The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
Wow. Fantastic. It took me a while to get through (it's over 500 pages) but very much enjoyed. I loved the focus on Churchill, his family, and the rest of the inner circle that kept Britain going during WWII. We also get some insights into Germany, Hitler, and others who were focused on trying to … [Read more]
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
Tokyo Ever After is a YA romance about a teenager discovering she's a Japanese princess. Izumi has lived in a small NorCal town her whole life. She isn't the best student, especially since she doesn't finish her homework. She's been raised by her devoted single mom. Her mom has a close friendship … [Read more]
Ten Little Fen: A Spade Paladin Novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
At Witt’s End: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Really Big Ka-Boom: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Unity Con: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Early Conundrums: A spade/Paladin Collection by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
These books and stories were all read together in a bunch, although the writing of them probably spanned decades. The stories are all set at various speculative fiction cons - featuring two main characters who only really interact at these cons. Spade - a large guy who made money in the early days … [Read more]
The Ultra-Fabulous Glitter Squadron Save the World Again by A.C. Wise
This was a fun read, but hard to describe. So i took a look at the publisher and this is a book suggested when one chooses “I want to read something that’s genderqueer…” . And that is fair. This is a collection of stories and vignettes about how each of the members of the ultra-fabulous … [Read more]
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna
Once again, I have done as told by the Interwebs, but failed to record which website recommended it. This was either Vulture or Pajiba, I'd wager. What an excellent recommendation. It should be required reading for my whole family (but they never do as they're told). We meet Deka in the Gilded … [Read more]
Chubby & Charming by Mary E Thompson
This is one of the few truly size positive books I've read. I've seen a couple of reviews at amazon that were super negative about this, and wow, I am unimpressed. I hated Mandy’s attitude of ‘I’m too fat to be lovable’.' Mandy was just a whiny b*tch who didn’t deserve Xander, not because of … [Read more]
