“Fool’s Assassin” by Robin Hobb
I took entirely too long to read Fool’s Assassin. I originally won it on LibraryThing Early Reviewers, but the book never arrived – I finally broke down and bought my…
Read more“Jumper” by Steven Gould
This is going to be a short review, since I’m catching up on reviews (as always). I was recently sent a copy of Jumper by Tor as part of their…
Read moreReread: “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett
I’ve been in a big reading slump lately, but I recently went to see a stage production of The Secret Garden, and it inspired me to reread the book. I…
Read more“A Natural History of Dragons” and “The Tropic of Serpents” by Marie Brennan
When I first saw the cover of A Natural History of Dragons, I knew I was going to love the book. (I know the adage about not judging a book…
Read more“Words of Radiance” by Brandon Sanderson
Some context for this review: I’m a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, and I thought The Way of Kings was his best book, so I was really sure I would love this…
Read more“Arrows of the Queen” by Mercedes Lackey
I’ve been wanting to read Mercedes Lackey for a long time, but she’s so prolific that I had no idea where to start! But then I received Arrows of the…
Read more“Expiration Day” by William Campbell Powell
I’ve started avoiding the entire YA genre because pretty much every book I hear about seems to involve an implausible dystopia built around societies of arbitrarily capitalised Nouns and a…
Read more“The Quiet War” by Paul McAuley
The Quiet War is set in the 23rd century in a fully colonised solar system. War is brewing between conservative Earth and the solar system colonists called Outers, who push…
Read more“Consider Phlebas” by Iain M. Banks
I’ve heard a lot about Iain M. Banks’ Culture universe, but hadn’t read any of his books for a long time. I was inspired by the start of the new…
Read more“Burning Paradise” by Robert Charles Wilson
Burning Paradise follows Cassie Klyne and various members of her family, who are members of a secret organisation that knows the truth about humanity’s history. They are in hiding; since…
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