This 2014 National Book Award Finalist is a beautiful affirmation of hope in the face of devastating loss and upheaval. Station Eleven is often characterized as an apocalyptic novel, but I believe this term is too limiting and does a disservice to the author. While the destruction of civilization is at the core of the plot, Mandel is more concerned with the creation of a new world than the destruction of the old one. This is a novel about resilience, about knowing what to hold […]
Anyone Can Betray Anyone
This is why this review took me two weeks. This book was good, but I really wanted to LOVE it. It’s about a society where the people are divided by blood. Reds have red blood and are the bottom class. Silvers have silver blood that gives them abilities and they oppress the Reds. Mare is a Red who demonstrates an ability to control electricity in an arena full of Silvers. The King and Queen decide to hide her in plain sight by making up a […]
Between the Spark and the Burn
Second and final book to Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. It’s pretty good, but made me a little bit sad. You can read my full review here.
You’re a wizard, Peter. Well, an apprentice, anyway…
Peter Grant is a probationary officer with the London Metropolitan Police when he, one night takes a witness statement from an individual who just happens to be a ghost. Unusual as this is, it saves Peter from a life of tedium in the Case Progression Unit (basically doing other cops’ paperwork for them) and to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, who just happens to be a wizard. Peter becomes the first wizard’s apprentice in England for more than 50 years, but Harry Potter this is […]
The tiny blonde one is growing up and progressing as a detective
Disclaimer! I was given an ARC of this through NetGalley in return for a fair and unbiased review. Readers should be aware that this is the second book of Veronica Mars mysteries. Readers should probably watch the movie (it’s on Netflix) and read the first book before reading this. If you’re not caught up, there will be spoilers in the review below. Veronica Mars is hired by the insurance agents for the Neptune Grand, to prove that one of the hotel’s staff members didn’t assault […]
Jamie and Claire, now with more quite a lot more wibbely wobbly timey wimey
Hey everyone, guess who finally got caught up with this series? My epic re-read is done and I can now join the ever-increasing (I’m just taking for granted that more people will be reading the books as the TV show makes them curious and/or desperate for more Jamie and Claire) ranks of people languishing in wait for the next book. Spoilery part of the review on my blog. When it’s been a while since I’ve read one of her books, I keep forgetting how very […]
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