On a recent visit to the library to avail myself of printing services, I saw a copy of Cat Tale by Craig Pittman on the shelf, and I thought that the story of saving the Florida panther from extinction sounded like just my sort of thing.
Tag: book reviews
Book Review: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The first book I finished reading in 2024 was The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. Surprisingly, this was my first time reading this classic of fantasy fiction. I also have no memory of ever seeing the animated movie. This strikes me as weird because I loved unicorns as a kid and grew up on…
Book Review: The Conductors by Nicole Glover
The Conductors blends elements of fantasy, mystery, and history together to create something that feels like an urban fantasy, but set in the 19th century instead of the modern day.
Book Review: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
Scales and Sensibility is a regency romance which takes place in an England that will feel very much like the England of most regency romances (which is to say, historically accurate-ish but with a gloss of wishful thinking over everything). The main difference of course, is the presence of dragons.
Book Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Daughter of the Moon Goddess is a recent release by debut author Sue Lynn Tan. It’s been getting some good buzz which means this is the right book for a lot of people. Unfortunately, I am not one of those people.
Book Review: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
It took me a bit to sit down and write this review because for the first few days after I read Little Thieves, I just wanted to do the Kermit arm flail.
Book Review: The Death of Jane Lawrence
One genre of horror that I usually do pretty well with is the gothic, and The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling is a recent release in a classic gothic mold. It has all of the requisite elements for a good gothic:
Book Review: The Wolf and The Woodsman by Ava Reid
This book has come across my social media timelines a few times so I decided to give it a chance, and honestly I don’t know what people saw in this book.
Book Review: Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
As a geriatric millennial (she typed with tongue firmly in cheek), I immediately identify with any main character who is struggling in a gig economy.
Book Review: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
At its heart, Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune is a redemption story. And while I can’t say that the main character Wallace was unworthy of redemption, I started the book in serious doubts as to whether I wanted to spend hundreds of pages watching him earn that redemption.