I have sung the praises of T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon many times here on Cannonball. Her books are autobuys for me, and I have never been disappointed with them. They are funny, clever, sensible fantasy romps and I love them to pieces. I love her world building and they way that so many of her … [Read more]
A short little homage to Richard Matheson
Elevation has been reviewed here at least once already, but I'll give you a brief summary. Which will be easy, as it's a rather brief book. “Hands on a clock, numbers on a bathroom scale, weren’t they only ways of trying to measure invisible forces that had visible effects?” Scott Carey lives … [Read more]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that I am a sucker for a decent Austen retelling.
Newsflash: I'll pretty much read anything that is tangentially related to Jane Austen. Unofficial sequels. Modern retellings. Historical fiction. Whatever. Some of it works. A lot of it doesn't. But I'm usually game to give it a go. I really enjoyed the books that were part of The Austen Project … [Read more]
Just REALLY well-written thrillers, guys
If you like crime novels -- I'm thinking Jeffrey Deaver, Preston/Child, Tami Hoag, all the ones I loved growing up -- you should try this series out. Meg Gardiner has written two novels (so far) about Caitlin Hendrix, with a third and a procedural for CBS in the works. UNSUB “But fate was a … [Read more]