5 Interesting Links for 12-18-2020

December 18, 2020

Note: Videos may auto start with sound so be prepared. Nature (Art) Artist Lisa Stevens goes by the tag seaurchin, a hint to her source of inspiration. Her works are inspired by coral in both their color and shapes. I … Continue reading →

Mine to Keep by Rhenna Morgan

December 17, 2020

Rhenna Morgan has become one of my favorite authors. She combines strong female leads with self-aware male leads in stories hinging on honor and acceptance. The heroes in NOLA Knights may be tainted knights because they are Russian bratva, similar … Continue reading →

Fairy Tales Punk’d edited by Phoebe Darqueling

December 10, 2020

The retellings included in Fairy Tales Punk’d are quite wide in scope, choosing fairy tales I know and ones new to me as well as more modern folk tales. Their genres vary from sweet retellings to twists with darker, although … Continue reading →

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

December 2, 2020

My son recommended this book to me, and since I enjoyed the first in Naomi Novik’s sideways fairy tale retellings, I requested it from the library. Little did I know how well this novel fits into my long-term fascination with … Continue reading →

Marry Me for Real, Cowboy by Valerie Comer

November 19, 2020

I found the opening of the first Cavanagh Cowboys Romance fun. The story jumps right in to their first strange meeting. In another’s hands, the situation could have been scary, and some aspects were. But the muddle between Adam Cavanagh … Continue reading →

The PV-3 Mutagen by Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus

November 12, 2020

I agreed to review The PV-3 Mutagen because I found the blurb intriguing, and while it didn’t turn out exactly as I’d expected, the novel lives up to its promise. This story is somewhere between a paladin’s quest and a … Continue reading →

Shiloh Rising by Fiona Tarr

November 5, 2020

This is the third installment in The Priestess Chronicles, and thanks to the author’s visit yesterday, I now understand the patterns I was seeing much better. The book reads much like an episodic television show in how the primary cast … Continue reading →

Christmas Reunion in Paris by Liz Fielding

October 29, 2020

I started reading Harlequin category romances in my early teens. They’re not as long as many other books, so there isn’t as much time to get into a lot of complexity, but they’re still a comfort read for me. I … Continue reading →

Machine by Elizabeth Bear

October 28, 2020

When I chose this book, I only expected a fast-paced story with death-defying feats out in the vastness of the universe. A wild adventure filled with paramedics in space, dangerous artificial intelligences, and mysteries to solve. Machine offers all that … Continue reading →

There’s a Main Character with Chronic Pain in Machine by Elizabeth Bear

October 27, 2020

Note: I make an effort not to include any spoilers in my essay, but you may extrapolate some possibilities from how the main character manages her condition. Please take this into account before deciding to read further. I have been … Continue reading →