Tag Archives: my library

The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

Read  March 2018 Recommended for Sherlockian sci-fi fans ★    ★    ★    ★ In the age of fantasy books of ridiculous lengths–why, hello, Way of Kings–and series that may never be finished–ah-hem, George R.R. Martin and Patrick Rothfuss–I’ve rediscovered my love … Continue reading →

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Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer

Posted on February 4, 2018 by

Read January 2018 Recommended for fans of noir urban fantasy ★    ★    ★    ★   1/2 Schaefer does the unthinkable in urban fantasy: he stays true to the beginning of his series while consistently writing satisfying stories that include new … Continue reading →

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Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

Re-read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy ★    ★    ★   ★   1/2   About a year after my initial read, I think it’s time for a decent review. More relaxed reading time raised my rating; I actually think … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

Read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of social awkwardness ★    ★    ★   ★   1/2   Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. Mostly, anyway. Except when she’s offering comfort at the scene of an accident: “Mr. Gibbons is calling an ambulance,” I … Continue reading →

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Rivers of London Black Mould by Aaronovitch Cartmel, Sullivan

Posted on December 25, 2017 by

Read  December 2017 Recommended for fans of Peter Grant, graphic novels ★    ★    ★   I read these out of fan appreciation for Aaronovitch’s Peter Grant series, not because I’m attracted to the graphic novel form. That said, the graphics finally … Continue reading →

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Necropolis by Michael Dempsey. I’d live there.

Posted on November 29, 2017 by

Read  November 2017 Recommended for fans of Blade Runner ★    ★    ★   1/2 I keep my eye out for urban fantasy with an unusual angle. By ‘unusual,’ you can assume a distinct lack of werewolves and vampires. This one caught … Continue reading →

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In Shades of Grey by Melissa Myers

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

Read  October 2017 Recommended for fans of In the Name of the Wind ★    ★    ★      A friend and I were talking about children’s books, and one lifelong reading preference that I’ve only gradually reined in is a … Continue reading →

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The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

Posted on October 14, 2017 by

Read  October 2017 Recommended for fans of UF detective noir ★    ★    ★    ★ The sixth installment in the Daniel Faust series is a solid entry into one of the better urban fantasy series out there. “Now I was free … Continue reading →

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MageBorn by Stephen Aryan

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Read  August 2017 Recommended for fans of epic fantasy ★    ★    ★    ★    Mage Born is the first epic fantasy I’ve really enjoyed in a long, long time. Plotting surrounds a group of people connected to the Red Tower, a … Continue reading →

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Chaos Mage by Stephen Aryan

Posted on August 2, 2017 by

Read  July 2017 Recommended for fans of epic fantasy and sieges ★    ★    ★    ★    1/2 Wow, what a stroke of luck! The rather crabby clerk at Half-Price Books wanted me to know it’d be half an hour before … Continue reading →

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