Pretty dang soon after I finished up reading Eon and Eona late last year, I learned that Alison Goodman had a new YA fantasy series about to start up. Since her first series was complicated and interesting and took lots of risks (even if they didn’t always work), I was already intrigued by the promise of a new series from her, but when I saw her refer to it as “Pride and Prejudice meets Buffy in English high society”, I pretty much needed to read […]
It’s hard out here for a wizard
Let me start off by saying this is the tenth book in the Young Wizards series and I waited six years for it. I didn’t re-read the series before starting the tenth book, so I kind of went into this blind. I feel that it’s safe to say that you don’t need to read the other nine books to enjoy this one, but it might make it easier to understand some of the past events characters refer to. It’s not necessary, but if you’re the […]
Sansa and the house elves
My sweetie and I have taken multiple multi-state road trips, and we always have problems with food. I always want to try somewhere new and local, enjoying the brief hope and possibility that it’ll be the best place I’ve ever eaten. He always wants Panera or Cracker Barrel. After a few too many Winchester diners and disappointing local ‘flavor’, I started to understand his choices. With Panera and Cracker Barrel, you always know what you’re getting. It’s the same in West Virginia as it is in Missouri, […]
Rare Disappointment in Discworld
I can’t NOT love a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, but I may have loved this one a little (OK, maybe a lot) less than I usually love a gallop through Discworld, maybe because it was more of a trot than a gallop? This book was less lively, less chock full of barbed hilarity, less truly representative of my favorite characters, less magical–all perhaps because it was written after the great Mr. P. had Alzheimers–I’ve even seen some say it can’t have been written by him […]
The Circus is a Dream and I am a Dreamer
Lucky number thirteen, and what a thirteen. I’m going to have a hard time being articulate about this book because all I want to do is cry I loved it so much. After I had finished I closed my kindle and held it close to my heart to revel in the world of the book just a tiny bit longer. It’s hard to describe the plot without giving too much away. And this is a book that unfolds like a flower, each unfolding giving you […]
A Nice and Accurate Review of the Apocalypse
Quick what is your favorite book? Did one pop into your mind immediately or did you need to add a few qualifying adjectives to narrow it down to just one title? Good Omens is usually my go-to answer when someone asks me what my favorite book is. No book is my favorite, as in preferred above all else, but Good Omens is closest. It holds a special place in my heart for being the tome that was my entry into a better class of fantasy/science […]
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