Ink and Bone was a great story told by a terrible storyteller. The whole time I kept waiting for the moment where something amazing would happen, the story to click, and for me to feel like a part of the book. This first half was pretty painful- very slow and I had a difficult time caring about what happened. I wanted to stop reading so bad, but it really takes a lot for me to stop reading a book. After…
Lady Killer is a different a fun story about basass 1950’s housewife… who is also an assassin. Josie spends her days caring for her two daughters, making dinner for her husband, and tracking down her latest assignment. The shit hits the fan when the big boss of the “company” she’s worked for for 15 years worries her loyalties to her family will have a negative effect on her work. Josie decided she wants out and enlists the help of another…
Neverwhere is classic Neil Gaiman but one of my least favorites of his so far. It has all of his usual twists and surprises but with the pizzaz I have come to expect. Though a series of events, Richard finds himself in London Below, which has many of the same things as London Above but with more Tube stops, warriors, monsters, and a floating market that’s always in a different place. In order to leave London Below behind and to…
I picked up this book from ECCC (more happy memories!) and I hate that I waited to long to read it. It is a beautiful book; a sturdy hardcover with no jacket (yay!) and is beautifully designed. I wish more hardcovers were made this way. (What’s with dust jackets anyway? I feel the same way about DVD covers; I don’t like them but I can’t bring myself to get rid of them.) The pages are also great quality and I…
This is the fifth book and second world I have read of Dawson’s and I absolutely love her authorly abilities. She has a magical way of creating worlds or versions of our world without having to explain too much, but you totally know what’s going on. She seamlessly gives details throughout the story so it doesn’t seem like you’re reading paragraph after paragraph of descriptions and rules, because you aren’t. Servants of the Storm is set in Savannah, GA (visiting…
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…