Quiet week around here. Also, no snow. I'm still irked about that. We're nearly a week into December, and there's no snow! What's up with that? It gets dark so early, but there's not cold weather to go with it, and it's super dry-- enough so that the state got Red Flag alerts into the … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: December 5, 2021
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StoryGraph Saturday: The Widow Queen
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. The Widow Queenby Elzbieta Cherezinska, translated from the Polish Maya Zakrzewska-PimHistorical … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The Widow Queen
November Summary, December Preview
It doesn't feel like December. Really, it doesn't. It's supposed to be 77°F today, which is positively springlike, and not at all wintry. I am disgruntled about this. It's supposed to be in the 30°s or 40°s at this time of year, and we're supposed to have had measurable snow by now. Have we had … Continue reading November Summary, December Preview
Book Review: The Cat Who Saved Books
The Cat Who Saved Booksby Sōsuke Natsukawa, translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal KawaiFantasy208 pagesOriginally published in 2017Expected US publication date: December 7, 2021 After the unexpected death of his beloved and bookish grandfather, unassuming high school student Rintaro Natsuke is preparing to close the doors of the secondhand bookshop his grandfather ran for … Continue reading Book Review: The Cat Who Saved Books
Sunday Sum-Up: November 28, 2021
I traveled this week. Weird. I didn't go far. Just to my parents' house, and that's only about a two-and-a-half-hour drive, but still. It was the farthest I have been from home in two years. I had forgotten how tedious that drive can be, and how frustrating it is when you come upon a couple … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 28, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: The Twelfth Enchantment
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. The Twelfth Enchantmentby David Lisshistorical fantasy403 pagesPublished in 2011 From The … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The Twelfth Enchantment
Book Review: Observations by Gaslight
Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock HolmesLyndsay FayeMystery/Historical Fiction295 pagesExpected publication: December 7, 2021, by Penzler Publishers The first Sherlock Holmes pastiche stories were published before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his last story about the famed detective, and the trend isn't likely to end any time soon. Observations by Gaslight is … Continue reading Book Review: Observations by Gaslight
Book Review: Jade Legacy
Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga #3) Fonda LeeFantasy640 pagesExpected publication date: November 30, 2021 The Kaul family, leaders of the No Peak Clan, faces an uphill battle as they move into the future. The Mountain Clan seems to be anticipating and countering their every move, while a new anti-clan movement is on the rise … Continue reading Book Review: Jade Legacy
Sunday Sum-Up: November 21, 2021
Remember last weekend when I said I thought it would be a nice, quiet week? Yeah, that didn't happen. This past week was super busy at work. But at least I got a lot done at home, even if I felt like I was running in circles at work all week. I'll be doing a … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 21, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Fairies: A Dangerous History
StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you in case you might find it interesting, too. Fairies: A Dangerous HistoryRichard SuggNonfiction/Folklore280 pagesPublished in 2018 From The StoryGraph: … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Fairies: A Dangerous History
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