Tag Archives: multi-culti
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
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Read August 2022 Recommended for Pollyannas of all genders ★ ★ ★ ★ I want to live in Becky Chamber’s world. I’m not dragging on them, really, I’m not. But the world in Psalm is genial, and comforting and almost–may … Continue reading
Fear Itself by Walter Mosely
Read July 2022 Recommended for Easy Rawlins fans who have run out of books ★ ★ ★ I like Walter Mosley, I really do. His writing captures that blend of action, description and social commentary that elevates a good mystery … Continue reading
Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton
Read May 2022 ★ ★ 1/2 Shhh. C’mere. I’m not normally the person to do this, but since all the other reviews are overwhelmingly positive, I have to throw my two cents into the ring: this was an okay … Continue reading
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
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