An Easy Death (Gunnie Rose #1) Author: Charlaine Harris; Genre: Alternate History/Western Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Eva Kaminsky; Publisher: Recorded Books (2018); Rating: [usr 4]. Yes, that Charlaine Harris. I’ve only read the first of her famous Sookie Stackhouse series, a contemporary urban fantasy. I much prefer a historical theme, and this one looked like […]
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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking Book 1) Author: Patrick Ness, Genre: Fantasy/Science-fiction/Thriller (yes, all those), Format: Ebook, Publisher: Candlewick Press (2010), Rating: [usr 4]. This is one of those books when the protagonist goes through so many trials that I kept asking myself, “What, again?!” Just when things are looking up, here
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Spinning Silver Author: Naomi Novik; Genre: Fantasy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Lisa Flanagan; Publisher: Random House Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. There are many reviews that laud the storytelling and rave about the plot of this fantasy. It’s a massive mashup of Eastern European fairy tales, with some twists. Perhaps reading it would have been a
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I’ve always loved book covers and am amazed by their incredible variety. From the antique foiled masterpieces of Art Deco to the classic Penguin paperbacks to the huge screaming typefaces of modern works, covers are true art as well as marketing. The more I look at book covers, however, the more I see the trends,
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Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery #14) Author: C. S. Harris; Genre: Historical mystery; Format: Paperback (341 pages); Publisher: Penguin Random House by Berkeley Marketing (2019); Rating: [usr 3]. This was another good volume in this popular series of historical mysteries set in Regency London. Sebastian St. Cyr must find the killer of his
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Infinite Author: Jeremy Robinson; Genre: Science fiction; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: R.C. Bray; Publisher: Breakneck Media (2017); Rating: [usr 4]. An intriguing sci-fi story set in deep space and touching on themes of loneliness, time, and the meaning of reality. I really felt the vastness of space and the drag of endless time. Plot twists abound—expect
The Nothing Girl (The Frogmorton Farm Series, Book 1) Author: Jodi Taylor; Genre: Romantic Comedy; Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Lucy Price-Lewis; Publisher: Audible Studios (2015); Rating: [usr 4]. This is a fun British contemporary novel with humor and a little magic from one of my favorite authors, Jodi Taylor. I wish I had a fraction of
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Where the Crawdads Sing Author: Delia Owens; Genre: Literary Fiction (Novel); Format: Audiobook; Narrator: Cassandra Campbell; Publisher: Penguin Audio (2018); Rating: [usr 3]. I was not swept away by this book as so many others seem to have been, and therefore was a little disappointed. That’s my problem with highly-praised books and so-called “bestsellers;” I’m
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