The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman | Book Review

It is rare when the contents of a book are as lovely as the book’s cover, yet The Glass Casket by McCormick Templeman has a gorgeous cover and the most delicious prose. I found the book to be reminiscent of the most dark and dangerous Grimm fairy tale. It’s a young adult book that was quite […]

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein | Audiobook Review

Why Did I Listen To This Book? I picked up Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein because the synopsis on goodreads made me think of The Westing Game which is one of those awesome books where people compete against each other for a really awesome prize provided by an eccentric billionaire. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library […]

The Republic Of Thieves by Scott Lynch | Book Review

I read the current Gentleman Bastards books in a bit of a fever pitch and now I have a quandry. What do I do with my reading life now that I have no more Gentleman Bastards books left to read? Apparently the next book, The Thorn Of Emberlain comes out Fall 2014 which feels like […]

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch | Book Review

Reading two books from an epic fantasy series that is not on my review copy TBR in one month feels like a giant indulgence. Yet, Locke Lamora, Jean Tannen and the other Gentleman Bastards are worth the time away from obligation. With each addition to this series I grow more and more convinced that Scott […]

The Lies Of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch | Book Review

I love it when you are reading a fantasy book and there’s all these different little threads and pieces and things that don’t make sense and then it ALL comes together and the ending is like painful and awesome and epic. Basically I love The Lies Of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. You see, this is […]

One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson | Audiobook Review

Why Did I Listen To This Book? Remember that whole secret project that I keep going on and on about? Well, the audiobook of One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson and narrated by Bryson as well was a part of that secret project. However, listening to this book did not feel like homework or like some […]