Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-GarciaMystery/Noir304 pagesExpected publication date: August 17, 2021 by Del Rey In 1970s Mexico City, political unrest bubbled beneath the surface of everyday life, and sometime boiled over in the form of protests, riots, and violence. In the midst of this, El Elvis is part of a gang seeking to … Continue reading Book Review: Velvet was the Night
Book Reviews
Sunday Sum-Up: July 18, 2021
Busy week at work, and I am tired. But at least the big weekend thing is over. And now I am super tired. Fortunately I have some time off coming up. Next week. But aside from work, this week has been... nice? I mean weather-wise (because I know you're all here for my weekly weather … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 18, 2021
Book Review: The Witness for the Dead
The Witness for the Dead (The Goblin Emperor #2)by Katherine AddisonFantasy240 pagesPublished in June, 2021, by Tor In The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison introduced us to Maia Drazhar, the youngest and ill-favored half-goblin son of the emperor of the elven lands. After the suspicious deaths of his father and elder brothers, Maia suddenly found himself … Continue reading Book Review: The Witness for the Dead
Sunday Sum-Up: July 11, 2021
It was a weird but laid-back kind of week around here. Nothing much was going on, and yet it felt like my evenings were packed full of things that needed doing, like grocery shopping and (finally) finishing an editing project that I've been working on for a friend's self-published book for what feels like an … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: July 11, 2021
Book Review: Half Sick of Shadows
Half Sick of Shadows by Laura SebastianFantasy448 pagesExpected publication: July 6, 2021, by Ace Everyone knows the modern story of King Arthur: The hidden Prince Arthur reappears from obscurity to claim his father's throne, but to prove his lineage he must draw a magical sword from a block of stone- a feat no one but … Continue reading Book Review: Half Sick of Shadows
State of the ARC: June 2021
State of the ARC is a meme hosted by Avalinah’s Books in which we round up our ARCs and attempt to wrangle them into something approaching order. Sometimes it’s like herding cats. I've made it past the crush of ARCs I had on tap for June! It ended up not being as troublesome as I … Continue reading State of the ARC: June 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: June 27, 2021
Shakespeare. In the park. With the book club. That was my Saturday night, and it was fabulous. The local Shakespeare company performed Twelfth Night for their summer play, so a couple of the ladies from my book club and I went to see it in the park. It was a perfect evening for it: The … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: June 27, 2021
Reading Valdemar: Closer to Home
We're heading into a new trilogy in the Reading Valdemar project. Mel (Grab the Lapels), Jackie (Death by Tsundoku), and I had mixed feelings about Mercedes Lackey's rather uneven Collegium Chronicles (Where was the plot? How old are these kids? How do we feel about Kirball? Are we thoroughly upset about the treatment of Amily … Continue reading Reading Valdemar: Closer to Home
Book Review: Books Promiscuously Read
Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life by Heather Cass WhiteNonfiction176 pagesExpected publication: July 6, 2021, by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux For a reader, there is nothing like delving into the pages of a good book. Reading serves as a method for traveling across time and distance, and for looking into minds and … Continue reading Book Review: Books Promiscuously Read
Sunday Sum-Up: June 20, 2021
It was a busier and more tiring week than I had anticipated, partly due to the weather (103°F. yay), and partly because we were short-staffed at work due to a co-worker's vacation. So I had to do my own job in addition to his job, and I was pretty wiped out at the end of … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: June 20, 2021
