Category Archives: Fantasy

The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle Day One and The Wise Man’s Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle Day Two, both by Patrick Rothfuss

Posted on May 3, 2012 by meyoung
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Normally I wouldn’t have chosen to read this book, but a good friend, whose reading taste overlaps with my own to a large enough degree, highly recommended it and, in fact, urged me to read it. She’d never urged me … Continue reading →

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Review: Cold Magic (Spiritwalker Trilogy #1) by Kate Elliott

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Jules
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It is the dawn of a new age… The Industrial Revolution has begun, factories are springing up across the country, and new technologies are transforming in the cities. But the old ways do not die easy. “I was not a … Continue reading →

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Review: Midnight Riot (Peter Grant #1) by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jules
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“The police career of techie Peter Grant was stuck in “pause” until a ghost whispered in his ear. The insights of this deceased eyewitness help solve a baffling homicide and bring paranormal Peter to the attention of his London Metropolitan … Continue reading →

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Review: Suite 606, Anthology by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Mary Kay McComas

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jules
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“#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb headlines a hot new anthology of paranormal romance. FEATURING A NEW EVE DALLAS NOVELLA. J.D. Robb plunges Lieutenant Eve Dallas into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder. … Continue reading →

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Review: Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Jules
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“Shades of Milk and Honey” is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer: “Pride and Prejudice” meets “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell”. It is an intimate portrait of a woman, Jane, and her quest … Continue reading →

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First Date: Review of Skinwalker by Faith Hunter

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Tricia
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Jessica at Read React Review presented a paper, The Undead in Bioethics and Vampire Fiction, at a conference last fall and posted about it later on her blog. In the comments following the post, I mentioned my discomfort with traditional … Continue reading →

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Review: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Jules
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My book club typically takes off the month of December, opting instead to read a longer book for January.  This year during Banned Books Week, which inspired much conversation and debate, we toyed with the idea of having an informal … Continue reading →

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