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Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Read August 2022 Recommended for fans of folk tales ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I liked this so much I’m going to go read again. Brb. The third installment in a series of novellas that loosely … Continue reading
The Iron Khan by Liz Williams. Or, Sheer Gold.
Read February 2022 Recommended for fans of Chinese mythology ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Currently the last in the Detective Inspector Chen series. It deserves more than this partial review, but I am, after all, on vacation, so … Continue reading
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Recommended for: fans of fractured fairy tales Read in August 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Charming and cute. Nostalgia and a sale on the electronic boxed set brought this to my attention; while I have the paperback set, … Continue reading
Fugitive Telemetry
Read April 2021 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, humor and AI ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2021 is looking to be a pretty special year. No, I don’t mean the vaccine, although that’s pretty … Continue reading
Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the World Under the Sea by Julia Rothman
Read January 2020 Recommended for people who like oceans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Almost perfect* This is a solid overview of the ocean environment that should appeal to both visual and book learners. Done … Continue reading
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
Read December 2018 Recommended for fans of supernatural mysteries, Peter Grant ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 The Post in Which I Muse on Audio Versions of Books Stop reading the paper copy and give listening a … Continue reading
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells. Please, don’t.
Read November 2018 Recommended for fans of introverted robots ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “I had a complex emotional reaction. A whole new burst of neural connections blossomed. Oh right, I often have complex emotional reactions … Continue reading
Vallista by Steven Brust
Read June 2018 Recommended for fans of assassins and complex fantasy worlds ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I’ve been a fan of Brust’s Draegera books since 1988 or so, and all have a spot on my physical bookshelves. So clearly, … Continue reading
Jhereg by Steven Brust
Last read 2012 Recommended for fans of assassins and complex fantasy worlds ★ ★ ★ ★ The release of Iorich sent me down the path of re-reading the Taltos series. While Iorich was enjoyable and engrossing, memories sent me back … Continue reading
Claire DeWitt and the Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran
Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of mysteries ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Five million stars. But wait, if I rate this book that high, what does that make Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead? Fucking awesome, … Continue reading