M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Kill the Crazy by Lucy Carol My rating: 4 of 5 stars After all the excitement (in book one, "Hot Scheming Mess") of her grandfather's long-kept secret, her newly discovered ex-KGB grandmother, the improvement in her relationship with her FBI mother, and getting to know her new boyfriend, Madison Cruz needs a good day off. … Continue reading Friday Review: Kill The Crazy (Madison Cruz Mysteries #2) by Lucy Carol
Spellbound by Blake Charlton My rating: 3 of 5 stars Spellbound it the second book in Blake Charlton's trilogy, following Spellwright. It continues the story of cacographic wizard Nicodemus Weal as he struggles to defeat the demon that has taken a part of Nico and stored it in an emerald. The demon plans to use … Continue reading Friday Review: Spellbound (Spellwright #2) by Blake Charlton
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
