February appears to be a pretty good reading month! I've five-starred a majority of the books I'd read this month. Case in point, one of them happens to be Nettle & Bone. I think of the two T. Kingfisher books I've read, Nettle & Bone is my favorite. But then again, I am biased. I [...]
Rounding out my year's worth of books read! I've got several reflection posts to put up for the end of the year, including a Top Ten of 2022, but that can wait until next week when I've sorted through my journal and notes. For now, some more reviews! I was alerted about this book when [...]
Happy Christmas Eve! I'm practically trying to do last-minute baking today, so not much reading lately, but I do have some end-of-the-year stuff to sort out before January gets away from me again! Of course, most of my blogging end-of-year things are book reviews. But what else is new? Initial Thoughts: For all intents and [...]
Initial Thoughts: As with any short story collection, this little gem had stellar stories, great stories, good stories, and those that weren't for me. Personal favorites were definitely "Spinning Silver," "Even the Crumbs Were Delicious," "Seasons of Glass and Iron," and "The Briar and the Rose". THE STARLIT WOOD: NEW FAIRY TALES edited by Dominik [...]
Initial Thoughts: With a long title and each chapter having cutesy little summaries, you're expecting a children's book. But holy heck, things turned dark and twisty, and the writing is seamless and effortless and HOW DOES VALENTE DO IT, DAMMIT. THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING by Catherynne M. [...]
Story and Somnomancy 