That has to be one of the best red herrings I've ever read in a mystery. What a page-turner!That has to be one of the best red herrings I've ever read in a mystery. What a page-turner!...more
If you've read Garcia's short fiction, then you know you're in for a richly imagined world and lots of chewy problems for the characters. People are gIf you've read Garcia's short fiction, then you know you're in for a richly imagined world and lots of chewy problems for the characters. People are going to be begging for her next book....more
Damn! What a book. It got under my skin with the first chapter in a way no other novel has this year.
What we have here is a small school of boys raiseDamn! What a book. It got under my skin with the first chapter in a way no other novel has this year.
What we have here is a small school of boys raised in entire isolation from the rest of the world, who are kept under the strict reign of something between a cult and a social experiment. What exactly the boys are being subjected to, and what their unhinged father figure wants from them, is something we piece together. But the boys have never known a life other than the tenuous facade they're stuck inside, and so they're totally naive about how much danger they're in. Utterly fascinating, and with some great twists down the line. My favorite Malerman book yet....more
A fun mash-up of magic, Mad Max, and bisexual angst. There's a fun post-apocalyptic world here, with dinosaurs and old magic motorcycles that run on pA fun mash-up of magic, Mad Max, and bisexual angst. There's a fun post-apocalyptic world here, with dinosaurs and old magic motorcycles that run on power in certain people's blood.
But by far my favorite element was the love triangle. You see, our heroine is a courier who brings love letters back and forth between a princess and prince. For plottish reasons, she's had to read all of them. And so she's developed a feverish crush--on both of them....more
A fun remix of Urban Fantasy tropes, with a thick layer of Eastern European folklore. It permeates the culture, the creatures and witches, and even thA fun remix of Urban Fantasy tropes, with a thick layer of Eastern European folklore. It permeates the culture, the creatures and witches, and even the guilt characters carry. A fun novella that leaves me hoping Roth will do more in this world....more
What a fun romp of a book! The dark wizard has lost his memory right on the eve of all his evil schemes going into play, and suddenly he's trying to gWhat a fun romp of a book! The dark wizard has lost his memory right on the eve of all his evil schemes going into play, and suddenly he's trying to gather why the heck this princess is in his dungeon and why worst backstabbers in the region are headed for his castle. Full of quirky characters and genre savvy humor, this is perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher....more
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