Category Archives: Books

(Forgot to write this last night, so it’ll be super short.) I read 29 books last year. Since I didn’t set goals for reading, that’s neither good nor bad. It just is. For highlights I have to go with The Wise … Continue reading →

Catching Fire and Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins After reading the comments on my previous post, I decided to read the second two books in the Hunger Games trilogy. Loved them. And I can see why many people hated the third book–according … Continue reading →

The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins – I finally read this–staying up until 2 am to finish it one night. It was exactly what I expected from everything I’ve heard about it. I haven’t actually decided whether to read the other … Continue reading →

A Dance with Dragons, George R. R. Martin – Enjoyed this, though watching [character] digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole was painful, not that he had any good options. And now I wait. As a side note, I … Continue reading →

Looking for something to read? I’ve got two suggestions for you, both books that just came out this week–an awesome middle-grade fantasy or an anthology of 28 devious demon-hunting stories. First up, The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell. I’m excited … Continue reading →

Because I’ve culled books pretty seriously each time we’ve moved, I don’t actually have that many. They’re shelved by genre and there are only a few places in the house where disorganized piles start to sprout. So when I’m looking … Continue reading →

Do you belong to book clubs at Goodreads? I joined the Fantasy Book Club ages ago and have never participated. I decided to change that, and also joined the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club. These fit my schedule much better … Continue reading →

* Trickster’s Choice, Tamora Pierce * Circle of Magic: Sandry’s Book, Tamora Pierce Tamora Pierce was speaking at our local library a few weeks ago, so I thought it would be a good time to refresh my memory on her … Continue reading →

Switched, by Amanda Hocking: this is from the “lots of people think she’s great, let’s see what she’s doing right” to-read list. I can see why it would appeal to the Twilight crowd. Girl finds out she’s special and has … Continue reading →

Last week Nathan Bransford wrote about 99 cent ebooks and the tragedy of the commons, where he postulates that although there is downwards pressure on ebook prices, there might be some way in the future to harness price discovery so … Continue reading →