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Book Review: The Witch King by Martha Wells
It’s a solid story with well-rounded characters set in a meticulously crafted world.
Book Review: The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
The story builds well upon the foundation laid in the first book.
Book Review: Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
It was an entertaining read, worth seeking out if you’re lowercase-b-biblically inclined.
Book Review: The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
By the end of it, I was grateful to know that I wouldn’t need to wait more than a few weeks for the second book to be available.
Book Review: Danger and Other Unknown Risks: A Graphic Novel by Ryan North and Erica Henderson
There’s magic! And dimension hopping! And a talking dog!
Book Review: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Liu’s writing remains as skillful here as in his short fiction
A weighty tome
A recent acquisition got me wondering, ‘Of all the books that I own, which one is the heaviest?’
Book Review: The Sword of Midras by Tracy Hickman and Richard Garriott
If you’re looking for the usual fantasy fare, then this will fit the bill in an inoffensive and diverting enough way.
Book Review: The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky
If you’ve ever wondered about the relationship between macaron, macaroon, and macaroni, then this is the book for you.
Book Review: Digger Unearthed by Ursula Vernon
I enjoyed every single nibble of this work and was sad when it was finally over.
Book Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Jack Zipes
If you like the comparative literature thing, or folk tales, then you’ll probably enjoy this book.
Book Review: Rethinking Thin by Gina Kolata
A valuable work that I want to hand to everyone who mentions they’re on a diet
Book Review: Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
It’s a Nnedi Okorafor book. Of course I enjoyed it.
Book Review: Set Phasers on Stun by Steven Casey
This book was a great read. I’m glad I got to it more than ten years after my initial deep dive into failure.
Book Review: How to Slay a Dragon by Cait Stevenson
It’s obvious that the author really knows her stuff and is capable of writing an engaging book, but this one was too burdened by her trying to make her writi...
Book Review: The Seed Detective by Adam Alexander
There are people whose interests intersect more closely with the author’s botanical inclination who will enjoy this book. I found myself largely bored and le...
Book Review: So You Want to be a Wizard by Diane Duane
The story is fine, but the pacing really didn’t work for me.
Book Review: Move the Body, Heal the Mind by Jennifer Heisz, PhD
A good read and a lot of good current science about the many ways that the body and mind cooperate to keep everything operating well.
Book Review: Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky
From the very start, this book put me off. Even the ending was disappointing, except that it signified that I was nearly done reading the thing.
Book Review: To Be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
It’s a thoughtful piece of work and, while it doesn’t shy from difficult situations and questions, I feel it’s an optimistic one as well.