Book Review: Songs of Willow Frost, Jamie Ford Historical Fiction: Songs of Willow Frost, Jamie Ford Jamie Ford has become one of my favorite writers, and his novel Songs of Willow Frost has only cemented his place in my heart. It is the story of William Eng, a Chinese-American boy being raised in an orphanage […]
Category: Fiction
Fiction: Books to Enjoy & Experience
In this category, Books for Enjoying & Experiencing, you will find fiction in many genres. This section is for readers with eclectic tastes and large to be read piles; you will find books here to talk about with others, perhaps even discover your next book club read, even if your book club is a friend over coffee break or beach read buddy.
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Book Review: Night and Silence, Seanan McGuire
Book Review: Night and Silence, October Daye Book 12, Seanan McGuire Book Review: Night and Silence, October Daye Series Book 12, Seanan McGuire October Daye is a knight of the realm, a fae/human changeling, a hero, a private investigator, betrothed to a king of cats, niece to the sea witch, and daughter of one of the […]
Book Review: The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders
Book Review: The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders Science Fiction: The City in the Middle of the Night, Charlie Jane Anders Sophie has worked hard and overcome a lot to get into the university. Her roommate, Bianca, is a child of privilege and aristocracy. Sophie cannot help but be swept […]
Book Review: The Girl in the Green Silk Gown, Seanan McGuire
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: 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: 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 […]
Book Review: Bannerless, Carrie Vaughn
Book Review: Bannerless, Bannerless Saga Book 1, Carrie Vaughn Fiction: Bannerless, Carrie Vaughn In the dystopian future, being “bannerless” could mean any number of things. Many of them are not good. On the least pejorative side of the meaning, one simply has not yet earned the right to receive a banner. Banners are given when […]