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Set in an alternate England where magic exists but is controlled by the upper classes, Witchmark is the story of Miles Singer, a doctor who has magical ability but is hiding it and himself to avoid being controlled by his upper class family. In this world, those with the witchmark are either enslaved to the … Continue reading Friday Review: Witchmark by C.L. Polk
Head On: A Novel of the Near Future by John Scalzi: The sport is called Hilketa. It's brutal, violent, and extremely popular. The goal is to get your opponent's head- literally- by any means possible. With a normal human body, of course, this would be impossible. But Hilketa is played by those with Haden's Syndrome, … Continue reading Friday Reviews: Two Sci-Fi Reads
If you've been reading my reviews here for any amount of time, you probably know that I am a fan of John Scalzi. I like his writing, his snarkiness, and pretty much his whole attitude about just about everything. I have met him, and he is a delight in person. (He even added a birthday … Continue reading Friday Review: Two by John Scalzi
Another set of mini-reviews of books I've read. Looking at the shrinking list of books to be added here, it looks like this idea of mini-reviews for most of them is doing what I wanted it to. The Dark Thorn (Annwn Cycle #1) by Shawn Speakman. Speakman has been the webmaster for fantasy author Terry … Continue reading Friday Reviews: A Few More Books I’ve Read
As I said in Monday's post, I am going to go forward with my reviews by doing many of them as short takes and put several in one post. Through a Darkening Glass by R.S. Maxwell: 3 of 5 stars This one disappointed me. The blurbs talked about ghosts and witches, and hinted at a … Continue reading Friday Reviews: Some Books I’ve Read
My rating: 2 of 5 starsFirst book of the year that I DNF'd. It sounded good- supernatural, set in Scotland, young women disappearing and apparently murdered, lots of moody, sinister setting- all things that should have been appealing.The problem was, it was just so terribly slow reading. Lots of drawn out detail and mood-setting that … Continue reading Friday Review: The Lady in the Loch by Elizabeth Anne Scarborough
My rating: 5 of 5 starsCute children's book about a little dragon named Ember. Dragons love to hoard gold and use their fearsome fiery breath and frightening roar to collect it from terrified villagers. But Ember's roar is more like a sneeze and his fire-breathing is more "Awww" than frightening. Ember fears he will never … Continue reading Friday Review: The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz
My rating: 3 of 5 starsJayanthi is the adopted child of alloy parents. Alloys are genetically derived descendants of humans and are the governing species on a ruined Earth. Alloys believe humans are inherently destructive and should be kept confined to Earth, where they can live and create, but not have the freedom to roam … Continue reading Friday Review: Meru (The Alloy Era #1) by S.B. Divya
My rating: 4 of 5 starsEvie Addams and her daughter, Lilianna, are living a quiet life in small-town Eden Valley. Evie is a single mother with three best friends as her support system. But things are about to get strange when Evie starts to manifest a bit of supernatural shoplifting, Lily tries to summon a … Continue reading Raising A Demon by Amy Cissell
My rating: 4 of 5 starsIn this novel that evokes the feeling and environment of the Tang Dynasty of 8th century China, we meet Shen Tai, son of one of the greatest generals serving the Emperor. He has spent the last two years honoring the spirits of the dead of both sides of his father's … Continue reading Friday Review: Under Heaven (Under Heaven #1) by Guy Gavriel Kay
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