Nothing like a remote location, work trip to be conducive to murder. I knew when Emily had people breaking into her house and office, that she should be more careful. Pretty quickly, it was clear someone was after her based on her husband’s work and patents he could have. I even knew who it was […]
I’ve really enjoyed the trilogy for the Arc of a Scythe series. It is necessary to read these books in order. I do think the most pleasure from these stories comes from knowing the characters from reading the trilogy already. There are many moral issues involved from immortality to artificial intelligence. I recommend this series […]
The spectacular covers and the audio narrators were what first drew my attention to Sands of Arawiya series by Hafsah Faizal. However, it is the vividly rendered world and compelling characters that make this YA Fantasy series so special. Ms. Faizal draws on the mythology of ancient Arabia as the backdrop to this duology, resulting […]
“It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die” is the ominous opening lines to The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater. Ms. Stiefvater has cleverly combined Celtic mythology and traditional themes in this coming of age novel. As a result, The Scorpio Races has the timeless feel of a fairy tale, the […]
I might be late to the party in my praise of Sabaa Tahir’s debut novel An Ember in the Ashes, but seeing as the final and fourth book in the series is due out in January, this is the perfect time to get caught up! I discovered An Ember in the Ashes when it popped […]