Wild Magic, Lovecraft Unbound, A Rage to Kill, Getting Things Done
Tamora Pierce, Wild Magic I read this series for the first time…in middle school, probably, because I remember having to wait for the fourth book. I actually read these before the Alanna books, so I...
View ArticleWolf-Speaker, Phonogram, Women Who Kill, The City & The City
I am on a book-finishing roll. Tamora Pierce, Wolf-Speaker Second in the previously-gushed-about Immortals series. I admit I don’t like this one as much as the first; where Wild Magic features tons of...
View Article30 Days of Books: Day Four
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever Whoops, missed a day, largely because we’re coming up to a series of prompts I don’t really know how to deal with. Remember how, on Day One, I said that I’m...
View ArticleThe American Way of Death Revisited, Ballad, Helter Skelter, Cries Unheard
Jessica Mitford, The American Way of Death Revisited I picked this up while wandering randomly through the lovely Rosemary Garfoot Public Library in Cross Plains one day. (I live in Madison, but I’m...
View ArticleThe Profiler, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, The Maltese Falcon
Pat Brown, The Profiler As you know, Bob, I have both a ridiculous fascination with true crime stories and a distaste for sensationalizing, victim-blaming crap. Profiling books are the best of both...
View ArticleHot Off the Press: Review of The Mad Bomber of New York by Michael M. Greenburg
Where I got it and why: After I spotted this in the Goodreads new release newsletter, I put a hold on the library’s on order copy immediately. I love true crime and history – this is two in one! Also,...
View ArticleNew to Me: Review of Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy
Where I got it and why: I needed some good storytelling, and when I want just plain storytelling I always turn to YA. I pulled a couple of books from The List to request from the library, and this was...
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