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My book “reviews” and recommendations. 📚 On average, I read about 75 new-to-me books per year.

Books Posted onDecember 12, 2016September 16, 2019

The Gods of HP Lovecraft edited by Aaron J. French

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Synopsis: “The Gods of H.P. Lovecraft, a brand new anthology that collects the twelve principal deities of the Lovecraftian Mythos and…

Books Posted onNovember 23, 2016

The Weaver by Emmi Itäranta

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Synopsis: “[A]n innocent young woman becomes entangled in a web of ancient secrets and deadly lies that lie at the dark…

Books Posted onNovember 18, 2016

The Doorway and the Deep by K.E. Ormsbee

Rating: 4.5 of 5 Synopsis: “Travel back to the enchanting and treacherous land of Limn, where Lottie Fiske has escaped the murderous Southerly king for…

Books Posted onNovember 9, 2016

Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment by Kate Forrester

Rating: 4.5 of 5 Synopsis: “The traditional stories of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales transport us to the fantastical world of Celtic folklore. Translated and…

Books Posted onNovember 2, 2016

My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due

Rating: 3.5 of 5 Synopsis: “When Jessica marries David, he is everything she wants in a family man: brilliant, attentive, ever youthful. Yet she still…

Books Posted onOctober 19, 2016

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Rating: 4.5 of 5 Synopsis: “When unattended environmental and economic crises lead to social chaos, not even gated communities are safe. In a night of…

Books Posted onOctober 14, 2016

This Is Your Brain on Parasites by Kathleen McAuliffe

Rating: 4.5 of 5 Synopsis: “A riveting investigation of the myriad ways that parasites control how other creatures – including humans – think, feel, and…

Books Posted onOctober 11, 2016

Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

Rating: 4 of 5 Synopsis: “Imogen and her sister Marin escape their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living…

Books Posted onSeptember 13, 2016

Beyond the Glass Slipper: Ten Neglected Fairy Tales To Fall In Love With by Kate Wolford

Rating: 4 of 5 Synopsis: “Some fairy tales everyone knows—these aren’t those tales…won’t leave novices of fairy tale studies lost in the woods to grandmother’s…

Books Posted onAugust 31, 2016

Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones

Rating: 4 of 5 Synopsis: “A spellbinding and darkly humorous coming-of-age story about an unusual boy, whose family lives on the fringe of society and…

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