A friend (it’s emmalita) and I have a running joke about Penny Reid that she is on probation with us, though we clearly keep reading her contemporary romances and seem to take turns actually paying for them. Reid was on secret probation, then double secret probation, then an unprecedented triple secret probation, before peeling back to regular probation and now she’s on “wait and see” status. That’s all a long walk to say that Reid’s work has been uneven, but can be very enjoyable when the […]
Second Coming, Once Removed
Banners of the Sa’yen by B.R. Stateham (1981) This swashbuckling adventure is unique for couple reasons. First of all, the astronaut from Earth who crashes on a feudal planet isn’t the point of view character. One of the swordsmen who thinks he’s the legendary savior is the narrator. The Chosen One, excited to learn about the strange world he’s landed on, takes to the planet’s airship rigging like a pro. Stronger, faster, and equipped with technology, the Sa’yen captures and captains an airship along with […]
Great Follow-up to Wait for the Rain
Please note that I received this book from the author via NetGalley in return for a honest review. I previously read the first book in this series, Wait for the Rain, and really enjoyed it, you can see my review here: Wait for the Rain review at Goodreads. So I was happy to see that Maria Murnane had a follow up with Daphne, Skylar, and KC. The only reason why I gave this four stars and not five was that I wish that Murnane had explored […]
“When something goes wrong, the first thing I always think is, it is Loki’s fault. It saves a lot of time.”
I’m already pretty familiar with the Norse gods thanks to an early obsession with different mythologies, but you don’t pass up an opportunity to read Neil Gaiman’s take on them. Especially if you happen to be in a book shop and see a copy and remember that your boyfriend never bought you a copy despite the number of colossal hints you’ve already dropped. Anyway… Norse Mythology is a short trip through the stories of the gods – I read it all in one lazy morning […]