25. Zen Cho, The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (freebie novella) -- a story set in 1920s London and told in diary entries. This was very cute and funny, if a bit too fluffy in the resolution for me, and I didn't miss the speculative elements at all -- in fact, I feel like in the Zen Cho stories I've ready, the foibles of daily life and people being ( Read more... )

Catching up on the last of 2012 and starting off 2013:

45. Elizabeth Bear, Range of Ghosts -- The beginning of an epic fantasy trilogy set in Central Asia (in 12th-13th century, apparently; ( Mostly about worldbuilding -- not even spoilery )

Still on a reading kick, as a means of not thinking about all the other crap.

24. Cinda Williams Chima, The Warrior Heir -- This was a random YA book I picked up just because I felt like some YA fantasy, and I was actually pleasantly surprised (although, admittedly, my expectations going in were pretty low). ( Not a perfect secondary world, but a fun read (SPOILERS) )