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. Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children's Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideologyby Dimitra FimiNonfiction305 … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Celtic Myth in Contemporary Children’s Fantasy
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Book Review: The Goblin Emperor
The Goblin Emperorby Katherine AddisonFantasy448 pagesPublished in 2014 After an airship crash kills Emperor Varenechibal IV and his eldest three sons, Varenechibal's fourth and ill-favored son Maia ascends to the imperial throne as ruler of the elflands. The only child of a loveless political marriage, Maia was relegated to a dreary former hunting lodge after … Continue reading Book Review: The Goblin Emperor
Sunday Sum-Up: October 17, 2021
I had thought this week was going to be stressful because we were understaffed all week at work due to some vacations, but it turned out to be okay. Which was great. I was relieved when each working day went by and it was just busy enough to make the time pass without making me … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 17, 2021
Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan #1)by Arkady MartineScience FictionPublished in 2019 Mahit Dzmare is a young ambassador fulfilling a lifelong ambition: to travel from her home on the independent Lsel Station to the vast Teixcalaan Empire, whose culture she has long been obsessed with. Complex, cosmopolitan, and endlessly self-referential, Teixcalaan expands in two ways: through … Continue reading Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
September Summary, October Preview
September was a month wherein summer decided to linger on, and I resolutely decided that it was Fall because it was September and the autumnal equinox happened and also Hobbit Day was on the twenty-second, all of which are harbingers of Fall. So even though there were a few days where the temperature reached 95°F … Continue reading September Summary, October Preview
Sunday Sum-Up: October 3, 2021
And like that, it was October. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The first couple of days of October have been particularly autumnal. It's been cool and cloudy, and constantly threatening rain. Leaves are turning, crows are showing up everywhere, and the nights are getting longer. This is definitely my time of year. I didn't go … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 3, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: Perilous and Fair
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. Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works and Life of J.R.R. … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Perilous and Fair
Sunday Sum-Up: September 19, 2021
The weather is continuing to slowly cool down. Over the past several evenings I've had the windows open with the breeze blowing in, and the cicadas have finally stopped buzzing. So now, instead of having their ear-piercing static song droning all through the night, we're getting crickets. Crickets are much quieter and more melodious than … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 19, 2021
StoryGraph Saturday: The Bronzed Beasts
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, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. The Bronzed Beasts (The Gilded Wolves #3)by Roshani ChokshiYA … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: The Bronzed Beasts
Book Haul. From the Last While Or So.
I can't remember the last time I did a book haul here. Was it after Christmas? In the spring? I don't know. But I've gotten several books over the past few months, so I thought I would share them with you and talk them up. There was one book I forgot to put in this … Continue reading Book Haul. From the Last While Or So.
