Prince of Thorns – Reviewed on KatsCannon “Hate will keep you alive where love fails” I don’t know what possessed me, in the lead up to Christmas, to read this book in particular. Nor what motivated me to keep reading when I realized just how dark it is. However, I’m not upset that I did, even if it was an awfully dark, twisted sort of story to read in the holiday season. I will tell you, this book is *not* going to appeal to everyone. […]
The now less secret history of a made up spy
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation – Reviewed on KatsCannon “The French just said he was a damned nuisance. Or they would have had they the good fortune to speak English. Instead being French they were forced to say it in their own language.” I know you’ll be shocked when you discover I’m reading yet another book that is part of a series (well, maybe you are – if you are only reading CBR7, you don’t know my reading proclivities as yet). However, this […]
Angelica! Eliza! ..and Peggy. The Schuyler Sisters!
The Secret Life of Violet Grant – Reviewed on KatsCannon “I thought, how magical, the first glimpse of snow. By March I would be sick of it, but here in this November instant those tiny flakes swirled with the unspeakable purity of a divine gift.” About the title of this review – I read this book before I jumped on the Hamilton bandwagon, but when I went to write this and saw Schuyler Sisters as a label on it on Goodreads, I couldn’t resist the […]
Flames…on the side of my face…
Her – Reviewed on KatsCannon “I found the final plot twist unsatisfying, as plot twists often are: nothing like life, which – it seems to me – turns less on shocks or theatrics than on the small quiet moments, misunderstandings, or disappointments, the things that it’s easy to overlook.” That quote was strategically chosen because I found the final plot twist of this DEEPLY unsatisfying. Remember how the last book I reviewed was all about apathy and no vitriol? I’ve saved that for this entry. […]
Book Meh of the Meh-lands Series
Hidden – Review on KatsCannon First written review, and it’s not going to overwhelm you folks, since this book left me feeling so incredibly meh that I can’t even work up vitriol about it. Hidden is Book 1 of the Dragonlands series, which hardly matters since I cannot come up with a single compelling reason to continue the franchise. Since it’s the first book, like first installments before it, this book is required to do a lot of the heavy lifting of world building and […]
My one and only video review as I play catch up before the year ends
This was my first, and last, attempt at a video review. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was going to do audio reviews, podcast style, and abandoned that idea, too. Sometimes I’m too ambitious for my own good. As it is, this video is more awkward than you’d expect from someone who is a performer for a living, so forgive me. I filmed this in January, so I remember nothing of how I felt about this book. My goodreads notes tell […]