We come to it at last. My favorite genre: Fantasy. I don't know what it is about magical worlds that so captures my attention, but if I had to choose only one genre to read forevermore, it would be fantasy. I read a lot of great fantasy books last year. Most of my favorites of … Continue reading 2021 Favorites: Fantasy
Jade Legacy
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 7, 2021
So my week was taken over by British television. Not that that's particularly unusual for me, as British television is On Brand for me, but I hadn't actually intended it to happen. I discovered that the adaptation of Ann Cleeves' book, The Long Call would be available on BritBox, so I got the one-week trial, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: November 7, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: October 31, 2021
Happy Halloween! Photo by Toni Cuenca on Pexels.com I had such plans for blogging last week, but as the poet Robert Burns said about the best-laid plans of mice, the 'gang aft agley'. And so nothing turned out quite like I expected it to. Monday night I was afflicted with a nasty headache, Tuesday night … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 31, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: October 23, 2021
Last week I was. . . what do we call it again? Busy. That's what it was. I was busy. I went out and did things. With people. Wow. Granted, there was work involved. We weren't just out wandering about. But it was bookish. On my day off, I went to the used bookshop well … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 23, 2021
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