Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach. A book that captures the reader on the first page is rare. Fortune’s Pawn had me pretty much at the first sentence. The voice of Deviana Morris, Paradoxian mercenary, is personable and compelling. I fell immediately into her world and eagerly followed her adventures. Thankfully, a reader is only aContinueContinue reading “Review: Fortune’s Pawn”
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New York Comic Con 2013
My mission this year at the New York Comicon was to meet Greg Capullo. I failed miserably, in part due to the NYCC mobile app being all but useless and because there were 125,000 people pressed hip to shoulder inside the Javits Center. Navigating the crowd became the featured activity, seconded by finding an emptyContinueContinue reading “New York Comic Con 2013”
Review: The Loathly Lady
The Loathly Lady by John Lawson. Nothing like the call of duty to ruin a good party. Or the cold slap of reality. The carousing of squire Brandywine is cut short by rumours of war. The rumours are just that, though, stories covering a darker threat and poor young Brandywine falls out of his cupsContinueContinue reading “Review: The Loathly Lady”
Review: Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie Brilliant and bloody! Or brilliantly bloody. I had been reading about this book for years. The cover grabbed my attention a few times and friends kept adding it to their bookshelf on Goodreads. I met Joe Abercrombie at a convention, had a nice chat with him (not about hisContinueContinue reading “Review: Best Served Cold”
Review: How To Be a Good Wife
How To Be a Good Wife by Emma ChapmanMarta has always tried to be a good wife and her memory tells her she was, up until her son left home to live in the city, start a life of his own. In his absence, the façade begins to crack. She begins to see and hearContinueContinue reading “Review: How To Be a Good Wife”
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