Despite what the paltry number of reviews I’ve written tell you, I am a voracious reader. I love getting into series, even more so when I have some assurance that the series ends well. I was excited when I saw Narfna’s review of the last book in Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series. I didn’t even read her review, I just bought the first book and read it as quickly as I could. I am now deep in book two and have the remaining books on […]
Alex, you gotta fend for yourself
This was a quick bit of fun but I’m not sure I feel the need to read more. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood at the time. Maybe I’ll try it again later. WHO KNOWS WHAT I’LL DECIDE, I NEVER DO. Alexia Tarabotti has quite a few problems, the least of which being that she is old (well, “old”) and unmarried and looks to remain that way for quite some time. This is due to her being Italian, which is bad because of […]
If Oscar Wilde was a Badass Victorian Woman
Weeks ago, on a rainy Friday afternoon, I needed something fun and uplifting to read. The lovely people of the CBR Book Club Facebook page threw a slew of recs at me, and this was one of the ones I ended up with. Y’all are good. This was exactly what I was looking for, and enough outside my usual reading zone that it made me feel happy for expanding my horizons (I’m not always a sci-fi or romance reader, and this one definitely has both involved). […]
Tongue-in-cheek steampunk urban fantasy romance, yes please!
Loved it! Loved it, loved it, loved it. I always get really nervous when I write reviews for books that I have such positive reactions to, especially ones like this one that have such strong personalities. This book knows who it is and what it’s trying to do and does its thing with aplomb. I happened to love it immediately after reading the first sentence, but I can understand how if the humor in the writing or the language she uses, or if you don’t […]