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Book Review: The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells

Posted on April 4, 2013 5 Comments

The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells Moon has spent his life working to fit into the other societies, but when he finds his own, he has difficulty. I appreciated the way Wells balanced Moon’s need for acceptance with his suspicion and discomfort without making him come across as petulant or annoying. Actually, there a few […]

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Posted on March 8, 2013 3 Comments

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Genre: Fantasy, Magical Realism Publisher: HarperCollins Author Information: Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First, I should say if you want a sweet, innocent Peter Pan story, this story isn’t for you. This is nowhere near as dark as Brom’s The Child Thief, but while Brom’s book focuses […]

Book Review: Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey

Posted on February 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Supernatural Series: Book 1 of Black Dawn Publisher: Angry Robot (March 26, 2013) Author’s Information: Twitter | Webpage Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars This is an advance reader copy that I snagged from Netgalley. I think the book will be released sometime in March/April […]

Book Review: The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Posted on February 16, 2013 2 Comments

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Chalion Publisher: Voyager (December 1, 2000) Author’s Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First, I should say that if you enjoy a fantasy story full of action, then, this may not be the story for you. There’s more talk […]

Book Review: The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin

Posted on January 25, 2013 1 Comment

The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin Wendy’s rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good but disappointing book. I blame my likely unfair review on N.K. Jemisin for writing The Inheritance Trilogy first. Comparisons inevitable happened, mainly over the way The Killing Moon was crafted and presented. Where The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – a book […]

Book Review: The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis

Posted on January 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis Tiara’s rating: 3 of 5 stars The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe has for, quite some time, been a movie that I’ve enjoyed, and I’ve enjoyed in just about every incarnation of it. I first remember seeing the movie as a young girl on PBS. I had to […]

Archive Book Review: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines

Posted on January 5, 2013 4 Comments

Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines My rating: 3 of 5 stars Libriomancers have the ability to “pull” things such as objects and even people/animals (albeit, it’s a bit dangerous to pull anything other than objects from the books) from books. Isaac is a libriomancer who has been delegated to a librarian job after something went […]

Book Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Posted on December 5, 2012 1 Comment

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Spoilerish. Hm. Where do I start with this? I really enjoyed this book. I would be lying if I said that part of the reason I picked up this book wasn’t because the writer is a woman of color. It’s so rare […]

Book Review: Stars Wars: The New Jedi Order: Traitor by Matthew Stover

Posted on November 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Traitor by Matthew Stover The issue I have with the Force is that the movies made everything so black and white. Give in to your hate and passion and poof, you’re dark side. The Sith have their code about killing all the things and power, and the Jedi have their code about not having sex and only killing all the things when you […]

Graphic Novel Review: Dragon Age: Those Who Speak by David Gaider

Posted on November 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Dragon Age: Those Who Speak by David Gaider The Silent Grove re-opened a few issues raised in Dragon Age: Origins and the prequel book, The Stolen Throne, and added a few new ingredients. I was worried that Those Who Speak would fail to deliver an appropriate conclusion to all of that in a mere three issues – and I was right. […]