The Other Ones by Jamesie Fournier
CBR15Passport own I started Jamesie Fournier’s book, The Other Ones, a few times, and it finally stuck a few weeks ago. It took me that long to figure out what I wanted to say about it. I think that while this is a good book, it is not easy, and can be a bit slow at times. And the illustrations that Toma Feizo Gas created are nice, but they are not for everyone and can be a smidgen off putting if you are not in […]
Asadora! V06 by Naoki Urasawa
CBR15Passport country (Japan) Manga and I have an interesting relationship. I appreciate it, and it does its own thing. But occasionally that thing has me going along for the ride. And the series by Naoki Urasawa, Asadora! has me riding (so far) all six volumes. (This volume is translated by John Werry) While slower than the others, this is a good build-up for volume 7 (planned for October 2023). And while these “in-between novels” are a nice way to give you more information about […]
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan, #3) by Elle Cosimano
We’re definitely experiencing diminishing returns with this series, but I’m still enjoying myself. I think I’m ready for it to have a definitive ending, though. I don’t want the author to beat this horse to death just because we keep buying the books out of remembered affection for how crazy good we thought book one was. To be honest, I no longer remember most of the details of the plot of this book. Finlay and Vero have to find out who EasyClean is (the hit […]
Sign Here by Claudia Lux
I held off on rating and reviewing this book because I wasn’t sure how I felt about it and I wanted to “let it simmer a bit.” I regret this stupid decision now because I still don’t really know how I feel about the book, and now I also don’t really remember the book! I mean, I remember the book, but I don’t remember like most of the characters names. Who knows what else I’ve forgotten. What I do remember is that this book is […]
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
In reviewing The Twisted Ones, I would be correct in summarising the plot as such: A young women with a silly nickname, recently single, upends her life and moves to a kooky new location to assist a family member in need. In moving, she is thrown into a world of magical intrigue. She befriends a zany local barista as the mystery at the heart of the magic unfurls. Eventually, she travels to a fantastical world accompanied by a sassy, fishnet wearing side kick, gets stuck […]
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
I predict that I won’t remember I read this book in a few years… so it’s really going to be like this book was never here (rimshot). This book initially had a whiff of Single White Female, a la the 1992 movie starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh, wherein a female friend starts to take their friendship a little too seriously, in an “if I can’t have you no one can” sort of way. Emily and Kristen are besties ride or dies who don’t […]
