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The Goblin Emperor: Is the Hero too Honest?
The Goblin Emperor by Kathleen Addison It’s not quite fluff.I wouldn’t say it had a full set of teeth either. I wanted something more. I think what I missed was some sense of compelling emotion. In essence the story is of a nice guy with a rotten father who gets shipped off to a gulag…
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She Who Became the Sun: An Unsurpassed Dazzling Creation
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Shelly Parker-Chan’s novel of yearning and becoming carried me along effortlessly. The prose transports the reader from one idea and image to the next with a simple clarity of purpose. If the reader is looking for soaring prose that plays with images, meaning and meter, they might…
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Book Reviews – Quick and Dirty or Reviews that Reveal
As authors we are all scrambling for reviews of our work. Give it a think. You want quick and dirty or reviews that reveal? With that in mind: Can we talk? I’ve been sitting on this story for a bit, but an interesting conversation on Twitter has made me think – ‘It’s time to tell…
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Rise Of The Ranger: Tropes and Grit Sans Heart
I’m trying to set some quick thoughts down about this book, and I’m finding it nearly impossible. Mainly because I’m trying to remember the story. That’s not a good sign, I only read the book two weeks ago.
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The Lies of Locke Lamora: A Brave New Con
I don’t think I have enjoyed a book quite so much in a very long time. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch presents a richly convoluted story that twists and turns faster than a back-alley chase. The setting is a quasi-Venice of canals, bridges and distinct regions. The city of Camorr, is well…
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The Priory of the Orange Tree: Strong Women and Power
I am sitting here grasping at ephemera in an effort to draw my thoughts together and perhaps give you a nugget of an idea to chew on. In an attempt to tie this all up in a neat package, I would say the novel is well worth a read. Despite that assurance of quality, I’m…
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The Power of the Eight
The story at its core is one of longing to belong.
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The Things We Keep: Finding a Treasure in Grief
The Things We Keep, the premier novel of Ms. Julee Balko, is a story about grief, both that which we let go and that which we keep.
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Intense Transformation
This little book is rather like a HIIT workout itself. Short, intense, sometimes a challenge, but in the end, it is worth the work. For those that are not familiar with the term, H.I.I.T. stands for High-Intensity Interval Training. Many programs over the years have followed the HIIT principles. Among them, Crossfit, P90X, Tabata, and…
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Ta Le – Knowledge in a Fairy Tale
I find myself torn about leaving this review because my background is not African and I’m wondering if I am missing something, or if I’m taking something for granted that is not applicable.