Tag Archives: time period fantasy
Cage of Souls by Tchaikovsky
Read August 2022 Recommended for fans of old-timey literature This, then, is where I think I close at last my weary eyes, lay hand upon my brow and reflect on how it is I came to this place. Many … Continue reading
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Read March 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Continuing my streak in above-average teen-adult books, I’m going to have to relax my genre prejudices. Really, I shouldn’t have them; I grew up female, after all, and found a great … Continue reading
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Recommended for fans of The Night Garden Read October 2021 ★ ★ ★ ★ It only took five years, but I am officially In Like with my kindle. I’m in the middle of three different books, but none of … Continue reading
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss
Read June 2021★ ★ 1/2 To be blunt, this was a chore. Though the premise was intriguing–the female children of some of book-history’s most villainous men come together as a Society–the execution made it an exercise in perseverance. But that … Continue reading
The Girl with Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boroson
Read October 2020 ★ ★ ★ ★ An above average first book, with lots to like for urban fantasy fans. It reminds me of Maxine Hong Kingston crossed with Snake Agent. A young widowed … Continue reading
The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles
Read August 2020 Recommended for fans of Edwardian mysteries ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Written better than all of my QB™ reads, this is a fun palate-cleanser between more demanding books. Books that I’ve been avoiding, for … Continue reading
Jackaby by William Ritter
Read November 2019 Recommended for fans of Gail Carriger ★ ★ ★ 1/2 The short version: Jackaby is a new-adult, 1892 version of Elementary with a detective that can see the ghosties and beasties of the supernatural world. Vaguely … Continue reading
Magistrates of Hell by Barbara Hambly
Read June 2019 Recommended for fans of historical vampires ★ ★ 1/2 I have a complicated relationship with Hambly’s writing: I find that I enjoy her structure and style a great deal, but am often ambivalent about plot and … Continue reading
Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys
Read February 2019 Recommended for people who enjoy quiet exploration ★ ★ ★ ★ The title captures it perfectly; quiet, deep, thoughtful. Well, yes, there are multiple dimensions and worlds, and horrors from the night, and a … Continue reading
Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys
Read January 2019 Recommended for ★ ★ ★ ★ Unexpected. I haven’t tried Lovecraft for years, perhaps decades, so this lingered on my TBR, due to numerous reviews and blurbs mentioning how it turns Lovecroft storytelling sideways. … Continue reading
book reviews forevermore 