For over a year now I’ve managed to review every single speculative fiction book I’ve read. I was hoping to continue this trend but have been behind ever since the holiday season. Then I was close to getting caught up last month before I got sick for a couple of weeks. I’ve finally given up hope on getting all those reviews in so I’m going to compromise by writing condensed, more casual (but hopefully still somewhat informative) reviews of the […]
Corambisby Sarah Monette432pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 8.5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.44/5Goodreads Rating: 4.33/5 Corambis is the fourth and final book in Sarah Monette’s character-driven fantasy series, The Doctrine of Labyrinth. The first three books are Melusine, The Virtu, and The Mirador, respectively, and should definitely be read in that order. This is one of my favorite series of all time so Corambis was the 2009 release I was most looking forward to. While I enjoyed Corambis very much and thought it […]
Feast of Soulsby C.S. Friedman576pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.91/5Goodreads Rating: 3.93/5 Feast of Souls is the first book in the Magister trilogy, the latest series by C.S. Friedman, perhaps best known for her Coldfire trilogy. The second book, Wings of Wrath, was just released in hardcover in February. It has yet to be announced when the final book Legacy of Kings will be available. After reading C.S. Friedman’s debut novel, the space opera In Conquest Born, I […]
Iron Kissedby Patricia Briggs304pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8.5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.29/5Goodreads Rating: 4.42/5 Iron Kissed is the third book in the popular Mercedes Thompson urban fantasy series by New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs. Currently, there are four books in this series about the shape-shifting mechanic and one book in the Alpha and Omega series set in the same world with the second novel forthcoming this summer. The first book in the Mercedes Thompson series is Moon Called, the […]
The Oracle Lipsby Storm Constantine398pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.5/5Goodreads Rating: 3.89/5 Short stories have never been a favorite of mine. I much prefer to read novels since they allow more time to get to know the characters and become immersed in the story. However, Storm Constantine is a favorite of mine and has been ever since I read her Wraeththu novels, which are my favorite books along with Sarah Monette’s The Doctrine of Labyrinth series. So I […]
Blue Diabloby Ann Aguirre336pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: N/ALibraryThing Rating: 4.33/5Goodreads Rating: 4.11/5 Blue Diablo is the first novel in the Corine Solomon urban fantasy series by Ann Aguirre (it is due to be released on April 7). According to Aguirre’s website, the next two books will be called Hell Fire and Shady Lady and will be released in April 2010 and April 2011, respectively. I have read Aguirre’s first two novels in the Jax science fiction series and found […]
