Tag Archives: female lead
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
Read August 2022 Recommended for people wanting to dip their toes into Watts ★ ★ ★ ★ This isn’t your childhood Harry Potter. “I didn’t want to get up and go on in the world, agreeing that it was in … Continue reading
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Read August 2022 Recommended for people in the 2000s unratable Back in the day–ie, as they were released–I read all of the Stephanie Plum books. No matter how ridiculous, I could say that they gave me at least one laugh-out-loud … Continue reading
Sea Storm by Andrew Mayne
Read August 2022 Recommended for people fans of water, thrillers, procedurals ★ ★ ★ ★ It was probably four chapters before I really stopped to take a breath. It’s been awhile since I had a read like that viscerally engaging, … Continue reading
Black Coral by Andrew Mayne
Read August 2022 Recommended for thriller fans ★ ★ ★ ★ Thrillers fill a particular ecological niche in my life. For me, they are literary fast food, perfect for when I need a tasty jolt to power me through a … Continue reading
Artifact Space by Miles Cameron
Read July 2022 Recommended for fans of space flight ★ ★ ★ ★ Hey, guess what? It turns out I can still read overly long books and enjoy them! I mean, it’s not that amazing–I did read Doors of Eden, … Continue reading
Giant Days by John Allison
Read June 2022 Recommended for grown up fans of Lumberjanes ★ ★ 1/2 Underwhelming, given the rave reviews. Mildly diverting. Art is reminiscent of the delightful Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy, which is probably what tempted me, along … Continue reading
The Outskirter’s Secret by Rosemary Kirstein
Read May 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ It only took me two months to finish, which probably counts as some kind of personal record for category of Book-I-Actually-Liked-Even-Though. The ‘even-though’ was the kicker, clearly. Kirstein writes an interesting … Continue reading
The Verifiers by Jane Pek
Read May 2022 Recommended for lit fic fans ★ ★ 1/2 I should have liked The Verifiers, an amalgamation of three of my book interests: quirky New York women, mysteries, and identity exploration. Bonus, it even claimed to be about … Continue reading
That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire
Read May 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ Surprisingly fun and a nice return to the attraction the series originally held for me. Snappy dialogue, a tone that nicely balances fun with consequences and an interesting storyline all make for … Continue reading
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
Read February 2022 Recommended for fans of the scientific method ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This is one of those books that I wish I had found when it was published in 1989, or even in the following decades. I would … Continue reading
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