The SBTB Goodreads group is hosting a new quarterly challenge, the Cover Hunt challenge. Basically, you’re given a list of prompts and you have to read a book with that item on the cover. For the October-December challenge, here’s the prompts and some initial picks from my TBR list. Accessories (earrings, scarf, ring, etc.) Hat: Level Up – Cathy Yardley.…
Month: September 2017
Review: A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness
Oh, I had such high hopes for this. Honestly, I really did enjoy reading it. But looking back on it… it’s all kind of meh. I loved the first few chapters of Diana pottering around and researching alchemical texts. Then Matthew showed up and it went pretty much downhill from there. I was really enjoying the whole “repressed witch” bit…
Review: The Brightest Fell – Seanan McGuire
I adore Labor Day weekend for several reasons. First, it’s a day off work (and school!). Second, it’s the weekend of the Disneyland Half Marathon. Third, it means a new Seanan McGuire October Day novel is coming out! And this book, oh this book… It’s really hard to review this while staying spoiler-free, but this is the 11th book in…
Review: Nyxia – Scott Reintgren
This is an enthralling thriller with lots of twists and turns and likable characters. It was well-paced and hard to put down once I got past the first few pages. There were a few quirks that took me out of the story (calling the rest day “Sabbath”, Emmett’s tendency to file things under letters was “A for Annoying”), but…
Review: Snowspelled – Stephenie Burgis
Isn’t this cover lovely? Regency clothes, mention of magic, heck yeah! Let’s do this! I saw this recommended on Twitter a few times, and after reading the first few chapters on the author’s website, I simply HAD to keep reading. Regency house party? Sweet! Role reversal (women are the politicians while men are the magicians)? Oh heck yeah! Fae and…