Tag Archives: my library

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

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 →

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Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher

Posted on May 18, 2020 by

I was motivated to buy this collection to both support Vernon/Kingfisher and because I adore the story “The Tomato Thief” (winner of the 2017 Hugo for novellette). I was motivated to review what I’ve read because of the total lack … Continue reading →

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Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene. Or, A Midlife I Can Get Behind

Posted on May 5, 2020 by

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 →

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The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

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 →

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Cry Fox by Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel and Sullivan

Posted on April 29, 2020 by

Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Ben’s graphic novels  ★     ★    1/2 Given all the sly references to Abigail and the foxes in the Peter Grant books, I had my hopes up for the story of Cry … Continue reading →

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Reef Creature Identification by Paul Humann and Ned Deloach

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

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 →

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The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

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 →

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Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 70

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

  Read November 2019 Recommended for fantasy/sci-fi fans ★   ★    ★    Here’s what happened: “Welcome to the Medical Clinic…” is awesome enough that I thought I should stop reading it for free and decided to buy it’s … Continue reading →

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Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

Read November 2019 Recommended for fans of Chambers ★   ★    ★   ★  There’s something incredibly campy sounding about nuns in space. But this is less meme and more character study in the most unique space faring vehicle yet … Continue reading →

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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 →

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