A while back I reported on “Storm Front” and “Fool Moon” by Jim Butcher. I have since read all but the most recent installment of The Dresden Files, “Small Favors,” which is currently on my nightstand. The first two books are good, but somewhere around book four, the series takes off. I started picking up […]
Category Archives: Book Reviews
If I’m reading it, I’ll write about it here — scifi, fantasy, romance, mystery, non-fiction, or whatever my book club makes me read.
Robert Jordon
I can’t believe I have to write another farewell to a favorite author. This one has me so choked up. Robert Jordan, author of the Wheel of Time series, died yesterday after struggling with cardiac amyloidosis, which he first announced to the public a year and a half ago. He was 58. The Wheel of […]
Madeleine L’Engle
One of my all-time favorite authors, Madeleine L’Engle, died last night at the age of 88. A Wrinkle in Time was one of the first science fiction books I ever read…and reread. It was inspirational to me, both as a young reader and as a young writer. The main character, Meg, reminded me a lot […]
Roswell High by Melinda Metz
I decided to read the Roswell High series after I started to watch and fall in love with the TV series based on those books. (I’ll have more to say about the TV series later.) If you’ve watched the show, then I can tell you that while the book and the show start out almost […]
Storm Front and Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
I thought I’d take a break from Harry Potter posts to let you know I have been reading other things. :=) One of the things I’ve been reading this summer is a series called The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. It’s kind of a cross between CSI and Harry Potter. :=) All right, all right, […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows — SPOILERS!
If you have not read the seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series, please do not read any further. I will reveal crucial plot points and the ending of this novel. You have been warned! Well, I promised it over a week ago but here it is today: my thoughts on the last […]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows — teasers but no spoilers
I’ve just finished the last book in the Harry Potter saga and it was, in a word, amazing. From page one this book grabs you by the heart and does not let go. There was sadness, fear, hope, loss, and almost desperate moments of hilarity that came as a welcome relief. At points I cried […]
With One Week Left…Harry Potter 7 Theories
Confession time: With the release of the last Harry Potter book only a week away, I have been spending a lot of my time thinking about it, re-reading the previous 6 books, chatting on message boards about unlikely theories, and watching the clock tick down on Mugglenet. I love the books. I can’t wait for […]
The Snape Debate
If you have not read the Harry Potter series through the end of book six (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince) then you may not want to read this blog entry. It contains SPOILERS that may affect your enjoyment of the book(s). If you have read to the end of the sixth book and […]
Shadow of the Giant
I just finished reading “Shadow of the Giant” by Orson Scott Card. This is the fourth book in the “Ender’s Shadow” line, which have been following Bean and the other battle school graduates who stayed behind on Earth. I had hoped that it would be the final book, but it does not seem to have […]