Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1) by Zen Cho. What do you get if you mix 1 part Jane Austen style, 1 part historical fiction, 1 part mystery, a whole lot of magic, and a dash of playful absurdity à la Gail Carriger? This fun book. Sorcerer to the Crown tells...
This pairing might hold the record for the shortest time frame in which I both read the book and saw the movie. The book version was my transatlantic read on the way back from our honeymoon, and then we went and saw the movie that first weekend back home. Less than a...
Taking a page from Pip's book and using this list to do a life snapshot. Making: myself take deep breaths and consciously relax my tense muscles. Cooking: nothing. No energy for cooking. We are living in a frozen food or fast food land right now. Drinking: My usual...
Magonia (#1) by Maria Dahvana Headley. Let me just take a minute to point out that gorgeous cover. Beautiful, no? And a good reminder on the importance of cover design. I had never heard of this book or author, but came across this cover on Pinterest or somewhere, and...
We Never Asked for Wings by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Longtime readers may remember my review of Diffenbaugh's other novel, which netted a rare 4.5/5 star review. So it should come as no surprise that I jumped on the chance to read an advanced copy of her new book, out...
Fool's Quest (The Fitz & The Fool Trilogy #2) by Robin Hobb. First things first, if you are new to Robin Hobb's Realms of the Elderlings books, stop reading this blog post immediately and go pick up Assassin's Apprentice. Then make your way through the rest of the...
A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) by V.E. Schwab. A Darker Shade of Magic is the tale of many Londons. In each of several parallel universes, there exists a version of the city of London. Travel and commerce and magic used to flow between them unhindered. Now Gray London...
Uprooted by Naomi Novik. Uprooted is the story of Agnieszka, a seemingly normal girl from a village in a seemingly quiet valley. Except the valley is the frontline in the battle between the evil that lurks in the Wood and the mysterious wizard known only as the...
A Court of Thorns & Roses (#1) by Sarah J. Maas. I'm a big fan of Maas' Throne of Glass series, so I was pretty excited to get my hands on her newest venture. This latest book from Ms. Maas is one part fantasy romance, one part Old English lore, one part Beauty & the...
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell. Our most recent book club pick was the new novel by the author of Cloud Atlas. It's a similar setup, in that the book is divided into separate stories/sections with overlapping details. But it's more condensed here, as all of the...
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