Tag Archives: female lead
The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson
Read October 2020 ★ ★ ★ ★ An above average first book, with lots to like for urban fantasy fans. It reminds me of Maxine Hong Kingston crossed with Snake Agent. A young widowed … Continue reading
Magical Midlife Dating by K.F. Breene
Read August 2020 Recommended for dating optimists. ★ 1/2 I thought the first book in the series, Magical Midlife Madness, quite cute. The premise is that a woman is at odds after divorcing and her only son going off … Continue reading
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Read August 2020 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “‘Of course, but do you understand what is at stake,’ he asked? She had no idea… She was, however, curious. ‘Tell me,’ she said, knowing a story lay … Continue reading
The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
Read August 2020 Recommended for fans of Suzanne Palmer, The Expanse ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “You know I am, at heart, a pragmatist. That’s why I seek chemical assistance to have less pragmatic experiences.” This … 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
Sauerkraut Station by Ferrett Steinmetz
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of space station sci-fi ★ ★ ★ 1/2 My absolute favorite thing by Steinmetz. It entirely deserves the 2012 Nebula nod. A young woman aboard the tiniest space way-station imaginable meets … Continue reading
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
Edit Edit date and time Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of space adventures! Fast-n-furious! ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This is the literary equivalent of the weekend action-adventure movie. Although initially slow to grab me, in the … Continue reading
Feed by Mira Grant
Recommended for: fans of zombies, pandemics Read May 2011 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A perfect summer read. It starts out with our heroes poking sharp sticks at zombies and a narrow escape. It’s a good way to develop interest, but … Continue reading
The Smart Woman’s Guide to Murder by Victoria Dowd. Or The Smart Woman Considers it Unpalatable.
Read May 2020 Recommended for no one. ★ You would think that at my age, I would be smarter than to fall for a marketing line that claims “A GOLDEN AGE COUNTRY HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY BROUGHT BANG UP TO … Continue reading
Dark Harvest Magic by Jayne Faith
Read May 2020 Recommended for eh, idk ★ 1/2 Ah, QuarantineBrain™. I’m going to miss you. That casual, passive acceptance of the way the days blended into each other, and the passive way I could let books flow over … Continue reading
