Quick sum-up this time, as I have a few things going on at the moment. We've had a couple of days of snow this week, though neither day gave us very much-- a couple of inches at most. Enough to be pretty, but not enough to cause real problems. Which I'm fine with. They got … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: January 22, 2023
Leigh Bardugo
Best Books of 2020: YA Fantasy
2020 was an up and down year for me and YA fantasy. Some were great, and some were terrible-- nearly enough to turn me off that particular set altogether. But there were enough that I haven't written off YA fantasy. So in no particular order, here are the best YA fantasy novels I read in … Continue reading Best Books of 2020: YA Fantasy
Goodreads Monday: King of Scars
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! King of Scars … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: King of Scars
Goodreads Monday: Shadow and Bone
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Shadow and Bone … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Shadow and Bone
Book Review: Ninth House
Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo Fantasy 458 pages Published October 8, 2019, by Flatiron Books Secret societies have fascinated human imagination since we came up with the idea of them ages ago. Whether they are ancient Roman mystery cults or the mythical Illuminati of modern times, such groups attract stories like … Continue reading Book Review: Ninth House
Sunday Sum-Up, November 10, 2019
My week's end was disrupted by cats. Instead of the quiet night which I was hoping for on Friday, I spent half the evening trying to separate Sidney and Mina. They were behaving like unruly children. Sidney kept hissing and swiping at Mina, even seeking her out to growl at her while she was hiding … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, November 10, 2019
Review: Crooked Kingdom
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo 536 pages From Goodreads: Welcome to the world of the Grisha. After pulling off a seemingly impossible heist in the notorious Ice Court, criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker feels unstoppable. But life is about to take a dangerous turn—and with friends who are among the deadliest outcasts in … Continue reading Review: Crooked Kingdom
Six of Crows
I don't read much YA fiction. I have nothing against it, but all the books that are recommended to me seem to either be dystopian, a genre I have little interest in, or have characters I either can't stand (Robin LeFever's His Grave Mercy) or just don't care about (Cassandra Clare's City of Bones). So I generally … Continue reading Six of Crows
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