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Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Tor Books Hardcover, provided by Tor books (along with an advance ARC copy) — thank you! While this will mostly be a positive review, I had one major problem with Shades of Milk and Honey that threatened to destroy my enjoyment of it altogether. [...] Gaslight Mysteries by Victoria Thompson Berkeley I was hankering to read me some Gaslight Mysteries, so I spent the last week and a half gobbling up a bunch. Here are my impressions. Murder on Lenox Hill This volume was a great choice to restart the series after a half-year lapse. In it, [...] The River Kings’ Road by Liane Merciel Gallery Books Hardcover – $26 I was excited to hear about Liane Merciel’s The River Kings’ Road because it has been a while since I’ve seen any debut epic fantasies by women. The River Kings’ Road centers around a handful of characters. Brys is a mercenary, [...] The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry (blog) Penguin Hardcover and Trade Paperback The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berrywill probably end up in my year end “Best Of” list. It was just about perfectly conceived, perfectly executed, perfectly written, and perfectly charming. I’m hard pressed to think of any critiques. It’s that [...] Spider’s Bite by Jennifer Estep Pocket Books – $7.99 Genre: Urban Fantasy Jennifer Estep was one of the first authors I reviewed, and she has been a longterm reader of this blog ever since. This is quite flattering, but it makes me a less-than-partial reviewer. However, I do have my usual mix of [...] An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear Picador – Trade Paperback – $14 Historical Mystery An Incomplete Revenge is Ms. Winspear’s fifth installment in her excellent Maisie Dobbs series. I read this novel because the sixth novel, Among the Mad, came out in paperback in November, and I intended to review it during that [...] Dreamdark: Blackbringer by Laini Taylor Firebird Books Paperback – 9.99 Genre: YA Fantasy Blackbringer is a Young Adult fantasy that both takes place in our world . . . and in a hidden land within it. It is about a young fairy and a band of crows who fight devils. Cool, huh? It [...] Year of the Horse Amazon USA – UK – Canada by Justin Allen Overlook Press Hardcover – 18.95 (12.82 at Amazon) First, a disclaimer. The author, Justin Allen, got in touch with me during the summer, and we have been in contact off-and-on ever since. He recently participated in an exceptionally lively Writer [...] I can’t believe I’ve never reviewed any of these novels. The Maisie Dobbs novels are one of my favorite mystery series. The author is Jacqueline Winspear, and her first novel was Maisie Dobbs. It introduced us to Maisie Dobbs, Psychologist and Investigator. It begins in 1929, when Maisie opens her investigation office after serving [...] The Better Part of Darkness by Kelly Gay Amazon USA – UK – Canada Pocket Books – 7.99 First, some caveats. This isn’t my usual genre.The author knows this. I also have come to know the author over the past year of hosting her guests posts at my previous blog, Fantasy Debut, and [...] |
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