Friday Review: TV Rewatch- 24

With the new 24 coming up in May of 2014, we have been rewatching the original series. We own several of the DVD sets and have been picking up the rest on Netflix instant. Honestly, for me, the series still holds up. We are into Season 6, and I have been enjoying all of it as much … Continue reading Friday Review: TV Rewatch- 24

Friday Reviews: Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia by Rachel Swirsky, and A Game of Cities by Michael Montoure

Two short story reviews this week, each very different from the other, both dealing with magic and life. And death. Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia by Rachel Swirsky My rating: 4 of 5 stars This short story was nominated for the Nebula Award, and was made available by Tor as a free download. It tells … Continue reading Friday Reviews: Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia by Rachel Swirsky, and A Game of Cities by Michael Montoure

Friday Review: Glamour In Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal

" My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second in Mary Robinette Kowal's fantasy novels set in the Regency era. It continues the story of Jane and David Vincent, now married, and travelling to Belgium for a late honeymoon, and to study more glamour techniques with an old colleague of Vincent's. While there, … Continue reading Friday Review: Glamour In Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal

Friday Review: The Merchant and the Menace (Seraphinium #1) by Daniel McHugh

My rating: 3 of 5 stars Kael Brelgson is a normal young man, living in a remote village with his innkeeper father and his brother. His mother is dead. Kael, like many young men living what they perceive as a boring life, longs for a bit more excitement. As the story opens, he has managed … Continue reading Friday Review: The Merchant and the Menace (Seraphinium #1) by Daniel McHugh