Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

22 January 2016 / review / 4 Comments
Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Author: Naomi NovikTitle: UprootedFormat/Source: Hardcover/library Published: May 2015Publisher: Del ReyLength: 435 pagesGenre: FantasyWhy I Read: Intriguing description, pretty cover, strong reviews Read If You: Enjoy magic fantasy set in older daysQuote: “His name tasted of fire and wings, of curling smoke, […]

Top 10 Tuesday: Recent TBR

19 January 2016 / to be read, top 10 tuesday / 0 Comments
Top 10 Tuesday: Recent TBR

Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish  Top Ten Books I’ve Recently Added To My TBR Whoaaaa, my first time participating in Top 10 Tuesday :O I don’t expect this will become a regular thing, as I usually don’t feel […]

Brief Thoughts on Some Fables

15 January 2016 / brief reviews / 1 Comment
Brief Thoughts on Some Fables

During last week’s Bout of Books, I read two books that you might call fables. The Magician’s Elephant is an extended middle grade fable, while Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day puts a contemporary, speculative twist on the […]

Some Books I Own But Haven’t Read

13 January 2016 / to be read / 0 Comments
Some Books I Own But Haven’t Read

I don’t own a lot amount of books. A rough estimate puts the total shy of 300 (a lot being totally subjective, of course…). I give careful consideration to each book I purchase. I don’t usually buy a book without […]

Brief Thoughts: The Karluk’s Last Voyage by Robert A. Bartlett

9 January 2016 / brief reviews / 2 Comments
Brief Thoughts: The Karluk’s Last Voyage by Robert A. Bartlett

GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon ★★★½ Call it love of adventure if you will; it seems to me the life that ought to appeal to any man with red blood in his veins, for as long as there […]