Currently Reading: Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers

Remember how much I liked Grave Mercy? It was years ago, and I never wrote reviews for the other two books in Robin LaFever’s excellent His Fair Assassin trilogy, but the stories of Ismae, Sybella, and Annith have stuck with me for ages and have, quite honestly, made other historical fantasies pale in comparison. So

Book Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro

Star Ratings: Characters: **** (4 stars) Character Development: ***** (5 stars) Plot: **** (4 stars) Writing: ***** (5 stars) Overall: ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars) Be it known that I read an advanced galley of The Buried Giant and some details may change before publication.  The book will come out on March 3, 2015, from Alfred

Book Review: Daughter Of The Forest by Juliette Marillier

Star Ratings: Characters: **** (4 stars) Character Development: ***** (5 stars) Plot: **** (4 stars) Writing: ***** (5 stars) Overall: ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars) Age Range Recommendation: 15 and up. (The main character might be quite young, but there’s torture and sexual violence.) I had no idea that such a spellbinding, heartbreaking re-telling of “The

Book Review: Queen Of The Tearling by Erika Johansen

Star Ratings: Characters: *** (3 stars) Character Development: ** (2 1/2  stars) Plot: *** (3 stars) Writing: **1/2 (2 1/2 stars) Overall: **1/2 (2 1/2 stars) Age range recommendation: 14 and up (Medieval violence including sexual violence.) Let it thus be known: I read an advanced copy of this book, and some details may have