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Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer. Strong B. It was funny without being too cute, and there were some plot twists I found very entertaining.
Ammie Come Home by ( Read more... )

Title: How Firm a Foundation
Author: David Weber
Series: Safehold #5. And here I feel I must point out that the enemy they have to overcome - the Church - before they build up their tech base to fight the real enemy - the Gbaba - is still not vanquished. How long does Weber intend to make this series? FFS.
Genre: Science fiction.
Setting: The ( Read more... )

Title: Quicksilver
Author: Amanda Quick
Series: Arcane Society
Genre: Fantasy romance
Setting: England. The exact year is unclear.
Reason for Reading: I'm totally hooked on this series.
Finished In: Hours
Pages: 342
Copyright Date: 2011
Cover: A woman in a white shift rolling white stockings up her leg. What this has to do with the plot, I have ( Read more... )

Title: Sky of Swords
Author: Dave Duncan
Series: The King's Blades #3
Genre: Fantasy
Setting: The small, troubled kingdom of Chivial.
Reason for Reading: It's been on my list for a while since I read the other two books. What made me move forward was realizing that the protagonist was female.
Finished In: Days.
Pages: 466, including some excerpts ( Read more... )

The Wonderful Land of Oz by L Frank Baum Grade of A. I know I read some Oz books as a child but I'm not sure if this was one of them.
Tanner's Tiger by Lawrence Block Grade of B. I really enjoy this series. It's not as twee as the Burglar Who and it's not as bleak as Matthew Scudder.
Hounded by Kevin Hearne Grade of C+. SPT for boys.
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Title: Evil Ways
Author: Justin Gustainis
Series: Chastaine and Morris, #2
Genre: Sexy pentacle tattoo. The first one was more of a dark fantasy. I wonder what created the change.
Setting: Mostly the northern US. This also has a pastiche quality because the main character, we are told, is descended from the Quincey Morris of Dracula fame.
Reason ( Read more... )

Title: Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy
Editor: Ellen Datlow
Genre: Anthology, urban fantasy
Setting: Cities all over the world (and outside it) and all through history (and outside it). Not just Boston and Chicago but also Haifa, Berlin, and Riverside.
Reason for Reading: It was getting really good reviews. And let me just mention, it ( Read more... )

Title: An Incomplete Revenge
Author: Jacqueline Winspear
Series: Maisie Dobbs # 5
Genre: Historical fiction, mystery
Setting: A small town in England
Reason for Reading: It was for sale for just a dollar at a library where I was vacationing.
Finished In: Days
Pages: 352
Copyright Date: 2008
Cover: A woman looks out over a countryside scene. She ( Read more... )

Title: Ice Blues
Author: Richard Stevenson
Series: Donald Strachey
Genre: LGBT, mystery
Setting: Mostly Albany, NY
Reason for Reading: I enjoyed the first two, and I like reading mysteries in the summer.
Finished In: Days
Pages: 212
Copyright Date: 1986
Cover: Two guys with serious hair helmets, and a Packard. At least it looks like a Packard to ( Read more... )

Title: Senrid
Author: Sherwood Smith
Series: Sartoria-deles
Genre: You could say it's YA fantasy, or original fic.
Setting: Mostly Vasande Leror and Marloven Hess.
Reason for Reading: I was actually really sad when I finished reading A Stranger to Command because it was so good.
Finished In: Days
Pages: 446
Copyright Date: 2007, though it was ( Read more... )