Retro Friday reviews are hosted by Angieville. Basically you review an older book on Friday. I’ve come to discover that I like rereading books via audio. It’s a whole to way to experience worlds I’ve already inhabited. In preparation for The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, I spent one of my audible credits on […]
Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
January 17, 2011
In the midst of reading the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin several people asked me how I liked it so far. Y’all this book reminds me of why I love fantasy. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms has it all: magic, impossible odds, Gods, privilege, power, intrigue, politics. Yeine, still grieving over her mother’s murder is […]
Book Review: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
January 3, 2011
Sometimes, I am so American, it just hurts. I realize this when I read books which have British humor, because I nod and smile, but don’t guffaw as much as when I read books by American authors (i.e. David Sedaris and Jen Lancaster).I admit, I find Monty Python and The Holy Grail side-splitting funny. However, […]
Review of Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
August 23, 2010
It’s interesting how the phrase don’t judge a book by it’s cover works both ways. Sometimes an ugly book cover contains a beautiful story. Sometimes a gorgeous cover cloaks mediocre work. When I grabbed a copy of Halo by Alexandra Adornetto at BEA, it was like getting a golden ticket. Halo was one of my […]
Review of The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
June 26, 2010
The Last Unicorn is a truly beautiful, breathtaking book. It is very short, but quite a bit is packed into those pages.
Review of The Passage by Justin Cronin
June 18, 2010
The first act of the Passage is brilliant. You see, the Passage is a vampire-crossover-into-zombies book, but for grown-ups