Book Review: The Girl in the Green Silk Gown, Ghost Roads Book 2, Seanan McGuire Fantasy: The Girl in the Green Silk Gown, Ghost Roads Book 2, Seanan McGuire Unlike the first book of this series, The Girl in the Green Silk Gown is a complete novel. The first book was a collection of […]
Month: August 2019
2019 Hugo Awards on Scintilla
2019 Hugo Awards on Scintilla ‘Twas the year of the lady–Lady Astronaut, that is. Mary Robinette Kowal stole the show with her ethereal dress and her wonderful novel that is sweeping this year’s science fiction awards, adding to her Locus and Nebula wins by taking home the Hugo for best novel. We loved The Calculating […]
Book Review: Murder at Macbeth, Samantha Goodwin
Book Review: Murder at Macbeth, Samantha Goodwin Mystery: Murder at Macbeth, Samantha Goodwin When aspiring actress Nikki Gowon takes the stage for her final scene as Lady Macbeth, she has no idea that it will be her final scene. As she had done countless times in rehearsal, she takes the prop knife and thrusts it […]
Book Review: Zero Sum Game, S.L. Huang
Book Review: Zero Sum Game, S.L. Huang Science Fiction/Thriller: Zero Sum Game, S.L. Huang Cas Russell is a kickbutt math whiz. Literally. She is able to instantaneously perform the calculations in her mind that let her leverage her body or a projectile in such a way as to perform maximum damage. She can determine where […]
Book Review: The Deceivers, Kristen Simmons
Book Review: The Deceivers, Kristen Simmons Fiction: The Deceivers, Kristen Simmons Brynn Hilder is trying to get out of her bad neighborhood. Her mother’s boyfriend, Pete, is a drug dealer. Her only hope is to save up money from her jobs to go to college. One of those jobs barely pays her to mop […]
Book Review: The Sea Queen, Linnea Hartsuyker
Book Review: The Sea Queen, The Golden Wolf Saga Book 2, Linnea Hartsuyker Historical Fiction: The Sea Queen, The Golden Wolf Saga, Book 2, Linnea Hartsuyker I follow several general rules for reading. I don’t read series out of order. I don’t start with the second book in a series. I don’t grab a […]
Book Review: History of Wolves, Emily Fridlund
Book Review: History of Wolves, Emily Fridlund Fiction: History of Wolves, Emily Fridlund Ask her anything about wolves. After her prize winning project on the History of Wolves, Linda knows the answers. Things she is not as sure about include people. Her classmate, Lucy. Her teacher, who was convicted of having child pornography. Her neighbor, […]
Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation, Marjorie Maddox
Book Review: Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation, Marjorie Maddox Poetry: Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation, Marjorie Maddox Poetry can slice deeply into the human heart and leave it open and vulnerable. When the poems involve an actual heart transplant, that truism may be more accurate than ever. Marjorie Maddox’s collection of poems, Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation, reflects on her father’s […]
Book Review: The Wild Dead, Carrie Vaughn
Book Review: The Wild Dead, Bannerless Saga Book 2, Carrie Vaughn Mystery: The Wild Dead, Bannerless Saga, Book 2, Carrie Vaughn Like the first book in this series (Bannerless), The Wild Dead is a mystery set in a dystopian future. The people of the Coast Road live by strict rules. Households must live within […]