Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
I did not like this book. Perhaps you will like this book. If so I’m glad. I want people to like books. Reading books in general is good for all of us, because I want publishing to continue to exist and make more books. Books for you and also books for me. In the latter camp, this book does not fall. I enjoy fantasy. I enjoy books about dragons! I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan of series that spend entire books setting up a […]
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson
Have given up trying to post these in order, I have. There’s a really cool thing that Sanderson does, which is collate a series of perhaps unrelated ideas into a cohesive. That might be under selling his skill set– perhaps each of these worlds is built from the ground up from entirely new ideas– but the author note seems to suggest that this story in particular grew from a seed of an idea grafted onto another seed, all of which was planted in the soil […]
Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I don’t know if Tchaikovsky’s interest in spiders preceded his writing or followed it, but the man writes a lot of books that try to force people to have compassion for spiders. But dude makes it work. Plot: A spider’s home in a forest is attacked by a team of adventurers on a holy quest to defeat a powerful, evil wizard. A deal was offered – the adventurers get what they need in exchange for not killing all the spiders. And what did they need? […]
Little Orange Pumpkin by Erin Guendelsberger
I was looking at my online reader copy lists and found Little Orange Pumpkin by Erin Guendelsberger and illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin. It came out in August 2024, making it ripe for a Halloween story. Which it is, as Little Orange Pumpkin is all excited about going out and trick or treating. Of course, she thinks she is ready to go out on her own, but her parents have other plans. In the end, we have a magical journey when Little Orange Pumpkin is sent […]
We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles
I have had We Called Them Giants by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles as an online reader copy for a few months. I have had opportunities to read it, but for the most part I figured it would expire before I had a chance to. Thankfully I was able to find it and read it at lunch today. It was an interesting experience. This graphic novel is an on book. We know the dystopian aspects (a girl wakes up one morning to find […]
Don't Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah by Karen Rostoker-Gruber
Don’t Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah by Karen Rostoker-Gruber and illustrated by Carles Arbat was exactly what I expected it to be. With that said, it is cute, funny and shows the values of the season. I wish I had found it before today (the first day of Hanukah), but it will work for the other days of the celebration, and for next year as well. We have a young child decorating for the holiday. They see a bear outside and though the narrator […]
