At a recent meeting of my book club, one of my friends told us about how a guy friend was teaching her how to play Dungeons and Dragons and had suggested that she read Robert Jordan's Eye of the World, the first installment of the Wheel of Time series. I refrained from rolling my eyes … Continue reading I Want to Start Reading Adult Fantasy, But Where Do I Start?
The Girl in the Tower
Top Books of 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, we all look back at the things we did and try to figure out the best and worst of it all. With 155 books read so far this year, I have a lot of titles that I read and loved. Unsurprisingly, most of these books are fantasy or science … Continue reading Top Books of 2018
February Summary and March Preview
I don't usually mind February, in spite of being a singleton in a month devoted to love and couples. I also don't mind its being in the midst of winter. But this February was lousy thanks to back to back colds. I had a cold in the last week of January/first week of February, and … Continue reading February Summary and March Preview
Book Review- The Girl in the Tower
The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden Fantasy 363 pages Published December 2017 From Goodreads: The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home—but soon … Continue reading Book Review- The Girl in the Tower
Sunday Sum-Up
It snowed just about every day this week. Not a lot each time- just an inch or three- but enough to make everything sparkly and white outside. If it were just a little bit warmer, a person could happily go for a walk in all of that, but when it's 3°F and one still has … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Sunday Sum-Up
I'm so happy to say good-bye to this week. One of the co-workers was on vacation, so I got to do all of his work in addition to doing all of mine. I spent my days at work running around like a crazy person. Fun. But I got the whole weekend off instead of just … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
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