Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn

So last time, I said I wanted to see more of Kitty and Ben's pack; the domesticity of lycanthropy, as it were. We get some of that here, as our heroes return from the wars London and find a lone wolf in their territory, intending to challenge them for the leadership of the pack. They deal with it in a very ( Read more... )

So March was off by one book, meaning the total was off. It was 10 books, for a first-quarter total of 29, 4 of them nonfiction,

Hey, look! I missed a march entry! That's what I get for storing things on three different drives in three different locations!

This is mostly a re-read (original entries here for LJ; here for DW). The only major change is that my big complaint the other time, that the characters aren't actually introduced here, is dealt with this time by ( Read more... )

On December 6, 1989, a man in his mid-twenties entered L'Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. He took with him a rifle. Blaming feminists for ruining his life, he shot and killed fourteen young women whose only crime was to seek higher education. December 6 is the day to remember them, and all acts of violence against women ( Read more... )

Deathstalker Rebellion: being the second part of the life and times of Owen Deathstalker by Simon R. GreenThe second of the Deathstalker series is divided into two major parts, each centred around one group of rebels, though other members of the extended cast may appear. In the first, Owen and Hazel head to Golgotha to attack the Imperial ( Read more... )

Die Buying: a mall cop mystery by Laura DiSilverioFormer military cop Emma-Joy "EJ" Harris earned an honourable discharge when an IED injures her leg. Rejected by the civilian police forces she applied to, and unable to live with her Hollywood rich family, she winds up moving to Veronville (state unknown; it's probably mentioned in the text ( Read more... )

Wicked City by Ace Atkins

Atkins is the writer selected by the estate of the late Robert B. Parker to continue the Spenser series. IMHO, so far he's done okay. Not great, but Parker himself didn't do great all the time, so I'd say good enough. Anyway, I thought I'd check out his own novels.

Wicked City is the "based on true life" story of ( Read more... )

So that was March. 9 books, 3 of them nonfiction, for a total of 28 books, 4 nonfiction.

Master of the House Of Darts: Obsidian and Blood Vol. III by Aliette deBodardOne of the disadvantages of reading and writing about so many books is that it's sometimes hard to find the entries when you need them. I'm fairly sure that I've written about at least the first book of this series, but I can't find where ( Read more... )

Prime by Poppy Z Brite

A re-read. The original write-up is here (on LJ) and here (on DW). Still highly recommended -- more highly, actually, since the good Doctor Brite could use the money these days.

A Confederation of Valor: Valor's Choice/The Better Part of Valor by Tanya HuffA re-read, but not one I wrote up before. This is, of course, a ( Read more... )