Roses and Rot
Clever title, clever concept . . . Roses and Rot is the debut novel from Kat Howard. It released in 2016, won all sorts of recognition and praise, and I promptly added …
July 20, 2017
The Witches of New York
Late 1880s New York City? Witchcraft? Overzealous religious people? Magic? All good things in my book, definitely all good when all combined. And that’s what we get in Ami McKay’s The …
July 12, 2017
The Spree of 83
Today I am switching gears and talking about The Spree of 83*, a biography of sorts by co-authors Freddy and Catherine Powers and Jake Brown. I know, I know. You’re …
July 4, 2017
The Breakdown
Today I’m stepping out of the sci-fi and fantasy worlds and into a psychological thriller: The Breakdown, by B. A. Paris. Let me tell you, I’ve been sitting on this book …
June 20, 2017
Waking Gods
Okay, people – it’s giant robot time! This is Waking Gods, Sylvain Neuvel’s follow-up to Sleeping Giants, and it definitely delivers. If you have NOT read Sleeping Giants, I promise not to …
June 15, 2017
The Library at Mount Char
I finally got around to reading The Library at Mount Char, by Scott Hawkins, which had been on my TBR list ever since it released in June 2015. Thank goodness books are …
June 1, 2017
The Bones of the Past
Saddle up your dragons and summon whatever magic you can gather – this is The Bones of the Past, by Craig A. Munro, and you can read it starting May 30, …
May 20, 2017
A Criminal Defense
A new week, a new book: this time, it’s A Criminal Defense, by William L. Myers, Jr. At first glance – at the summary, not the cover, so flip the …
May 5, 2017
The Handmaid’s Tale
You’ve all seen the commercials on TV: The Handmaid’s Tale, a novel by Margaret Atwood, has been turned into a miniseries that will air on Hulu starting this week. And …
April 25, 2017