5 Nuts Lawd, Miss Carriger is the queen of the perfect urban steampunk fantasy romp. I have never read a more consistently good author in all of the time I’ve been reviewing books. Not once have I been disappointed in one of the Parasolverse books, and the Parasol Protectorate in particular are always top notch […]
4 Nuts And here is the point I became ride or die for Miss Carriger. I love THE FINISHING SCHOOL series and Moira Quirk is a fabulous narrator, but Emily Gray’s performances for PARASOL PROTECTORATE are really spectacular. But it’s not just narrator that makes SOULLESS so good. Gail Carriger absolutely knows what she is […]
First, a note: if you know me at all, you know that putting the word “Ravens” on anything is going to get my attention. Ravens are beautiful, intelligent, and they remind me of Edgar Allan Poe. I’m going to the Pickerington Public Library Young Adult Book Festival in October, and I realized that I hadn’t […]
SPOILERS If you are into sci-fi, or adventures, or horror, or multiple POV… read this book. I originally started the audiobook without reading a long description. I thought I was in for some light magical realism, but wow. I was not. I listened to this book in my car back when I had a longer […]
5 Nuts AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS is totally better the second time around. Yes I have already reviewed this book, BUT I read it so fast that time that I didn’t give myself the chance to truly enjoy it. After reading CRUEL PRINCE I had a craving for more fair folk stories, and then this […]
4.5 Nuts When it comes to the Bunnicula books, 2 of my 3 favorites take place at Chateau Bow-Wow, or as Chester calls it, Howliday Inn. There’s something about the boarding house that always appeals to me. Maybe the the cast of characters, more varied than the usual Bunnicula story. Or perhaps the mysteries have […]
4.5 Nuts This is going to be a strange review. I have read/listened to several versions of this book at this point. Therefore I will comment on them in order. First the original version as originally released, then the updated parts, and finally the narrated version by actor Eddie Redmayne. Cool? Good. I got my […]
5 Nuts Damnit, Schwab, you’re killing me. Take book one, now add in some more pirating, an extra dash of the Triwizard Tournament, and a sword-to-the-gut ending. Yep, that’s this second book in a nutshell. Where Delilah Bard was my favorite character in book one that place is easily usurped by Alucard in book 2. […]