Book Review: The Left-handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix Fantasy: The Left-handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix The year is 1983. Duran Duran and Michael Jackson rule the airwaves. Landlines and payphones are the only ways to communicate over distance. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan are in office. And Susan has come to […]
Book Review: Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi Fantasy: Riot Baby, Tochi Onyebuchi Ella and Kev are brother and sister. Born in Los Angeles, they move with their mother to Harlem after the LA riots of 1991. Ella has extraordinary gifts. Able to see the future, able to move matter, and able to transport herself […]
Recipe & Review: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy: The Dark Archive, The Invisible Library Book 7, Genevieve Cogman Irene and her former apprentice Kai have faced many enemies during their time together. Now the dragon prince Kai remains at Irene’s side by choice, as her friend and lover and as […]
Series Review: Reprobate, Consuming Fire, and Sound; Catherine Fearns Mystery/Fantasy: Reprobate, Consuming Fire, and Sound; Catherine Fearns Blog Tour November 18, 2020 Being a reader who enjoys multiple genres I really love it when an author freely crosses genre lines. Catherine Fearns has done this wonderfully well in a trilogy of books […]
Book Review: Johnny Lycan and the Anubis Disk, Wayne Turmel Fantasy/Mystery: Johnny Lycan and the Anubis Disk, Wayne Turmel Blog Tour November 16, 2020 Johnny Lupul is just starting out as a private investigator in his hometown of Chicago. He has his PI license. He has his concealed carry permit. He has […]
Book Review: The City that Barks and Roars, J.T. Bird Fantasy/Mystery: The City that Barks and Roars, J.T. Bird Blog Tour November 11, 2020 How do you describe a book that is unlike almost anything else you’ve ever read? In using animals to tell a typically human story it is like George Orwell’s […]
Book Review: The Clockwork Dynasty, Daniel H. Wilson Alternative History/Fantasy: The Clockwork Dynasty, Daniel H. Wilson Pyotr awakens knowing he is different. He is in a strange room with an old man and a child-sized doll. The man is asking him a question, a question that at first he cannot understand, then it […]
