Slewfoot by Brom
In 17th century England, Abitha’s father sells her off to pay his debts; the end result is that she is shipped off to the American colonies to become the bride of Edward, a man she has never met. Edward turns out to be kind and generous, if meek in the face of his boorish cheat of an older brother, … [Read more]
The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall by Benedict Brown
CBR Bingo: Holiday The Mystery of Mistletoe Hall is an absolutely delightful mystery by Benedict Brown. I’ve never heard of Brown, but he has a series featuring retired police superintendent Lord Edgington as the main detective, including in this book. Lord Mountfalcon has invited the … [Read more]
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
This one didn’t make me cry nearly as much as its predecessor, Psalm for the Wild-Built, but that shouldn’t make you think that it didn’t have an emotional impact, it did make me tear up on more than one occasion. Because this novella is a meditation on what we call the human condition. It is also a … [Read more]
Prudence (The Custard Protocol, #1) by Gail Carriger
This was a perfectly fine and entertaining book that I for some reason had a hard time picking up and making myself finish, and I feel almost no pull to continue and finish the series. This is such a huge turnaround for what my feelings were about her first series, The Parasol Protectorate, which … [Read more]
The Language of Bees (2009) by Laurie R. King
CBR Bingo square: Minds: Sherlock Holmes and his wife Mary Russell are solving the mystery of Sherlock's missing daughter-in-law and granddaughter; minds are vulnerable to influence by the predatory; Damian Adler is a surrealist artist who rejects reason in his paintings. I was given The … [Read more]
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
[Review contains potential spoilers for Jasmine Throne, book 1 of The Burning Kingdoms trilogy] I finished Oleander Sword and now I don’t know what to do with myself. How dare it end there?! Where’s the next book?! I need to know what’s going to happen next!! Oleander Sword picks up a year … [Read more]
