FLOOR 21 by Jason Luthor My rating: 4 of 5 stars Jackie is seventeen, living in the Tower with the remnants of humanity. No one knows why they were forced to live here or what went on Before. The humans live on the top floors of the Tower, and the lower floors are infected by … Continue reading Friday Review: Floor 21 by Jason Luthor
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Friday Review: Spellwright (Spellwright Trilogy Book 1) by Blake Charlton
Spellwright by Blake Charlton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nicodemus Weal is gifted with magic. Unfortunately, he is also cursed with a spelling disorder. Not a magic spell problem, a problem spelling words. And, in this world, that is a disablility that makes him unable to become the full wizard he wanted to be. Because, … Continue reading Friday Review: Spellwright (Spellwright Trilogy Book 1) by Blake Charlton
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Friday Review: Without A Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
Without a Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book in Kowal's Glamourist Histories, and it is quite as good as the other two. In Without A Summer, Jane and Vincent are commissioned to construct a glamour in London. They bring Jane's sister, Melody, along because Melody's … Continue reading Friday Review: Without A Summer by Mary Robinette Kowal
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Friday Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love Neil Gaiman's writing. He is one of the authors that just strikes a chord with me. I have thoroughly enjoyed everything I have read by him, and this story is no exception.The unnamed narrator of the … Continue reading Friday Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
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Friday Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate 2)
Changeless by Gail Carriger My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Parasol Protectorate series and is as much fun as the first, despite a rather underhanded cliffhanger ending. In this part of the series, Alexia, the new Lady Maccon, is awakened mid-afternoon by her husband yelling. Now, Lord Maccon … Continue reading Friday Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate 2)
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Friday Review: Mainspring by Jay Lake
My rating: 3 of 5 stars The story is interesting. It revolves around Hethor, apprentice to a New Haven CT clockmaker in an alternate Earth steampunk society. The Earth here rotates around the sun on a gigantic brass gear system. Hethor is visited by an entity claiming to be the Angel Gabriel and is told … Continue reading Friday Review: Mainspring by Jay Lake
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Friday Review: The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Mookie Pearl is, well, I guess he's sort of an enforcer. He works for the Organization, a mob group in New York that controls the mining and distribution of Blue, a drug that not only gives the user a high that includes increased … Continue reading Friday Review: The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
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Friday Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Yes, I have come late to this series, for no other reason than I have a lot of books on my TBR list, and just haven't gotten to it before now. This is high fantasy at its best, and compares to … Continue reading Friday Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
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Friday Review: Lord of Emperors (Book 2 of The Sarantine Mosaic) by Guy Gavriel Kay
Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a fan of Kay's books. I enjoy his use of language, his always engaging characters, and the detail he brings to his worlds. Based on the real world Byzantine empire, this duology (the first book is Sailing to Sarantium) is … Continue reading Friday Review: Lord of Emperors (Book 2 of The Sarantine Mosaic) by Guy Gavriel Kay
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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
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