Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
CBR Square- Mythic I was talking to my husband about Piranesi after he asked me what I thought about it and I told him I loved it but I didn’t want to spoil any of it so I didn’t know what to say. He told me to just say “and then all died.” Sorry. Piranesi is a slow building mystery where the main character is in a House by the sea full of statues that is built like a maze. The main character, who doesn’t remember […]
The Plus One by Sarah Archer
Kelly needs a date to her sister’s wedding. But Kelly is terrible with men. Conversely, she’s really great with robots. So in a fit of insanity, she turns her current work project “The Conifbot” into the “perfect man”. It’s so simple, she can write a program that gives her exactly what she’s looking for in a man and make him look exactly the way she wants. A few key strokes and she has what would take her months if not years of dating in the real […]
Hot As Hades by Alisha Rai
“Where the hell am I?” What an actress. Since he was half-enjoying the novelty of this playacting, he replied. “Yes.” “What?” “You’re in Hell. The Underworld, love. To be more specific, you’re currently in the throne room of the palace of the almighty and great ruler of said Underworld.” She swallowed, and didn’t that just conjure up all sorts of dirty thoughts? “Which would make you…?” He bowed his head in greeting. “Hades. I know you’re wildly pleased to make my acquaintance.” __________________________________________________ Persephone was […]
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
“In each picture, Claude seemed to be shrinking. He had a big family, yes, so it was hard to fit everyone on the page, and he was the littlest of them, true, but Claude got smaller and smaller.” Penn and Rosie always wanted a daughter. But as life would have it—they had five sons. But one night their youngest, Claude informs them that he’d like to be a little girl when he grows up. While their son is advanced, particularly in his vocabulary, they still […]
Elite Starfighter by Grace Goodwin
CBR13Bingo: Machinery Because Lily smashes stuff in a mecha! Like starbases! And enemy fighters! And freaking spaceships! Look, I know these books are ridiculous, but that’s the joy of them. Plus, I was really looking forward to seeing Lily smash some stuff up with her mecha suit! This is the third book in the series and follows directly after the other two, so it shouldn’t be read as a standalone. With her best friends Jamie and Mia gone, Lily’s ready for her alien partner to show […]
Into The Fire by Amanda Page
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again– books find me when I need them. And this one is the epitome of that theory. I recently found myself at an airshow and at that airshow I met a boy (man). And that boy (works for the Blue Angels) wants to be a fighter pilot. But I know all about pilots. Pilots are (more often than not) cocksure garbage. So I was reticent. More on that later… That being said I love a fighter pilot […]
