Sep 9, 2020
Review of Goddess in the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson
Robots, time travel, teen angst, and this gorgeous cover. Yes to all of this. I didn't anticipate the great twists Johnson provides.
Sep 3, 2020
Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now, 9/3/20 Edition
01 Goddess in the Machine 02 Beach Read 03 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Aug 31, 2020
Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read
01 I Killed Zoe Spanos I'll admit that this cover hooked me at first look, but the premise of this story is similarly irresistible. Anna...
Aug 30, 2020
Review of Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
The playful and absurd are presented as everyday occurrences, and supernatural events are regularly intermingled with sassy detective work.
Aug 29, 2020
Review of Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel by Martha Wells
This one was slow going in the middle, but Wells provides a fantastically unique point of view, and this series is perfect science-fiction e
Aug 27, 2020
Review of Soulless by Gail Carriger
I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel--the first in a series--from Gail Carriger.
Aug 23, 2020
Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now
Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now 01 Dear Emmie Blue 02 Network Effect 03 The House in the Cerulean Sea
Aug 20, 2020
Six Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels
01 A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World And there may be no law left except what you make of it, but if you steal my dog, you can at...
Aug 17, 2020
Review of The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
The Boy on the Bridge offers adventure, twists, turns, love, scientific exploration, betrayal, and an odd twist on hope.
Aug 11, 2020
Review of My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
This first book in the Lady Janies trilogy is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic banter.
Aug 10, 2020
Three Offbeat Series I Just Started and Love
01 Ink & Sigil: Ink & Sigil Series In this first book of Kevin Hearne's new Ink & Sigil series, patterns and inks have power; hobgoblins...
Aug 1, 2020
Six Captivating Nordic Stories
Six books in Nordic settings to knock your socks off.
Jul 19, 2020
Review of Exit Strategy (Murderbot #4) by Martha Wells
Murderbot is a part-organic robot who continues to be inconveniently and fiercely loyal to certain humans.
Jun 3, 2020
Review of Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
Sloane is a perfectly imperfect heroine and things aren't entirely what they seem in Roth's first novel for adults.
May 11, 2020
Review of A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica is a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances.
May 7, 2020
Review of books 1-3 of the Murderbot series by Martha Wells
Murderbot shows a reluctant, grumpy ability to care for others and a desire to develop its own sense of duty and sense of self.
Apr 15, 2020
Review of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Gideon’s speech is modern and biting, there are darkly funny moments, and the friendships and loyalty resonate in a lovely way. The tone...
Mar 27, 2020
Review of Light Changes Everything by Nancy E. Turner
I loved the early twentieth century Arizona Territory setting and details, as well as Mary Pearl’s spirit, grit, and determination.
Mar 5, 2020
Review of The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
The final book in Maureen Johnson's young adult Truly Devious trilogy wraps up the story, but I missed the earlier books' banter.
Feb 24, 2020
Review of The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher #22) by Lee Child
Child's Jack Reacher eschews societal standards of beauty and the judgment that often surrounds addiction. Jack Reacher doesn’t follow...