THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY Matt Haig This novel took me for an emotional ride. The lead character, Nora, is a thirty-five year old woman who, at the start of this novel, is in a pit of despair and depression, believing that she’s a failure, that she’s unaccomplished, that she’s missed out on chance after chance in … More Recommended Book: THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig
One day during each week we were taught by a guest rather than Jeanne. These guests included: J. G. Faherty, Brandon Sanderson, Eric James Stone, E.C. Ambrose, Barbara Ashford, and Scott H. Andrews. Each of them taught a class on a different subject, from horror and world-building, to plot and publishing. They would all have … More My Odyssey Workshop Experience: Guest Lecturers
GHOST WOOD SONG by Erica Waters There’s something haunting about this novel. It follows a young woman who grew up in a house with ghosts, ghosts that would appear whenever her father played his violin. Now, her father is long dead and she has taken up music in much the same way her father had, … More Recommended Book: GHOST WOOD SONG by Erica Waters
NETWORK EFFECT by Martha Wells Are you surprised to see this one here? I doubt it. I am one of those people who adore Murderbot in all its glory and have already recommended the previous novellas. In fact, I could probably go short-hand and just say that from henceforth, if the story belongs to Murderbot, … More Recommended Book: NETWORK EFFECT by Martha Wells
Where last time I recommended all fantasy books, this month I decided to go in the complete opposite direction and talk up some science-fiction books I’ve read recently. NINEFOX GAMBIT by Yoon Ha Lee (Science-Fiction) The biggest compliment I can say about Ninefox Gambit is, I wish I’d picked it up sooner. Far sooner. Back … More May 2020 Recommended Books
This month has been more spring than winter where I live. Can’t complain about that XD Yet, I worry there won’t be that final frost to kill all the bugs and we’ll be beset with a gnat and mosquito swarmed, spider-cloud explosion in a month or two. You know those days where the air is … More February 2020 Recommended Books
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