Hidden – Review on KatsCannon First written review, and it’s not going to overwhelm you folks, since this book left me feeling so incredibly meh that I can’t even work up vitriol about it. Hidden is Book 1 of the Dragonlands series, which hardly matters since I cannot come up with a single compelling reason to continue the franchise. Since it’s the first book, like first installments before it, this book is required to do a lot of the heavy lifting of world building and […]
My one and only video review as I play catch up before the year ends
This was my first, and last, attempt at a video review. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was going to do audio reviews, podcast style, and abandoned that idea, too. Sometimes I’m too ambitious for my own good. As it is, this video is more awkward than you’d expect from someone who is a performer for a living, so forgive me. I filmed this in January, so I remember nothing of how I felt about this book. My goodreads notes tell […]
The First Jackson Brodie story
Kate Atkinson published a new book this year, A God in Ruins. The world was raving about it, and about her earlier works, and I was embarrassed that I hadn’t heard of her. I got curious, did a little research, and found somewhere that Atkinson is one of Stephen King’s favorite authors. He particularly recommended the Jackson Brodie books. I decided I wanted to read all of her books, and figured I’d best start with the first one. Case one: a little girl goes missing […]
A historical romance with a poor grasp of how broken limbs work (or do not, as the case SHOULD be)
3.5 stars Lady Olivia Archer is unmarried after four seasons on the marriage market, known as “London’s Least Likely to Cause a Scandal”. Everywhere she goes, her mother forces her to recount her ladylike accomplishments, such as embroidery, playing the piano, painting water colours and other deathly dull things. Olivia isn’t surprised people have taken to calling her “Prissy Missy” and that at one memorable garden party, a gentleman jumped into a hedge rather than speak to her (or her mother). One of her […]