I have to admit that I’m actually kind of glad that I read the sequel first. It made this series a lot more fun (and it’s a lot of fun already) for all the “oh, now I get it” moments. The opening of the first volume of the Parasol Protectorate presents vague Cinderella elements in the heroine (although her likely prince charming is both werewolf and not very charming-or is he…). Alexia was never allowed to participate in society in order to give her younger […]
1, 2, the Chandrian’s comin’ for you…
Part coming of age story and part sword and sorcery adventure story, The Name of the Wind is a masters class in fantasy world building that unfortunately gets bogged down when the action switches to a University setting. Kote spends his days running the inn on the side of a road in a tiny town. Dark days have descended on the land. Black spider like demons terrorize the populace, raiders are common on the roads, and whispers of an ancient evil are becoming louder. One […]
Werewolves and coyotes and spoilers, oh my!
This is book three in the Mercedes Thompson series, and now I have a dilemma. When the first two and three-quarters books of a series are basically fluff, and then the last bit of book three takes a hard left into Seriously Not Fluff, do you bother with book four? Spoilers ahead! Mercy Thompson is a mechanic and a shapeshifter. She turns into a coyote when she wants to. She’s got a Ranger/Joe Morelli thing going on with two werewolves who are in love with […]
Tell them Carl Sagan Sent You!
Atomic Robo is pretty perfect for reading while reading other things. It’s just right for a 5 minute breather, and also holds up well to marathoning. The story line is not difficult to follow, but is still thoroughly engaging. I’m skipping over reviewing Volume 2: Atomic Robo and the Dogs of War, because I would say pretty much the same thing I said for Volume 1 and I will say for Volume 3 – Atomic Robo is smart and funny and you should go read […]