Tag Archives: multi-culti
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch. Or, Primary Weapon: Kobna
Read April 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Here’s what you need to know: while I generally am unable to be an audio book listener, audio is absolutely the best way to consume the Peter Grant series. Although I … Continue reading
Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino
Read March 2022 Recommended for fans. Very ardent ones. ★ ★ I loved Higashino’s Salvation of a Saint and The Devotion of Suspect X. Malice and A Midsummer’s Equation were enjoyable, but not nearly as remarkable. This, though: this was … Continue reading
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
Read March 2022 ★ ★ ★ Reminds me very much of early adolescence; earnest, sincere, and very awkward. I have no doubt that some will love it’s wholehearted embracement of the exploration of identity and I absolutely wish them enjoyment … Continue reading
Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather
Read January 2022 Recommended for fans of the Sisters ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I was going to say something about how this mostly feels like a thoughtful character study, with a little bit of plot thrown in, until I was … 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
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Recommended for fans of The Night Garden Read October 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ It only took five years, but I am officially In Like with my kindle. I’m in the middle of three different books, but none of … Continue reading
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Recommended for: fans of world-building Read in August 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ I’ve been told, by a mostly reliable source, that as long as your ending is satisfying, you just can’t complain too much. As much as my instinct … Continue reading
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Recommended for: fans YA UF, Pride reads Read in August 2021 ★ ★ ★ Oh, I knew what I was getting into. You should too. Cemetery Boys is definitely young adult, young teenage level with angst on the level … Continue reading
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
á Read June 2021 ★ ★ ★ A follow-up to the adventures of Julian discovering mermaids, this suffers in comparison. I continue to love Love’s artistic sensibilities, but almost none of the pictures felt as vibrant or as unusual as … Continue reading
Selected Poems by Jorge Luis Borges
Read May 2021★ ★ ★ 1/2 When Florencia shared a poem by Jorge Luis Borges in her review, I was inspired enough to track down more of his work. Luckily, I happened upon this lengthy compellation of poems that spanned … Continue reading
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