Bingo Square: Snubbed! (Nebula Finalist) I am a huge fan of A Song of Ice and Fire, and both epic historical fiction and epic fantasy series. As a result, this type of novel was going to appeal to me even if I have been hesitant about reading it for no logical reason – I became aware of Ken Liu because of the praise he received as the translator of The Three Body Problem, and was needlessly worried that his novels would have a similar focus […]
Clothes Horse Meets Fashion Don’t
Bingo Square: Brain Candy With this, I have now completed Loretta Chase’s Carsington Family series, even if I saved the first of the series for last! This was another solid entry, though there is barely even a mention of Rupert in this novel beyond being lumped in as one of Alistair’s younger brothers (and the one with the grey horses). What can I say, Mr. Impossible remains my favorite of the series, and I am sure it has nothing to do with the fact that […]
Gourmet Dining on a Pirate Ship
Bingo Square: Delicious! This was going to be my “Cannonballer Says!” square until I remembered that cinnamon is kind of a food (spices count, right? I mean you eat them, just not in large portions) and the novel’s whole premise is that a chef has to impress a pirate captain with a weekly gourmet food menu, so the novel promptly got moved to “Delicious!” (and replaced by another pirate themed novel for “Cannonballer Says!”). I definitely understand why ElCicco gave this one 3 stars while […]
Not a Marvel to Me (too lazy to come up with a better title)
Sometimes when I am reading a novel, I find myself already writing the review and making comments on it in my head while I’m reading. I’m never sure if I’m doing the novel a disadvantage and preventing myself from enjoying it more, or if it happens because something about the novel isn’t quite clicking, therefore leading me already try to analyze what is not working. Basically, am I being overcritical because I am not enjoying it, or am I not enjoying it because I’m being […]