Love Saves the Day by Gwen Cooper Fiction 314 pages Published 2013 This book was heartbreaking and lovely. I definitely cried at several points in the book; Prudence’s confusion at her owner never coming home and having to live with her owner’s daughter is poignant and tearjerking. I am owned by a rather strong-willed cat, … Continue reading
Book Review: Miranda and Caliban
Miranda and Caliban by Jacqueline Carey Shakespeare retelling 348 pages Published February 2017 I love fairytale retellings, and Shakespeare retellings are usually pretty good, and this is from Jacqueline Carey, of Kushiel’s Dart, so it ought to be awesome, right? Well. It certainly wasn’t bad. But it also wasn’t as fantastic as I was expecting. … Continue reading
Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter
Tempests and Slaughter Tamora Pierce Fantasy 455 pages Published February 2018 (No Top Ten List today. I could only find one example of a character I liked in a book that I didn’t!) A new Tamora Pierce book! About the origins of Numair! YES! I waited SO ANXIOUSLY for this book to make its way … Continue reading
Book Review: Enchantress of Numbers
Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini Historical Fiction 426 pages Published December 2017 Enchantress of Numbers has been making the rounds lately – it seems there’s been an interest in books about women in STEM, which is a good thing. Ada Lovelace is considered to be the first computer programmer, though “computers” as we know … Continue reading
Book Review: Into the Drowning Deep
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire) Fantasy Horror 450 pages Published November 2017 WOW. I don’t typically read horror, but this was fantasy horror, and WOW. I picked up the novella precursor to this sometime last year – I never reviewed it here, probably because it was barely over 100 pages, … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Take Place in Another Country
Hey! I’m trying something new this week, and participating in That Artsy Reader Girl’s Top Ten Tuesday. If I like it, I may continue with these on Tuesdays instead of my typical book reviews. (Those might get bumped to Monday, or I might actually start reading a little slower and only do Thursday and Saturday … Continue reading