Tag Archives: net galley
Exit by Belinda Bauer
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of British mysteries ★ ★ ★ An uneven but satisfying reading experience. Elderly (but not geriatric) widower Felix is on an assignment with his new partner, Amanda, as an Exiteer. Exiteers are … Continue reading
Ocean Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the World Under the Sea by Julia Rothman
Read January 2020 Recommended for people who like oceans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Almost perfect* This is a solid overview of the ocean environment that should appeal to both visual and book learners. Done … Continue reading
The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan Camp
Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of Neil Gaiman ★ ★ 1/2 The City of Lost Fortunes has an intriguing premise. Set in New Orleans post-Katrina, it’s about the son of a magician finding his way when the local … Continue reading
No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin. Make time.
Read November 2017 Recommended for people who want to think ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Ursula Le Guin is one of my heroes, in as much as I have them. Which is, to say, hardly at all, but her … Continue reading
The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of UF police detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A delightful side adventure in the Peter Grant universe. I found myself chuckling, highlighting as a went, enjoying Grant’s wry observations of the city … Continue reading
Chasing Embers by James Bennett
Read August 2016 Recommended for fans of purple prose and dragons ★ ★ 1/2 There’s a lot to enjoy here. A dragon. A fast moving plot. A dragon. Realized settings from NYC to London to Berlin to Cairo. Oh, … Continue reading
Summerlong by Peter Beagle
Read June 2016 Recommended for people who want to feel melancholic ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Peter S. Beagle has long been one of my favorite authors. It is not that I love everything he writes as much … Continue reading
Pride’s Spell by Matt Wallace
Read June 2016 Recommended for ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Wallace is doing an interesting thing with his urban fantasy series wrapped around the adventures of a catering firm the works with the supernatural. As he states on his … Continue reading
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
Read February 2016 Recommended for fans of vague, undefined heroines ★ ★ Two things attracted me to The Passenger: Lisa Lutz, the author of the daffy, emotionally complicated and entertaining Spellman Files series (review of the first), and the … Continue reading
