Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
First of all, my sincere apologies to those people who kindly gave me the ARC for this a couple of years ago. I neglected a good book, and I’m sorry.
But here I am, fairly impressed with Half a King, which is not unlike its title – half a good read.
A very impressionistic review follows.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Without any ado, prepare for some incoherent gushing.
This book. THIS BOOK. Can I just kidnap the author and give her a hug?
I seriously wanted to do a creative review for this one…but I was too tired to think of one.
And you know what they say – when in doubt, steal your friends’ reviews!
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The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’m guessing at this point, most people have heard about the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies movie coming out soon. If you hadn’t, well you know now.
Yes, it’s a thing and I will be watching it despite my apprehensions.
So imagine that movie with life-energy sucking demons instead of zombies and you have this book. Continue reading
A Delightful Arrangement by Cecilia Gray
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A very cute novella about childhood friends becoming something more, set in Regency England.
It’s nothing we haven’t seen before but I guess what made it fun to read was Phillip, the hero. It certainly can’t be Francesca, who had me rolling my eyeballs with her vehement denials. I get that Regency ladies were expected to be modest and un-scandalous but really, does she need to keep up the act in her internal monologue? No harm in drooling inside, Fran.
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Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Buddy read with Anne, Sesana, Kat and though I didn’t know it at the time, Sara. All the wonderful ladies from Shallow Comic Readers club.
It was a good thing Anne told me this was world building book. Kind of a an introductory paragraph to the series. Otherwise I might not have finished it, it was that slow in the middle.
But the ending did make up for a lot. I suddenly liked Mercy a whole lot more.
Hatsune Miku Graphics: Vocaloid Comic & Art Volume 2 by Comptiq
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I browsing through Netgalley titles and ran across this. Being a rabid Vocaloid fan, I didn’t waste any time downloading it. And it was a pretty neat find, all things considered. Continue reading
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Where to start? After reading a series of disappointing books, it was so nice to come across a book that is solidly based on common sense. The irony being that, the plot is about an alien invasion and I normally dislike reading sci-fi. Continue reading
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
No major flaws, but it wasn’t all that exciting either. Extraordinary world building though and credits for conflict based on something other than denial. Plus there’s a mystery.
Downside is that it’s easily predicted and there seem to be some logical blanks on the side of the heroine. The hero didn’t exactly set my blood on fire either. But he’s cute. Continue reading
Forbidden: Discover the Legend by Tina Smith
Nope, nope, nopeity nope.
DNFed at 15% because I was steadily losing IQ points reading this book. There is purple prose without grammar, a heroine who thinks in Greek melodrama, a town called Shade and as far as I read, a plot based on the MC’s induction into a mysterious callisthenics Barbie group. Continue reading
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Rating – 3/ 3.5 stars.
I had very big expectations for this book. My friends read, reviewed and enjoyed it, there didn’t seem to be anything that could go wrong. But after I finished, I was left with a vague feeling of dissatisfaction, like I had been eating a heap of cotton candy and expected it to fill my stomach. In short, there just isn’t any stuffing in this turkey. Continue reading
