Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Elantris is a (blessedly) stand alone fantasy novel, centering around the mystery of the fall of Elantris and three main characters, Prince Raoden, Princess Sarene and Gyorn Hrathen. Elantris itself is a walled city, once grand in scale and filled with people who travelled from neighbouring lands … [Read more]
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
In one word: Hopeful Cannonball Read Bingo Square: Cozy For a few consecutive months, I challenged my work book club to pick its book based on the heritage month (she says, realizing how smug she sounds) and thus, I read this book in April for Arab American Heritage Month. I was wholly … [Read more]
How To Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Shur
Michael Shur, creator of (among other comedies shows) The Good Place, has applied the research he performed to write that series and laid it out, in layperson's terms, in How To Be Perfect. This non-fiction book, which I digested in Audiobook format read by Shur himself, was an informative (if … [Read more]
The Sandman, volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg (illustrator), Sam Keith (illustrator), Malcolm Jones III (illustrator), Robbie Busch (colorer), Todd Klein (letterer)
CBR14 Bingo: "Adapt" - The Sandman has recently been adapted into a television series. I discovered The Sandman graphic novels in 2000 and instantly became a fan (with collectibles to show for it!). I'm a sucker for beautiful book editions and when the "Absolute Sandman" editions were released I … [Read more]
Hot Lumberjack by Aviva Blakeman
Aviva Blakeman's Hot Lumberjack starts in one of my favorite ways - with a bang. You know immediately that Abi and Ilan are so wildly attracted to each other that during an argument they end up having sex in her car. While Abi is feeling weird about it, she finds out that Ilan's company is the … [Read more]
Salamandre by I. N. J. Culbard
Kasper Salamandre is a young man who has recently lost his hero, his father, to a terrible accident. Moping about and acting out, his mother thinks it best if he were to live with his grandfather for a bit. However, it is on the other side of the border, where only The Emperor is praised. Art, … [Read more]
