Felicity is a young sparrow who loves to read! Of course, who doesn’t? She can always be found with her beak in a book, reliving daring adventures from the safety of her tree. Felicity has never before left her tree to visit the woods across the two-legs’ road. She probably never would have, but for […]
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Book Review: Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Fourth, and most recent in Bishop’s The Others series, Marked in Flesh continues to follow Meg Corbyn, cassandra sangue for the Lakeside Courtyard. She and the other females of the human pack have discovered more to aid the other people caring for the rescued […]
Book Review: Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, with no expectations of a review Vision in Silver is the third installment of Anne Bishop’s stunning The Others series. Even as the human pack within the Courtyard is growing, thanks to Meg’s presence, and despite Simon’s disgruntlement, the radical Humans First […]
Book Review: Gone by Min Kym
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Kym’s Gone is a story of love, loss, and rebirth. It is the story of a young violin prodigy, of the finding, and losing of one’s other half, and of recovery from traumatic loss. At a very young age Min-jin, a Korean transplant to England, is introduced […]
Book Review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling
I purchased this book for my own reading pleasure, with no expectations of a review Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first book in Rowling’s phenomenal Harry Potter series. This is the British version of the book, with the stone Flamel created properly called the Philosopher’s Stone. Why the American release had […]
Book Review: Age of Myths and Legends: Monsters by Terrell Hill
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review Hill’s The Age of Myths and Legends: Monsters is first in a series that looks at the myths of the First Americans. Myths are categorised into different types, such as those dealing with forest or water dwellers, night hunters, […]
Book Review: Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, with no expectations of a review Second in The Others series by Anne Bishop, Murder of Crows delves deeper into the Humans First and Last conspiracy. Things are heating up around Thaisia, and beyond, with more focused attacks on terra indigene. First the […]
Book Review: Murder and the Making of English CSI by Burney and PembertonPemberton
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan and Seattle Book Reviews Burney & Pemberton’s Murder and the Making of English CSI looks at the birth and development of crime scene investigating through the lens of a single sociocultural point- England. This field of study, in its broadest sense, has fascinated me for nearly three decades. […]
Book Review: Written in Red by Anne Bishop
I purchased a copy of this book for my own enjoyment, with no expectations of a review Written in Red is the first of Anne Bishop’s latest series, The Others. This is the world of Namid, where humans dwell uneasily alongside a class of apex predator unlike any other. The terra indigene, also known […]
Book Review: Hidden Universes- Vulcan by Dayton Ward
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Planning an interstellar vacation? Ward’s nifty Vulcan travel guide will give the lowdown on Spock’s homeworld, to help you have the most fulfilling experience possible. It is only logical. Written as a modern travel guide, this little book is packed full of fun facts and knowledge of Vulcan. At […]