Hello, lovely readers! I’m sorry for my absence at the end of July but a whole lot of life—some of it very happy, some of it not so much—got in the way of my reading and reviewing. The happy was a family wedding and the not-fun was experiencing COVID for the first time. Wow. Even being fully vaccinated I’ve been laid low. You know it’s bad when even reading is beyond me. ... Read More...
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
When I was young I was fascinated by the cultures of the Mayans and Aztecs so discovering a fantasy trilogy set in the pre-Columbian Americas when the fantasy genre is working well for me felt fortuitous. Black Sun begins with a mother mutilating her young son because she believes him to be a god. The past with its violence against tribes like his is about to come full circle ... Read More...
Medea by Eilish Quin
There are some criminal court cases where the defense attorney cannot argue their client’s innocence because guilt is so clear. Other ways of mitigating the evidence must be found. Author Eilish Quin successfully adopts the same strategy in her debut novel, Medea, about one of Greek mythology’s most despised women. A woman who killed her brother and later in revenge for being ... Read More...
My 8 Favorite Books of 2023
Finally! Let’s talk reading again, specifically my favorite books of 2023 so we can move onto what lies ahead in 2024. It was an interesting year in that I don’t remember another time when I had this many 5-star nonfiction books. I’m not even sure I’ve ever read so much great nonfiction in one year (and I’m too lazy to go back and check)! Somehow, 2023 came ... Read More...
Muse of Nightmares
I don’t often get to write about books in a series one right after the other because there’s usually wait time until the next one comes out, but not today. I’m thrilled to be back with Muse of Nightmares, the final book in Laini Taylor’s duology about a fantasy world of gods and humans. I’m going to keep it brief because I want anyone who tries these two books to be as ... Read More...
Strange the Dreamer
The unconscious mind is open terrain—no walls or barriers, for better or worse. Thoughts and feelings are free to wander, like characters leaving their books to taste life in other stories. Terrors roam, and so do yearnings. Secrets are turned out like pockets, and old memories meet new…The only rule is that there are no rules. A young man who dreams of a blue goddess at ... Read More...
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