I’m excited to be participating in the blog tour for The Thinking Woman’s Guide to Real Magic, by Emily Croy Barker, with a Q&A, a review, and a giveaway! Make sure you keep reading; my review follows the Q&A, and the giveaway is at the bottom. Q. Which of the… Read more »
Description: In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile after failing in his job as an investigator of religious groups and supernatural claims. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United… Read more »
Steadfast by Mercedes Lackey Series: Elemental Masters #9 Published by DAW Books on June 4, 2013 Genres: Fantasy Format: Hardcover Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Serpent’s Shadow, The Gates of Sleep, Phoenix and Ashes, Home from the Sea, Elemental Magic:, Blood Red, From a… July 11, 2013 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews 2 ★★★½
Changing the World is a collection of short stories set in and around Mercedes Lackey’s kingdom of Valdemar. I particularly enjoyed Lackey’s “The One Left Behind,” about a weaver whose father and lover both left to become Heralds (a young Sendar plays a role, too!), and “Softly Falling Snow,” by… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is free choice. I decided to share my Top Ten Favorite SF/Fantasy Worlds. The wizarding world of J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. OK, I could do without Voldemort and the Death Eaters,… Read more »
My daughter Robin (not her real name) recently finished A Game of Thrones, and her observations on it amused me so much that I asked her to write a guest review. (Note: This review was first published on Goodreads.) WARNING: There are several spoilers here, none of them terribly detailed. … Read more »
The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander Series: Chronicles of Prydain Published by Square Fish Genres: Fantasy, MG Books Format: Audiobook, Paperback Source: my personal collection, the library Add to Goodreads Millions of young readers have been enthralled by the adventures of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper and his lively companions… Read more »
I really wanted to like The Rose Throne. I enjoyed Harrison’s The Princess and the Hound, which I found refreshingly original. But The Rose Throne disappointed me from the first page. While Harrison’s ideas are good, her somewhat lackluster execution made much of the book a chore to slog through,… Read more »
The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway Series: River of No Return #1 Published by Dutton on April 23, 2013 Genres: Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance Format: Hardcover Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads In Bee Ridgway’s wonderfully imaginative debut novel, a man and a woman travel through… Read more »
The Sweetest Dark by Shana Abe Series: Sweetest Dark #1 Published by Bantam on April 2, 2013 Genres: Historical Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Pages: 352 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: The Deepest Night Also by this author: The Deepest Night For fans of… Read more »
