Yes, we might be living in the darkest timeline—or the dumbest, hard to tell. But be glad that you’re not our girl Jane, who contends with cruel racism and incompetence while also decapitating hungry “shamblers,” the reanimated corpses of the Gettysburg fallen and any poor soul bitten thereafter. Some years ago, the paddy wagon plucked Jane McKeene from her home at Rose Hill plantation so that she might learn the finer points of combat and decorum at Miss Preston’s, Baltimore’s finest school for Negro girls. […]
Fairy tale update with a Latinx spin
Technically it’s a misleading to say this is an update of a fairy tale. Really, this is a reimagining of several, woven together with a Latinx flair and a contemporary openness to LGBTQIA sensibilities. If that sounds like a lot to pack into 375 pages, you aren’t wrong, but I think it’s a decent effort. Blanca & Roja tells the story of the del Cisne sisters, one of whom is destined by a family curse to become a swan. Told from four perspectives, this book […]
This is where we learn it’s not a good idea to throw your GF into a bottomless pit
Book: One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake Series: One Dark Throne Medium: Audiobook Date Read: Jan 8-10, 2019 Overall Rating: 4 poison viles/5 I know that I go easy on YA’s rating wise but you know what, they are so fun, you want to read them, and they keep you reading and this sequel is just that. Excellent character development, continuation of an interesting plot, and people making terrible mistakes due to lack of communication. Oh, teenagers, when will you learn? In the sequel to […]
Implied beastiality aside, a good little fairy tale/sci fi/YA romp
Book: Winter by Marissa Meyers Series: Lunar Chronicles Medium: Audiobook Read From: Jan 05-08, 2019 Overall Rating: 3.5 wolf cubs out of 5 I had started the Lunar Chronical before Christmas break and finished the last in the original series (there is a prequel called Heartless I have yet to read) on the recommendation from my husband who listened to the audiobooks (which surprised because there are some pretty hilarious lovey-dovey romance bits that apparently jive with him. We’ve been together for over a decade and I was having […]