Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong My rating: 4 of 5 stars Waking the Witch and Spell Bound should truly be read back to back. In fact, they should be read with 13 on hand, almost as a trilogy within the…
Review: Shady Lady by Ann Aguirre
Shady Lady by Ann Aguirre My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have to give a fairly high rating to a book that involves a woman who largely saves herself from multiple assassins (natural and supernatural) sent by the head…
Book Review: The Horns of Elfland edited by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
The Horns of Elfland by Ellen Kushner My rating: 3 of 5 stars It took a while to track down this volume, as it has long been out of print. The interlibrary loan was, once again, my friend. But how…
Review: Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blood Oath is an interesting and fairly refreshing variation on the vampire riff. Most of the current tales give us a suave, sexy predator who mesmerizes his or her…
Book Review: Changes by Jim Butcher
Changes by Jim Butcher My rating: 5 of 5 stars I do not give out many 5-star ratings, but for this book I couldn’t do anything else. That is despite the fact that Jim Butcher did something I honestly didn’t…
Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m trying to remember whether or not I’ve read any of Gaiman’s other novels before, and I’m fairly certain that I haven’t. I read Good Omens, but that was…
Reviews: Various Short Stories
I just finished reading a bunch of different short stories that have been lurking in various programs on my iTouch. While they are reviewed in separate entries on GoodReads, I’m going to try to put the reviews in one blog…
Review: Walking Dead by C.E. Murphy
Walking Dead by C.E. Murphy My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve enjoyed the other Walker Papers novels, but Walking Dead definitely showed more depth and maturity than the earlier volumes. Both the author and her lead character have grown…
Capucine’s Story!
This little girl has to be one of the cutest little darlings anywhere! Her story is highly entertaining 🙂 Once upon a time… from Capucha on Vimeo.
Random Linkage
In lieu of a real post, which would require actual thought… New Elizabeth Bear short story: The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder Ruminations on science fiction, fantasy, etc.: Asking the Wrong Questions Dr. Horrible recast with My Little Ponies