This is a great steampunk read! The book follows Cara Devon, who is back in London for the first time in seven years to tidy up her father’s affairs following his death. To the outsider, her father has nothing but his house left to his name, but Cara knows that he spent his fortune collecting rare and precious artifacts and hiding them throughout London. Viscount Nathaniel Trent offers his services to help Cara sell off her father’s artifacts, but they…
You’re Never Weird… shares interesting background of Felicia Day. Before reading, I didn’t really know anything about her and really only picked up her book (and started watching The Guild!) after a friend asked if I wanted to go to her book signing here in Seattle. I’m so glad I agreed to go because otherwise I probably wouldn’t have read this hilarious and inspirational book about a weird homeschooled nerd from the south, who is also a genius because she…
I just finished reading volume 2… woah. Talk about an amazing story. Roughly: Every 90 years these gods come back to earth and once they are “reborn” as the gods they are, they have two years to live. They live their two godly years as pop stars, performing and motivating mortals. Volume 1 builds up the gods and shows how they interact with people and volume 2 shows the downside of their two years on earth; They’re starting to notice…
Rasputin is about Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, a man who has the ability to heal people. When he does, he becomes just a little bit like that person, taking on little bits here and there, and gets really interesting when he heals animals… What makes this comic so unique is that for much of the trade, it is lead by the art and has very few words. The artwork is absolutely fantastic; truly amazing and so unlike anything I have seen…
Wow. I just finished listening to Court of Fives and I don’t have words to adequately convey how good this book is. It’s one of those books where so much happens that I can’t say too much or I will give something important away. This book starts out with Jessamyn’s (Jes) one burning desire being to run as an adversary in the Court of Fives. The Fives is a five-part obstacle course that is highly competitive and is watched for…
Jacques doing is best Criminy glare. This book is fourth in the Blud series and the second and final part of our favorite couple in Sang, Criminy and Tish. I haven’t read all of the Blud novellas (yet) but my overall impression of this series, despite some pretty cheesy lines, is that this is a wonderful, well-thought-out, and brilliant world and story. I absolutely love this world and I love that three of the book focus on different characters. Because…
After I was a little into listening to the audio book, I looked up reviews about the book to find out exactly what was going on because it was slightly confusing. I was shocked to find that this book was written in 1985, 30 ago, yet it is somehow a timeless read. Magically seamless and timeless. This book reads as a memoir or diary from the point of view from Offred, a woman who was forced to become a handmaid…
You guys know how much I love my anything-to-do-with-France-but-especially-eating books! When in France, Karen kept saying that her girls “can’t” or “won’t” do certain things. I didn’t feel like she was being fair to them and didn’t believe enough in them or their ability to adapt to their new surroundings. I found myself feeling embarrassed for her many times because I didn’t feel like she was embarrassed enough about certain situations. At the same time, I can only imagine how…
Continuing on my French memoir kick (it’ll last as long as the books do!), I read this follow-up to Lunch in Paris. It was written I the same fun way that LIP was, complete with delicious-sounding recipes (I love how she tells a wonderful story surrounding food then shares the recipe), but this book mostly takes place after they move to a tiny village in provence and their quest to adjust and fit into village life. One day, Elizabeth and…
This book sounds awesome; set in Paris in a post-apocalyptic world that is ruled by The Fallen (fallen angels). There are several main Houses, kind of a gang for the elite, that always seem to be feuding or at war with each other. So, yes, awesome story idea but I feel that it was poorly executed. It reads as though you’re at such a distance while you’re watching the story unfold. I didn’t feel a connection to any of the…