Bingo Square: Cover Art I don’t often buy physical books anymore but when I visited The Ripped Bodice in LA in June, I wanted to provide some financial support. Between the description and the cover, I was hooked. I am a sucker for these type of covers (I also quite liked the cover of A Curious Beginning, much more than the actual book). Overall, I think there was a bit too much set up going on in this book for potential future books. It was […]
London’s Own Magician Cop (Bingo #4)
I would argue that the ‘urban’ part of Urban Fantasy is just as vital to the story as the fantasy part. I mean, could you imagine Kitty Norville outside of the wilds of Denver, or October Daye in any place other then San Francisco? Or perhaps Kate Daniels doesn’t require the damp heat of Atlanta and Sookie Stackhouse would be the same story set outside of her backwater swamp? Does Harry Dresden really need Chicago? (No, LIAR, Yes are the only correct answers here). And […]
Stands up as allegory, less so as a novel
Bingo Square: Fahrenheit 451 Since I switched school districts (and states) between 9th and 10th grade, I ended up reading Lord of the Flies twice in high school English class. And I despised it both times. Despite that, I noticed at some point that it is a novel I refer to more than some novels I actually enjoyed in school so I had been meaning to do a reread for a while. After I chose it for the Fahrenheit 451 square, I realized it could […]
Life, Messy and Unfiltered
Bingo Square: The Book Was Better While I never became a huge Nick Hornby fan, I have enjoyed a few of his novels and adaptations of his novels (I quite like the ABC show About a Boy with Minnie Driver – between that show and Speechless, Minnie Driver has found her niche as overprotective sitcom mother, and I love it). But he’s never been a go to author for me, so I tend to read his stuff after I realize another piece is being adapted. […]
I can’t be objective with this book – CBR10Bingo Throwback Thursday – Bingo!
In 2001 I was an administrative assistant for the managers that oversaw the book buyers at Borders Books (may it rest in peace). One of the buyers thought I would like Kushiel’s Dart and recommended it. Once in my hands I couldn’t put it down, reading so fast that on subsequent readings I discovered whole paragraphs that had previously been skipped. It was completely different from any fantasy I had read before and quickly became one of my most recommended books to anyone who I thought […]
The King Arthur Legend Grounded in Historical Reality
Bingo Square: Throwback Thursday I originally read this novel, and the rest of the trilogy it belongs to, over a decade ago when I was in Iraq. It was a gift from the same friend that turned to me onto A Game of Thrones, and I had fond memories of this take on the Arthurian legend that mostly attempts to be grounded in reality. As a historical fiction nerd, I can definitely see why this approach appealed to me, especially since it leaned heavily on […]
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