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Book Series Review: The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells Science Fiction Series: The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells Winner of Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Awards Sometimes all a bot wants to do is watch its videos. You know, kick back, have some “me” time, alone, away from all humans, and just watch hour […]
Book Review: Blood Type X, Persephone Smith series, J.L. Delozier Thriller: Blood Type X, J.L. Delozier Dr. Persephone “Seph” Smith, FBI profiler, has a box of photos. The pictures are of William Blaine, the most wanted criminal in the world, responsible for the pathogen that killed nearly 50% of the world’s population. She caught him, […]
Book Review: The Poet, Nickie Krewson Fantasy: The Poet, Nickie Krewson My mother loved romance novels. Far from a guilty pleasure, she reveled in them. She would go to libraries, used bookstores, Goodwill and other thrift stores, anywhere that carried them and exchange a shopping bag full of books she had read for a pile […]
Book Review: Spinning Silver: A Novel, Naomi Novik Fantasy: Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik I didn’t particularly like Prince Casimir. He’d come to stay at my father’s house once, and I’d been beneath his notice, so he hadn’t been on his best behavior….He was nearly my father’s age, and a man who lived almost entirely on […]
Book Review: A Natural History of Dragons, The Lady Trent Memoirs Book 1, Marie Brennan Fantasy: A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan Lady Trent is a naturalist, an expert in dragons. For a woman to accomplish this in a Victorian-type society is no small accomplishment. It is little wonder, then, that her autobiography would […]
Book Review: The Swimmer, Joakim Zander Thriller: The Swimmer, Joakim Zander A young mother, killed in an explosion meant for her deep cover CIA lover. Their baby, left on the steps of the Swedish embassy. A man, tortured for decades by the decisions he made back then. That is the backdrop for Joakim Zander’s […]
Book Review: Foxglove Summer, Rivers of London Book 5, Ben Aaronovitch Fantasy: Foxglove Summer, Rivers of London Book 5, Ben Aaronovitch This fifth installment of the DC Peter Grant series of books brings London’s very most junior detective wizard to the country. Two young girls, age 11, have gone missing. Since on very […]
Book Review: Broken Homes, Rivers of London Book 4, Ben Aaronovitch Book Review: Broken Homes, Rivers of London Book 4, Ben Aaronovitch Detective Peter Grant is becoming stronger in his magical powers, more confident in his detective work, but still is not allowed to drive DCI Nightingale’s jaguar around the streets of London. Nor is […]
Book Review: Whispers Underground, Rivers of London Book 3, Ben Aaronovitch Book Review: Whispers Underground, Rivers of London Book 3, Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant got his start in the police department that handles magic by interviewing a ghost who witnessed a murder. So when a young girl who lives near his parent’s apartment says […]
Book Review: Moon Over Soho, Rivers of London Book 2, Ben Aaronovitch Fantasy: Moon Over Soho, Rivers of London Book 2, Ben Aaronovitch “It’s a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.” This may now be my favorite opening line […]