The in-laws have left to go back to the west coast, and as expected, I didn’t get much reading done this week. I did read I’m Not Dying With You Tonight in preparation for Barnes & Noble’s Young Adult Book Club last Thursday, but then Trump decided he was going to go to the GOP … Continue reading
Sunday Sabbatical
It’s not quite a sabbatical, but, well. Alliteration. Anyway! I thought I’d have posts scheduled for this week, but between Fair kicking my ass on Monday, preparing for my in-laws to arrive on Tuesday, and RECOVERING from Fair kicking my ass (chronic illness = loooooong recovery times), I’ve done very little reading. Very little reading … Continue reading
Book Review: Shatter the Sky
Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells Young Adult / Fantasy 294 pages Published July 2019 I saw this described as “angry bisexual dragon riders” and while I didn’t know if the bisexual applied to the dragons or to the riders, I really didn’t care. Either way, I NEEDED THIS. It’s fantastic. It’s a -little- … Continue reading
Friday 56 – Periodic Tales
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. This week’s quote is from Periodic Tales: a Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc. On another website, Theodore Gray’s periodic … Continue reading
Book Review: New Suns
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color Edited by Nisi Shawl Short stories / Sci-Fi / Fantasy 279 pages Published March 2019 This was quite the collection! I disagree with the cover description’s use of “unexpected brilliance” – I think that’s actually slightly insulting, and possibly racist. (Who wrote that line?!) I fully … Continue reading
Library Loot Wednesday
Three books this week that I’ve had my eye on for quite some time now! Shatter the Sky was billed as “angry bisexual dragon riders” which – yes, that’s relevant to my interests. A Memory Called Empire is apparently Aztecs in Space? Which sounds fascinating. It’s also by a local author, or rather, was. She’s … Continue reading