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Voracious genre fiction reader--mostly science fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery.
Current favourite authors: TJ Klune, Becky Chambers, Martha Wells (Murderbot!!!).
Pronouns: xe or they series
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Enter a world of magic and myth, where foxes fall in love and robots build …
Fables, really. That's what they feel like, in most cases. Absolutely lovely and twisty and fine. Some pretty little watercolors in it, too.
Fables, really. That's what they feel like, in most cases. Absolutely lovely and twisty and fine. Some pretty little watercolors in it, too.
Maz Maddox: Smash & Grab (Maz Maddox)
My standard issued lab badge reads 'Simon' but it really should say 'unexciting nerd with no social life' Don’t get …
My standard issued lab badge reads 'Simon' but it really should say 'unexciting nerd with …
Fun, contemporary action/romance (m/m) with fossils, a road trip, and dinosaur-based geekiness.
The adventure: A paleontologist and a pink-mohawked punk on the run from a private fossil hunter's goons.
The romance: Opposites-attract. Sweet + chaotic.
Fun, contemporary action/romance (m/m) with fossils, a road trip, and dinosaur-based geekiness.
The adventure: A paleontologist and a pink-mohawked punk on the run from a private fossil hunter's goons.
The romance: Opposites-attract. Sweet + chaotic.
My standard issued lab badge reads 'Simon' but it really should say 'unexciting nerd with …
“I agree with you when you have good ideas. I’m just surprised this one didn’t involve explosions, glitter, or arson.”
— Smash & Grab by Maz Maddox (RELIC, #1) (Page 171)
This book in a nutshell!
In The Limehouse Text, Barker and Llewelyn discover a pawn ticket among the effects of …
This Holmes-inspired/influenced series has all sorts of interesting historical details about Victorian-era London, which is why I picked up the third book in the series after a break (finished the second back at the beginning of the year). What I'd forgotten is that, outside the mystery itself, in large part the action is based on the first-person narrator making terrible choices. Yes, Llewelyn is young and inexperienced. Yes, you know he won't actually die because he's the narrator (he's Watson to Barker's Holmes). So if you don't mind wanting to bang your head on a wall due to the narrator's continued levels of folly and inanity, by all means, read this series.
This Holmes-inspired/influenced series has all sorts of interesting historical details about Victorian-era London, which is why I picked up the third book in the series after a break (finished the second back at the beginning of the year). What I'd forgotten is that, outside the mystery itself, in large part the action is based on the first-person narrator making terrible choices. Yes, Llewelyn is young and inexperienced. Yes, you know he won't actually die because he's the narrator (he's Watson to Barker's Holmes). So if you don't mind wanting to bang your head on a wall due to the narrator's continued levels of folly and inanity, by all means, read this series.
In The Limehouse Text, Barker and Llewelyn discover a pawn ticket among the effects of …
DNF
In The Limehouse Text, Barker and Llewelyn discover a pawn ticket among the effects of …
audio by Antony Ferguson
Stephanie Burgis: Scales and Sensibility (Five Fathoms Press)
Sensible, practical Elinor Tregarth really did plan to be the model poor relation when she moved into her aunt and …
Yoon Ha Lee: The Fox's Tower and Other Tales (2021, Andrews McMeel Publishing)
Enter a world of magic and myth, where foxes fall in love and robots build their own dragons. In The …
Because holiday romance happens all year long . . .
As usual with multi-author anthologies, this collection had a wide range of stories, not all of which appealed to me. The writing overall was engaging, and the stories generally very sweet in keeping with the holiday theme. My favourite was KD Casey's "The Koufax Curse" (m/m) set around Tu Bishvat and baseball's spring training, followed closely by Hudson Lin's "Their Dragonboat" (f/nb).
As usual with multi-author anthologies, this collection had a wide range of stories, not all of which appealed to me. The writing overall was engaging, and the stories generally very sweet in keeping with the holiday theme. My favourite was KD Casey's "The Koufax Curse" (m/m) set around Tu Bishvat and baseball's spring training, followed closely by Hudson Lin's "Their Dragonboat" (f/nb).
KD Casey, Kosoko Jackson, Hudson Lin, Jasmine Luck, Elsie Marrone, October Rhea, Soumi Roy: Love All Year 2021 (Elizabeth Kahn)
Because holiday romance happens all year long . . .
Thoroughly enjoyed this story, set between the wars in London. KJ Charles added lots of historical details without overwhelming the story line, and the pacing of the action/mystery was just right for me. (Note to romance readers: while there is a relationship, this isn't really a romance. Ends more with a truce than a HFN.)
This was the first Cornell Collins audio book I've listened to, and his accents and voices were very enjoyable.
Thoroughly enjoyed this story, set between the wars in London. KJ Charles added lots of historical details without overwhelming the story line, and the pacing of the action/mystery was just right for me. (Note to romance readers: while there is a relationship, this isn't really a romance. Ends more with a truce than a HFN.)
This was the first Cornell Collins audio book I've listened to, and his accents and voices were very enjoyable.
Audio version, read by Cornell Collins
Chace Verity: Dithered Hearts (Paperback, 2019, Independently published)
A gender-confused farmer desperate to reclaim her farm and escape her stepparents’ abuse. A closeted prince more interested in helping …
