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06 May 2012 @ 09:24 am


Here are the reviews posted during April. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in April, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Elizabeth Bear: Grail: Worth Reading, with Reservations
2) Maggie Stiefvater: The Scorpio Races: Excellent
3) Bill Willingham: Fables: Deluxe Edition: Book 1: Good Read
4) Sean Stewart: Mockingbird: Couldn't Put It Down
5) Patricia Briggs: River Marked: Good Read
6) Octavia E. Butler: Bloodchild and Other Stories: Couldn't Put It Down
7) John Green: The Fault in Our Stars: Couldn't Put It Down
8) Bill Willingham: Fables: Deluxe Edition: Book 2: Couldn't Put It Down
9) Kenneth Oppel: This Dark Endeavor: It's a Gamble
10) Lois McMaster Bujold: Paladin of Souls: Couldn't Put It Down
11) Ann Aguirre: Devil's Punch: Good Read
12) Bill Willingham: Fables: Deluxe Edition: Book 3: Good Read
13) Kit Whitfiled: In Great Waters: Good Read

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
01 April 2012 @ 04:31 pm


Here are the reviews posted during March. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in March, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Grant Morrison: Joe the Barbarian: Couldn't Put It Down
2) Mark Budz: Idolon: Worth Reading, with Reservations
3) Maria V. Snyder: Touch of Power: Worth Reading, with Reservations
4) Gail Carriger: Timeless: Couldn't Put It Down
5) Rebecca Guay: A Flight of Angels: Good Read
6) Elizabeth Bear: Chill: Worth Reading, with Reservations
7) Martha Wells: The Cloud Roads: Good Read
8) Margo Lanagan: Black Juice: Worth Reading, with Reservations
9) Seanan McGuire: Discount Armageddon: Couldn't Put It Down
10) Rick Yancey: The Monstrumologist: Good Read
11) Nick Spencer: Morning Glories: Deluxe Collection: Volume 1: Couldn't Put It Down

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
04 March 2012 @ 01:52 pm


Here are the reviews posted during February. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in February, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Charles Yu: How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe: Excellent
2) Catherine Asaro: The Radiant Seas: It's a Gamble
3) Nnedi Okorafor: Akata Witch: Good Read
4) Justina Robson: Silver Screen: Good Read
5) Daniel O'Malley: The Rook: Worth Reading, with Reservations
6) Catherine Asaro: Ascendant Sun: It's a Gamble
7) Catherynne M. Valente: The Folded World: Good Read
8) Karen Lord: Redemption in Indigo: Excellent

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
28 February 2012 @ 07:36 am
Once again, I have thoroughly updated and overhauled my working list of young adult dystopian fiction. If you see any titles I've missed, I'd be most grateful if you'd let me know. Thanks so much!
 
 
05 February 2012 @ 01:37 am


Here are the reviews posted during January. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in January, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Catherynne M. Valente: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making: Excellent
2) Julie Cross: Tempest: Not My Cup of Tea (DNF)
3) Rae Carson: The Girl of Fire and Thorns: Couldn't Put It Down
4) Susan Cooper: The Grey King: Good Read
5) Catherynne M. Valente: The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland -- For a Little While: Excellent
6) Melissa Meyer: Glitches: Worth Reading, with Reservations
7) Meghan McCarron: Swift, Brutal Retaliation: Good Read
8) Sabrina Benulis: Archon: Problematic, but Promising (DNF)
9) Melissa Scott: Shadow Man: Worth Reading, with Reservations
10) M.L.N. Hanover: Killing Rites: Good Read
11) Susan Cooper: Silver on the Tree: Worth Reading, with Reservations
12) Ilona Andrews: Magic Gifts: Worth Reading, with Reservations
13) Robert Charles Wilson: Darwinia: Worth Reading, with Reservations

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
03 January 2012 @ 07:58 pm


Here are the reviews posted during December. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in December, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Ransom Riggs: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: Couldn't Put It Down
2) Catherynne M. Valente: Silently and Very Fast: Excellent
3) Susan Cooper: Over Sea, Under Stone: Worth Reading, with Reservations
4) Karen Traviss: Ally: Good Read
5) Nalo Hopkinson: The New Moon's Arms: Good Read
6) Susan Cooper: The Dark is Rising: Worth Reading, with Reservations
7) Karen Traviss: Judge: Worth Reading, with Reservations
8) Lee Bermejo: Batman: Noel: Good Read
9) Amanda Hocking: Switched: It's a Gamble
10) Susan Cooper: Greenwitch: Good Read

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
11 December 2011 @ 04:42 pm


Here are the reviews posted during November. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in November, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) George R.R. Martin: Fevre Dream: Good Read
2) Brandon Sanderson: Elantris: Good Read
3) Melissa Marr: Graveminder: Below Standard
4) Alex Bledsoe: The Hum and the Shiver: Worth Reading, with Reservations
5) Laini Taylor: Daughter of Smoke & Bone: Couldn't Put It Down
6) Sam Cameron: Mystery of the Tempest: A Fisher Key Adventure: Worth Reading, with Reservations
7) Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Not My Cup of Tea (DNF)
8) N.K. Jemisin: The Kingdom of Gods: Good Read
9) Richard Kadrey: Aloha from Hell: Good Read
10) Carrie Vaughn: Straying from the Path: Couldn't Put It Down

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
20 November 2011 @ 03:08 pm


Here are the reviews posted during October. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in October, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Seanan McGuire: One Salt Sea: Couldn't Put It Down
2) Ilona Andrews: On the Edge: Good Read
3) Nancy Kress: Beggars in Spain: It's a Gamble
4) Jo Walton: Tooth and Claw: Excellent
5) Gabrielle Zevin: All These Things I've Done: It's a Gamble
6) Neil Gaiman: Anansi Boys: Excellent
7) Jill Thompson: Delirium's Party: A Little Endless Storybook: Worth Reading, with Reservations
8) Kristen Painter: Blood Rights: Worth Reading, with Reservations
9) Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler: The Future of Us: It's a Gamble
10) J. Michael Straczynski: Superman: Earth One: Excellent
11) Jo Walton: Farthing: Good Read

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
09 October 2011 @ 08:26 pm


Here are the reviews posted during September. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in September, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Nicola Griffith: Ammonite: Worth Reading, with Reservations
2) Cherie Priest: Hellbent: Good Read
3) Karen Traviss: Matriarch: Good Read
4) Jim C. Hines: The Stepsister Scheme: Good Read
5) Allen Steele: Angel of Europa: Worth Reading, with Reservations
6) John Scalzi: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: Good Read
7) Megan Whalen Turner: A Conspiracy of Kings: Couldn't Put It Down
8) Ann Aguirre: Aftermath: Couldn't Put It Down
9) Jim C. Hines: The Mermaid's Madness: Worth Reading, with Reservations
10) John Dickinson: WE: It's a Gamble
11) Elizabeth Moon: Remnant Population: Good Read

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)
 
 
09 September 2011 @ 01:08 am


Here are the reviews posted during August. Please note, this is not a comprehensive list of books I read in August, but rather the books I had the time to review before month's end.

1) Lois McMaster Bujold: Cordelia's Honor: Excellent
2) Joe Kimball: Timecaster: It's a Gamble (DNF)
3) Max Brooks: World War Z: Worth Reading, with Reservations
4) Comic Review: Fringe: Tales from the Fringe 1-6: Below Standard
5) Carrie Vaughn: Kitty's Greatest Hits: Good Read
6) Karen Traviss: The World Before: Couldn't Put It Down
7) Barbara Ashford: Spellcast: Couldn't Put It Down
8) Robert Charles Wilson: Axis: Worth Reading, with Reservations
9) George R.R. Martin: A Storm of Swords: Excellent
10) Malinda Lo: Huntress: It's a Gamble
11) Lauren Oliver: Delirium: Worth Reading, with Reservations
12) Stacia Kane: Unholy Ghosts: It's a Gamble
13) Maureen F. McHugh: China Mountain Zhang: Worth Reading, with Reservations

As always, comments and discussion are most welcome. :)