Tag Archives: fantasy
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
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
One of Our Thursdays is Missing by Jasper Fforde
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of clever book references, ambiguous mysteries ★ ★ ★ ★ I have a confession: I read this half hoping to hate this, so I could make some space on the physical library shelves. Alas, … Continue reading
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft. But slowly. Oh-so-slowly.
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of The Orphan’s Tales ★ ★ 1/2 This was one of the most lovely books I almost didn’t finish. To certain library books I must ask certain questions: are they worth overdue fines? Perhaps … Continue reading
Necropolis by Tim Waggoner. Or, P.I. Mad-Libs, Magickal Edition
Read March 2017 Recommended for fans Simon Green ★ ★ Mostly, I have only Past Carol. to blame. You see, I realized my TBR list had over 600 books, over four years of reading if I ever tried to get … Continue reading
City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of Guy Gavriel Kay who wish he’d write an action fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Some authors always manage to surprise me. Bennett is one of them, with each book I’ve … Continue reading
Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon
Read February 2017 Recommended for fans of fairy tales and clever girls ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Castle Hangnail is unbelievably charming and one of the first reads of the year to make it to my ‘to … Continue reading
Johannes Cabal short stories by Jonathan L. Howard
Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of Cabal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When the giant spider devil appeared in The Fall of the House of Cabal, it wasn’t long before I was giggling. How can you … Continue reading
Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman. Yes, absolutely.
Read January 2017 Recommended for people that like Regency romance and elven politics ★ ** spoiler alert ** Do not read this review. Unless you are Carol., and unless you are not fond of regency romance and portal worlds. … Continue reading
The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
Read December 2016 Recommended for fans of British humor, vampires, aeroplanes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I feel a kinship with Howard and his sense of humor, a frequently subtle type of reference-filled playfulness that works best if … Continue reading
