I first read The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke in March 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. To begin with, The Ladies of Grace Adieu is not as good as Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, …
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Book Review | Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery (ARC)
I received an advance reader's copy (ARC) of this book, so I will not quote, just comment generally. Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato initially intrigued me because of the title, then the description — the lives, or rather deaths, of the occupants of Westminster Cemetery are upended by the arrival of a …
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Book Review | The Black Elfstone
I first read The Black Elfstone in June 2017. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to this review. The Black Elfstone, the first book of The Fall of Shannara by Terry Brooks, is much, much better than Brooks' previous trilogy (the decidedly flawed though honestly attempted Defenders …
Book Review | The Burning Maze
I first read The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan (the third book in the Trials of Apollo series) in June 2018. This review was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to the content of this review. The Burning Maze keeps up the quality of the previous books — funny quips, …
Book Review | The Dark Prophecy (SPOILERS)
This review contains SPOILERS — proceed with caution if you haven't read the book yet! Each time they occur in this review, I've noted them with the word "spoilers" in bold as here. I first read and reviewed The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (the second book in the Trials of Apollo series) in May 2017. …
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