Series on Sunday: The Aeronaut’s Windlass and Zeroes
This post features a couple of the series books I’ve read in the last few months. I read some of these a while ago, so I’m…
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
This is a strange, complicated story, involving time and mind-reading and intricate clockwork. Pulley’s debut novel is artfully written and most importantly, the characters are well-drawn…
Series on Sunday: Mini-reviews of series books
Trying something new this month! I rarely review series books, unless it’s the first in a series. So I thought I’d do a set of mini-reviews…
Books in Series: a Mid-Year Round-Up
In the last couple of months I’ve read more than series books than usual. I don’t like reviewing series after the first book, because (1) it’s…
Carriger Gets it Right: A Review of Timeless
This is the fifth (and final) book in Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series, and since I’ve written about the series here and here, I don’t have…
Review: The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Spring-Heeled Jack is pretty much what you’d expect it to be – it’s good, fun steampunk set in an alternate version of Victorian England. The “twist”…
It’s Monday; What are You Reading?
“It’s Monday! What are you reading?” is a weekly event hosted by Sheila at Bookjourney to share with others what you’ve read the past week and planning…
Review: Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
This book is a loose “sequel” to Priest’s Boneshaker, meaning it can be read on its own and the characters only intersect at one point in…
Pregnant heroines and Gail Carriger’s Heartless
At the same time as many of my friends are having babies, a lot of my favorite series’ heroines are getting pregnant as well. I’m…
Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Do you ever think you know where your review is going, and then it turns out to be completely different? This was one of those for…
Review: Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
It’s freezing outside and winter-cold-season inside. The only good thing I can say about that is I’ve had LOTS of time to read lately. This year’s…
Review: Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
In my last post, I recommended a book called Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld. Westerfeld is one of my favorite YA writers. He’s written the Uglies and…
