Book lover, collector, and reviewer
Let me start off by saying that I have read a lot of Jane Yolen (and I don’t just mean her How Do Dinosaur series, although it is one of my daughter’s favorites.) I like that what she writes is not necessarily what you expect and that there are a lot of fantasy and magical … Read More “The Midnight Circus by Jane Yolen” »
The idea of the book was intriguing, and I do enjoy a post-apocalyptic/end-of-society book without much gratuitous violence. (Station Eleven, anyone?) However, while I was drawn in by the premise of this book, I didn’t think the book went far enough with its story. Due to human negligence and severe weather changes, human society moves … Read More “The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales by Emily Brewes” »
I really enjoyed reading this book, and I finished it wishing it was longer. Tom Hazard has been alive for over 400 years, although because of a rare medical condition he looks like a regular man his in his early forties. He has acted with Shakespeare, sailed with Captain Cook, and drank with F. Scott … Read More “How to Stop Time by Matt Haig” »
When someone asks me what my favorite genres are, I usually don’t include science fiction — but lately, each time I sit down to read a science fiction book, I always enjoy it more than I think I’m going, and this one is no exception. Sometime in the future of our planet, June is an … Read More “In the Quick by Kate Hope Day” »