Tag Archives: my library

The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

Read March 2019 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy police procedural ★     ★    ★    ★   You should always realize that my ratings for Ben Aaronovitch are relative to his own works; his Peter Grant series is generally … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, fantasy, Urban fantasy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

I Contain Multitudes by Ed Yong

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

Read December 2018 Recommended for people who like biology ★     ★    ★    ★    ★    For my entire hospital career I have worked in oncology, where I have been part of teams taking care of people with … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on December 19, 2018 by

Read December 2018 Recommended for fans of supernatural mysteries, Peter Grant ★     ★    ★    ★    1/2   The Post in Which I Muse on Audio Versions of Books Stop reading the paper copy and give listening a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, fantasy, Urban fantasy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Wandering Inn by Pirateaba

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

Read November 2018 Recommended for fans of MMOG, never-ending stories ★     ★    ★    The Wandering Inn is a web serial and literary version of a role-playing game, which really ought to say all you need to know–except … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Epic fantasy, fantasy | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of kick-ass women, myths, shapeshifters ★     ★    ★    ★   Another surprisingly solid entry in the Lily Yu series. I say ‘surprising,’ not because Wilks a bad writer–she’s definitely not–but because my … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Urban fantasy | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of kick-ass women, myths, shapeshifters ★     ★    ★     ★   The last book in a ten-book series. By all means, don’t start here. However, I do recommend reading this series if you enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, fantasy, Urban fantasy | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor

Posted on August 18, 2018 by

Read August 2018 Recommended for fans of Scalzi ★     ★    ★    1/2 I like Bob. I’ve been swimming with him in Master’s Swim Club for four or five years. He is always on time, always ready to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, Science fiction | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Surviving the Evacuation: London (book 1) by Frank Tayell

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Read July 2018 Recommended for fans of the apocalypse ★     ★    ★    ★   1/2 The only thing Tayell can’t do is catchy titles. Oh, and cover design. Besides that, this is easily one of the better apocalypse I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse & dystopia, Book reviews | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Hope Sparks (After the EMP #7) by Harley Tate

Posted on July 5, 2018 by

Read July 2018 Recommended for fans the non-zombie apocalypse ★    ★   ★    1/2 Well, Hope Sparks, but only After A Whole Bunch of Ass-Kicking. A decent capstone to the EMP series. I still wish for a bit more of … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse & dystopia, Book reviews | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Chaos Evolves (After the EMP #6) by Harley Tate

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

Read June 2018 Recommended for fans the non-zombie apocalypse ★    ★   1/2 The one where Everything Goes to Hell (despite it being only Day 30 post-electromagnetic pulse) Because Some People Just Can’t Freaking Cope Already. In this installment, the team … Continue reading →

Posted in Apocalypse & dystopia, Book reviews | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments