Tag Archives: four star
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
The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles
Read August 2020 Recommended for fans of Edwardian mysteries ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Written better than all of my QB™ reads, this is a fun palate-cleanser between more demanding books. Books that I’ve been avoiding, for … 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
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark
Read February 2019 Recommended for fans of djinn, interesting reads ★ ★ ★ ★ Cairo, 1912 or so. There’s a ghost in Tram Car 015, although Senior Agent Hamed is fairly certain it isn’t a ghost. You … Continue reading
Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene. Or, A Midlife I Can Get Behind
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of Clean Sweep, PNR ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I really don’t think it’s QuarantineBrain™, but if you try and say it’s peri-menopause brain, I will come over and beat you with an old … Continue reading
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of cleverness, digression ★ ★ ★ ★ Once again, The Fourth Bear makes the personal library cut. Oh, don’t get me wrong; it’s as meandering as bumblebee at the height of … Continue reading
How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Sookie Stackhouse ★ ★ ★ ★ Another enjoyable entry in the Necromancy series. As an aside, the ‘necromancy’ seems to be similar to ‘magic,’ except the skill can also raise … Continue reading
Reef Creature Identification by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of divers, snorklers ★ ★ ★ ★ This is considered The Definitive Reference for creatures in the listed areas (there’s a similar set for Hawaii). I’m a biology nerd and snorkeling … Continue reading
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Read January 2020, 2015 Recommended for fans of magical inns ★ ★ ★ ★ Surprisingly, I liked this even better than the first novel in the Innkeeper series, Clean Sweep. I expected a paranormal romance direction … Continue reading
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Read December 2019 Recommended for middle school detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ The Westing Game is first full-length mystery I remember reading. Well, besides Encyclopedia Brown and Nancy Drew books. But the one mystery that I could still … Continue reading
