Tag Archives: my library

Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews

Posted on October 14, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for fans of Kate Daniels, slow burns Read October  2021 ★   ★   ★   ★ I never read paranormal romances. lie Ok, fine. And I’m not in the Andrews fan club, either. lie I’ve only read this book one. Oooh, … Continue reading →

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Maui Snorkeling Guide 2nd Ed.

Posted on October 5, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for snorkelers in Maui Read in 2021 ★   ★   ★  ★   ★    Easily five stars. This was my snorkeling guide–and honestly, trip planning guide–to three weeks in Maui, both before traveling and once I arrived there. There’s an … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human

Posted on August 18, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  New adult UF Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★    ★   1/2     Bananas. Delicious, chocolate-covered, frozen summer-camp bananas. This has been on my TBR for quite a while, largely due to the lack of library … Continue reading →

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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Posted on August 16, 2021 by thebookgator

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 →

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Needle Work by Wick Welker

Posted on August 15, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of medicine, character thrillers Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★   ★   I’m reading a lot these days, and when I’m going through a book every couple of days, I like to mix my genres up. I … Continue reading →

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Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

Posted on August 10, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for fans of cracked fairy tales Read in August 2021 ★   ★     My least favorite of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. When I recently acquired the e-box set, I discovered Wrede put a little introduction in front of each … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

Posted on August 9, 2021 by thebookgator

Recommended for:  fans of fractured fairy tales Read in August 2021 ★   ★   ★   ★   ★    Charming and cute. Nostalgia and a sale on the electronic boxed set brought this to my attention; while I have the paperback set, … Continue reading →

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Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard

Posted on January 5, 2021 by thebookgator

Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of de Bodard  ★     ★     ★     ★   An unusual genre-bender set in de Bodard’s Xuya Universe. It combines sci-fi, a murder mystery and a bit of romance, wrapped in the feel … Continue reading →

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Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark

Posted on December 28, 2020 by thebookgator

Read December 2020 Recommended for fans of Lovecraft, time period UF  ★     ★     ★     ★    1/2 Ring Shout is Clark’s entry in the revisionist Lovecraft genre, and I have to say, it ranks as one of … Continue reading →

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Tales From the Folly by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on November 12, 2020 by thebookgator

Read November 2020 Recommended for serious fans  ★     ★     ★      Mostly as advertised, a short story collection set in the Peter Grant universe, although it’s worth clarifying that Peter does not appear in perhaps half the stories. … Continue reading →

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