Book Review: Pure, Pure Trilogy Book 1, Julianna Baggott Fantasy: Pure, Pure Trilogy Book 1, Julianna Baggott Pressia lives with her grandfather in the ruins of a barbershop. Several years after the “detonations,” nuclear bombs and nanotechnology attacks that transformed the earth, most people live in squalor and terror. The combination of the […]
Book Review: Gregor the Overlander, The Underland Chronicles Book 1, Suzanne Collins Gregor is eleven years old, living in a New York City apartment with his mother, grandmother, and two younger sisters. Forced to grow up quickly after the disappearance of his father, he helps his family by doing chores and watching his […]
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 […]
