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Tag Archives: Fantasy
A Dirty Job
Many, many thanks to tina_inara for checking this audiobook out and even delivering it to our door! amnachaidh and I both enjoyed it. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. Read by Fisher Stevens Modern life and fantasy blend in this … Continue reading
Snow
Snow by Tracy Lynn One of my favorite subgenres of all time is the fairy tale made into a novel. For the conceit to work, the simple cartoon outlines of the original story have to be fleshed out, the story … Continue reading
One Almost and Two Right On
Sometimes when I see a good fantasy review, I put the book on hold for when it comes into the library. Sometimes this works out better than others… The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss I started this novel … Continue reading
The Book of Lost Things
The Book of Lost Things by John Connelly is a seriously creepy but ultimately satisfying book, especially for the lover of fairy tales. Once upon a time, in London, near the beginning of World War II, there lived a boy … Continue reading
Three for fun
This book I picked off the teen librarian’s pirate display, because I needed to read a teen book and was feeling lazy about choosing one. It is a fine book, though! Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures … Continue reading
The Mallee and Newford
Though His Majesty’s Dragon and the following book both have historical settings, going from one to the other was a rather jarring transition. Kinda like jumping off the dragon and landing in the Australian desert. Everyman’s Rules for Scientific Living … Continue reading
Introducing Temeraire
This review should properly be on ’s journal, since he was the one who actually bought the whole trilogy and has been lending to everyone. But he doesn’t normally do book reviews, so here I am. Not even the second … Continue reading
Incubus Fantasy
Sebastian by Anne Bishop I’m often thrown for a loop when I pick up a book that I put on hold based on reading the review (I think I’ve mentioned this before.) This time, I get the book, as usual … Continue reading
boy books
Full Service by Will Weaver It’s the summer of ’65. Paul Sutton, a farm boy from a small Minnesota town, takes a job at the local Shell station at his mother’s urging. She wants him to see more of the … Continue reading
Gifts part III
As a librarian, I am bound to respect all genres and to tell you that I will help you find whatever book it is that you want to read next. As a gift-giver, however, romance is a challenge: most romances … Continue reading


