Ancestor Trouble by Maud Newton
For the past few years, when asked about what makes me want to teach, I have given an answer that includes, in some form, the concept of being a good ancestor. I've become really taken with the idea that we always leave a part of ourselves, and to a certain extent we get to shape what that looks … [Read more]
The Bell, The Book, and the Spellbinder by Brad Strickland
The Chessmen of Doom by John Bellairs
I got these books by mistake since I confused them with John Bellairs' other middle grade gothic horror/magic series starring a boy being raised by his grandparents. I cut myself some slack for this one, especially since I also read this Johnny Dixon series as a child and the titles were familiar. I … [Read more]
The Next Time I Die by Jason Starr
I received an advance reader copy of this novel from the folks at Hard Case Crime in exchange for an honest review. Jason Starr's male characters want you to know that they're good guys. Really, they are. They might do a couple of not so nice things, like murder and thievery. But really, they're … [Read more]
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Earlier this year I read book one in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series - The Eye of the World. I gave it the ol' five star treatment because I just enjoyed the heck out of it. While I fully intended to read one of these books every year and finish in my 50s, that didn't happen. Instead, I waited … [Read more]
Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
Tamsin is a powerful witch with a terrible condition: she can't love. The ability was taken from her by the Coven as punishment after she drastically misused her powers in her youth. And so, in exile in a rural town, she does spells for the townspeople in exchange for the love that they hold, which … [Read more]
History Comics: The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights by Archie Bongiovanni
I give History Comics: The Stonewall Riots: Making a Stand for LGBTQ Rights by Archie Bongiovanni a four for the story idea and showing history in this genre/format. But it loses a point due to the time traveling aspect. The fact this was a major point of GLBT+ rights mean that having 21st century … [Read more]
