accents). Her latest novel, Evocation, the first in a planned series (The Summoner’s Circle), was recently released, so I picked it up. Evocation follows David […]
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver
I’m not usually a fan of Contemporary Romance novels – I do love a good romance subplot, and I’ve slowly been getting into reading Romantasy lately (with mixed results) – but I somehow ended up reading Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver earlier this year. The premise was intriguing (two serial killers fall in love!), and I enjoyed it far more than I expected to – it was gross and exciting (in a fun way, yay cannibalism!) and I loved the characters and the way […]
