Fantasy/Sci-Fi 6/10

Sep 17, 2021

Review of Circe by Madeline Miller

ICYMI: My recent review of Natalie Haynes's entertaining A Thousand Ships brought to mind this wonderful title by Madeline Miller that I...

Sep 10, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/10/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Guncle, Steven Rowley's sassy, heartwarming fiction about an uncle caring for his young niece...

Sep 8, 2021

Review of How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

ICYMI: In Matt Haig's How to Stop Time, main protagonist Tom Hazard lives for centuries but is not allowed to fall in love. When he...

Aug 16, 2021

Review of Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by Kevin Hearne

I enjoyed revisiting characters from Ink & Sigil, but I felt bogged down by recounted stories and detailed logistics, and I missed the...

Aug 11, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Paper & Blood, Kevin Hearne's second and final book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The...

Jul 30, 2021

July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from July! Here are the books I most loved reading during the past month. I'd love to hear: what are some of your...

Jul 27, 2021

Review of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Ursula unknowingly lives her life over and over again as Atkinson explores how choices large and small cause enormous repercussions for a...

Jul 26, 2021

Review of Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo

The moments of redemption aren’t too easy, and I found the various threads building toward the amazing ending to be satisfying and...

Jul 23, 2021

Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories

The Second-Chance Books I love a good second-chance book in which the main character gets the opportunity to go back and try again, redo...

Jul 22, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/22/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rule of Wolves, Leigh Bardugo's second and final book in the young adult King of Scars duology; I'm...

Jul 21, 2021

Review of Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

I adored the romantic setup and seemingly ill-fated attraction in Saft's young adult fantasy-mystery, but I was dissatisfied with the...

Jul 19, 2021

Review of Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) by Martha Wells

Fugitive Telemetry is full of more wonderfully grumpy Murderbot, flummoxed by humans' behavior and saving their skins at every turn. It's...

Jul 16, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/16/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Down Comes the Night, a young adult fantasy story featuring magical healing and warring kingdoms;...

Jul 13, 2021

Review of The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

Small moments in this young adult book ring true, and the story feels primarily about relationships, set against a witchy background. In...

Jul 12, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/12/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a bizarre, dark set of short stories by a former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer, Jen Spyra;...

Jun 30, 2021

June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite books from June! Here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past month, in the order in which...

Jun 23, 2021

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/21 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts; the rich fictional history of an...

Jun 18, 2021

Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI

The Robot Books I love a good artificial intelligence- or robot-focused story, and these six (plus, in several cases, their sequels)...

Jun 15, 2021

Review of Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) by Sylvain Neuvel

ICYMI: I've been thinking lately about robot books and specifically about this great series by Neuvel, in which a girl stumbles upon...

Jun 3, 2021

Review of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls #2) by Hank Green

This ending to Green's duology has tremendous heart without ever flirting with sappiness, deep meaning without being pedantic, and it...

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