Tag Archives: fantasy
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Read January 2021 ★ ★ ★ P. Djèlí Clark is one of those authors that’s on my ‘to watch’ list. You might even say I’m a fan. I’ve read through most of his short stories and purchased most … Continue reading
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
Read January 2021 Recommended for fans of dark supers ★ ★ ★ I’m not saying I was looking for lifestyle alternatives. Just because I’ve left the path of self-sacrificing medical worker doesn’t mean I’m swinging another way. In … Continue reading
The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey
Read November 2020 Recommended for fans of post apocalypse YA ★ ★ ★ Despite often viewing reading as a solitary experience, sometimes friends are where it’s at. A flash book-group got me through the first Koli book, … Continue reading
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Read September 2020 Recommended for seriously hetronorms ★ No one knows a girls’ friendship like a guy, amIrite? Just kidding, totally sexist of me, just like this entire hetronormative mess of a Hogwarts derivative with more contradictory messaging … Continue reading
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of NYC, Jemisin ★ ★ 1/2 Surprisingly underwhelming for me. Admittedly, I’m not a huge new-adult fan, and this has ‘coming-of-age’ plot line all over. I was also surprised that there was … Continue reading
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones
Read 2020 Recommended for fans of fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ Before there was TV Tropes, there was The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. In 1996, Wynne Jones created the ultimate epic fantasy trope list. Done in a … Continue reading
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of Kingfisher ★ ★ ★ Really, how can any baker resist a title like that, along with the lure of an enthusiastic but somewhat unreliable sourdough starter named Bob? But what … Continue reading
Short Story Round Up, Part 2
“Our King and His Court” by Rich Larson Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of Abercrombie, The Godfather ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Tor.com’s summary says it all. It’s a partially deconstructed … Continue reading
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde. It goes over quite easily.
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of Jasper Fforde ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Fun, but as with most everything I like, complicated. The story begins with Mary Mary being shown around Reading Central Police Station by … Continue reading
