This one started off much less confusingly (and weirdly) than the first book, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, though it didn’t necessarily end less confusingly. Part of the problem is that the ending seemed rushed, as though Adams were trying to get it done in a hurry, and he sacrificed quality and clarity to do so. Once again, the book doesn’t really seem to be about Dirk Gently, although he is a main character, and this time he doesn’t seem to do as much in terms of affecting […]
I Will Be Made a New Creature, One Bright Day
A few months ago, someone posted in the CBR facebook group that Seraphina was on sale for Kindle. I went and bought it simply because it was cheap and the person said it was one of their favorite books. Whoever that person was, thank you, thank you, for introducing me to this fantastic book! Seraphina takes place in Goredd, a human country in a world where dragons and humans have had a peace treaty for many years. Dragons can take human form, but they have […]
24th Century Schizoid Botanist
I looked back and I can’t believe it’s been almost three years since I wrote a review of Still Life, the first book in Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series. I’ve been so happy to see a lot of you are enjoying them too. The Company series by Kage Baker is my next recommendation, but I’m not going to promise you’ll like them. I will say that I love them, and I hope you do too. Of course you must pick up the first book, In the […]
If Tumblr had existed when this was published…
It would have been CRAZY. It is made for fanfic and fan art and OTPing. I am a little in love with this book that I was so fortunate to receive in the book exchange from JS. The War for the Oaks is one of the first urban fantasies published in 1987; it is set in Minneapolis in the 80s, centring on a musician named Eddi who finds herself getting out of both a bad relationship and a bad band, and falling into the middle […]