Feb 5, 2021
Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
01 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden This is an ancient-feeling, dark fairy tale of a story that takes place within a small...
Jan 18, 2021
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/18/21 Edition
01 Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Evaristo won the Booker Prize in 2019 for this novel, which I'm listening to as an audiobook...
Nov 6, 2020
Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year
01 Where the Forest Meets the Stars Joanna is feeling adrift after her mother's death, and she disappears into the constant attention her...
Oct 20, 2020
Review of A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane
Lane's story is zany and wonderful, with lots of glimpses into behind-the-scenes celebrity details--and a layer of heart and poignancy.
Sep 21, 2020
Review of Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
I loved this book. If you're in for a new character-driven, superhero-focused, smart, wicked, and action-packed book, this is it.
Sep 2, 2020
Review of The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
This is charming, with quirky characters, but it felt like a middle-grade book to me.
Aug 30, 2020
Review of Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
The playful and absurd are presented as everyday occurrences, and supernatural events are regularly intermingled with sassy detective work.
Aug 29, 2020
Review of Network Effect: A Murderbot Novel by Martha Wells
This one was slow going in the middle, but Wells provides a fantastically unique point of view, and this series is perfect science-fiction e
Aug 27, 2020
Review of Soulless by Gail Carriger
I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel--the first in a series--from Gail Carriger.
Aug 11, 2020
Review of My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
This first book in the Lady Janies trilogy is funny, and smart, with clever asides, wonderful character development, and fantastic banter.
Aug 10, 2020
Three Offbeat Series I Just Started and Love
01 Ink & Sigil: Ink & Sigil Series In this first book of Kevin Hearne's new Ink & Sigil series, patterns and inks have power; hobgoblins...
Apr 18, 2020
Review of Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
This short book packs delightfully odd, satisfying, and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny moments.
Feb 5, 2020
Review of Highfire by Erin Colfer
I loved the grumpy, jaded dragon of a main protagonist but had trouble with the purely evil bad guy. Vern! What I love love loved about...
Jan 17, 2020
Review of In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan
This is the epitome of glorious young adult fantasy, but the book is truly character driven. I loved it. Oh, this book! In Other Lands is...
Jun 28, 2019
Review of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
I loved this smart, funny young adult book with Chinese folklore, a rock-solid friendship, creative fantasy elements, action, and romance.