Category Archives: fantasy
Lumberjanes: A Terrible Plan. Vol.3
Read August 2017 Recommended for fans of girrrl-power ★ ★ ★ It was somewhat with surprise that I found myself enjoying the first two Lumberjanes graphic novels, as it’s not a form I’m drawn to (ha-ha) normally. Unfortunately, the third … Continue reading
Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore
Read August 2017 Recommended for fans of Butcher and noir PI ★ ★ ★ I see dead people. Well, I don’t, not really, although I do regularly encounter the dying. But I was curious to see how a urban … Continue reading
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly. Like childhood.
Read July 2017 Recommended for ? fans of Neil Gaiman ★ ★ 1/2 This is definitely not a young adult book. If you should try, with best intentions, after reading numerous glowing reviews and having heard Connolly’s name bandied about … Continue reading
Chaos Mage by Stephen Aryan
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of epic fantasy and sieges ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Wow, what a stroke of luck! The rather crabby clerk at Half-Price Books wanted me to know it’d be half an hour before … Continue reading
Vampire Blues by Stephany Simmons
Read June 2017 Recommended for fans of very light PNR ★ ★ ★ Adventures of the first book over, Eleanor Figg and Lian Cairn are now a couple. They’ve decided to remodel his Irish pub into a bar and grill. … Continue reading
Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter. Or, Mercy me.
Read July 2017 Recommended for fans of kick-ass-lady urban fantasy. And vampires ★ ★ ★ I’m always on the lookout for the next Kate Daniels, and the Jane Yellowrock series comes close. Like Kate, she lost parents to violence, and … Continue reading
The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
Read June 2017 Recommended for people who want a fast read, Scalzi fans ★ ★ 1/2 Written at the proverbial, easy-to-access, reach-all-literacy-levels eighth-grade level, The Dispatcher has an intriguing core idea. Unfortunately, the writing kept it only two … Continue reading
Bone Song by John Meaney. Or, Good Bones, but Needs More Flesh
Read May 2017 Recommended for fans of UF police detectives ★ ★ ★ An intriguing but wildly inconsistent book. Imagine, if you will, J.D. Robb’s In Death series redone with the deathworld of Chronicles of Riddick, the sensibility of a … Continue reading
Voodoo Dues by Stephany Simmons
Read May 2017 Recommended for fans of light PNR ★ ★ ★ A lot like Jello with whipped cream; light, a bit forgettable, and sweet. A few sections felt first novelish, kind of wish-embodiment on the part of the author, … Continue reading
Marked In Flesh by Anne Bishop. Or, chocolate that doesn’t melt in your hands.
Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of Speshul Snowflakes and ecological wins ★ ★ ★ ★ Oink, oink! For those who follow my reviews, I’m unable to stop myself from comparing this series to candy. As I learned in Salt … Continue reading
