Reviews + Articles
What Are You Reading?
This is the last "What Are You Reading" post for 2017. Next week, we're on to a new year, new books, new memories. I hope we all make wonderful discoveries in 2018. And, don't forget, if you want to do a "Favorite Books Read in 2017" post, feel free to send it...
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Here's what I've learned after reading just two books in Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London urban fantasy series. It doesn't pay to be Peter Grant's girlfriend. Moon Over Soho, the second book in the series, provides another series of educational adventures for the...
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
A friend told me years ago to read Ben Aaronovitch. And, I read the book back then. This time, when I read Midnight Riot, the first Peter Grant, I must have been in the moon for a combination of Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files and Simon R. Green. There's the...
Merry Christmas
As I get older, I realize Christmas isn't always the joyous, carefree holiday it seemed when I was younger, even into my twenties. It was always the magical exciting holiday spent with family. And, when I talked with my mother last night she mentioned the Christmas...
Merry Christmas Eve
I'm celebrating with friends today. Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to you. Have a beautiful day. And, safe travels if you're on the...
Choices, Choices
I'm off work now until Wednesday, December 27. And, I have piles and piles of books all over the house. How do I choose? Honestly, I pick a library book, a couple books coming out in the next couple months, a couple books I own. Then, I start sampling until one...