Jackaby I’ve seen this series described as “Sherlock meets Doctor Who,” and that is pretty apt. It’s January 1892 and our plucky British narrator, Abigail Rook, has just arrived in New England and needs employment. No one is hiring except for the eccentric investigator, R. F. Jackaby, who is looking for a new assistant since his previous one is “currently waterfowl.” Jackaby’s … [Read more...] about Jackaby, Books 1-4 by William Ritter
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The Queen’s Thief, Books 4-5 by Megan Whalen Turner
A new installment of The Queen's Thief is here! That proved an excellent incentive to reread the first three books (which I deeply love) and finally tackle the fourth book as well as the handful of short stories that've appeared as paperback extras. A Conspiracy of Kings A Conspiracy of Kings is a coming-of-age story for Sophos, the sweet, scholarly boy we met in The Thief … [Read more...] about The Queen’s Thief, Books 4-5 by Megan Whalen Turner
Random Reads 3/29/17
All hail the debut of a new recurring column of sorts, collecting reasonably short reviews of disparate books. A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George While A Banquet of Consequences is not the best Lynley and Havers mystery I have read, it’s still great heaping loads better than the last one (Just One Evil Act). In fact, in my review of the latter, I wrote “I wanted … [Read more...] about Random Reads 3/29/17
Shades of London, Books 1-3 by Maureen Johnson
The actual title of this post should be "Books 1-3 plus that novella that came out in 2014," but that was rather inelegant. The Name of the Star When Louisiana native Rory Deveaux’s professorial parents take a sabbatical in the UK, Rory jumps at the chance to attend boarding school in London. The early chapters of The Name of the Star depict her acclimation to life at … [Read more...] about Shades of London, Books 1-3 by Maureen Johnson
Uninvited by Sophie Jordan
book description: When Davy tests positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome, aka “the kill gene,” she loses everything. Once the perfect high school senior, she is uninvited from her prep school and abandoned by her friends and boyfriend. Even her parents are now afraid of her—although she’s never hurt a fly. Davy doesn’t feel any differently, but genes don’t lie. One day she … [Read more...] about Uninvited by Sophie Jordan