Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater ( Read more... )

It feels weird to be using my gaming icon when I'm reviewing a book, but it makes sense because I am reviewing, for the first time, a gaming source book.

Grimm, Fantasy Flight Games

The story of how I found this game is pretty cute, so I'll relate it briefly. Around Christmas, I was poking around on dark_towhead's Amazon wishlist, when I noticed that many ( Read more... )

It makes me forget I'm actually procrastinating.

How to Ditch Your Fairy, Justine Larbalestier ( Read more... )

Don't get me wrong, I love visiting the family, and Florida was very nice to visit in the dead of New England winter, but I'm so happy to be home again. With my kittens. And my stuff.

I'm also quite glad to be back in school. I'll be teaching Othello this semester--w00t! I'll be devoting one whole class period to Iago and how dreamy Machiavellian ( Read more... )

Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt ( Read more... )

I was going to start this by explaining in minute detail the ways 2008 sucked (hospital visits, et. al) or rocked (hey, hey history!) but I decided the best way to celebrate 2008 is to give it no more attention than it deserves. Though I will say:

Congrats to quish and purple_dj! And thank you for allowing me to be a part of your wedding. I still feel honored ( Read more... )

I finished reading Watchman yesterday. I no longer have to duck my head in shame, or pretend like I know what other people are talking about when they mention it. hell, I even know the sooper-sekrit ending. Yay me.

Watchmen, Alan Moore

Watchmen is a comic about superheroes, but it isn't a superhero comic. Instead, it is Moore's playing with the ( Read more... )

The kittens are getting 'tutored' today! I was so sad...last night, we took away their food and water (stuff in belly + general anesthesia = BAD THINGS), and then this morning, on the way to the vet, Islay was making the most pathetic noises. She didn't know what was going on, but she knew she didn't like it. And, since they have different carrying ( Read more... )

Let's see, first of all, I have a few more books to add to the "to review" pile. Since my last post about books (Nov. 15th) I've read:

The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli
The Monk, Matthew Lewis
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar, ed, Mercedes Lackey
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Thomas De Quincey
The Castle ( Read more... )

Cue the shocked and surprised faces!

I promised I'd read and review 50 books between January 1st, 2008 and December 31st, 2008. So far, I have read and reviewed 22. For those of you following along at home, that's less than half:

The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile, Noah Lukeman.
The Complete Writer's Guide ( Read more... )