Tag Archives: urban fantasy
Adventures of a Dwergish Girl by Daniel Pinkwater
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of New England, YA ★ ★ Somehow, I missed Pinkwater’s works when I was growing up. I rectified that not long ago when Sarah B. pointed me towards Lizard Music, a delightfully … Continue reading
All Souls Near& Nigh by Hailey Turner
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of PNR ★ ★ ★ 1/2 As you might be able to tell from my categories, there’s a bit of kitchen sink about this. Shifters, gods, demons, mages, and vampires in New York … Continue reading
A Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of PNR ★ ★ 1/2 Definitely a QB¹ read, but strangely addicting. I found the combination of ex-military, magic-wielding, NYC, and inclusion of the pantheon of gods downright irresistible. I finished this and went … Continue reading
Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene. Or, A Midlife I Can Get Behind
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
Dark Harvest Magic by Jayne Faith
Read May 2020 Recommended for eh, idk ★ 1/2 Ah, QuarantineBrain™. I’m going to miss you. That casual, passive acceptance of the way the days blended into each other, and the passive way I could let books flow over … Continue reading
Stone Cold Magic by Jayne Faith
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of KU? ★ ★ 1/2 Well, Quarantine Brain™ has gone offline, perhaps gearing up for the stress of return to a New World. Still, before it powered down, a certain arthropod’s review … Continue reading
The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Daniel Faust ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A bit too, if you know what I mean. A bit too much, a bit too far, and in one particular moment, a bit … Continue reading
How to Claim an Undead Soul by Haley Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for Quarantine Brain™ ★ ★ ★ Book 2 in Quarantine Crack Reads. I don’t even know why I’m reviewing; the biggest events separating this from it’s follower in my memory are the relationship … Continue reading
Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for Quarantine Brain™ ★ ★ ★ 1 /2 Somewhere between the boundless enthusiasm of a fan and the keen eye of a critic lands Quarantine Brain.™ Pack of Lies is book two in Edwards’ … Continue reading
Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of New adult ★ ★ 1/2 Every now and then I’ve seen one of Rachel Aaron’s books come across my feed, and I usually pause to consider whether or not I want … Continue reading
