Going Bovine by Libba Bray
I will confess I was not expecting the level of profanity or teenage angst I encountered immediately and in heavy doses throughout but once I settled in I enjoy...
Year: 2014
Troy by Adèle Geras (Miriam Margolyes, narrator)
Geras brings a feminist perspective to this classic story but the appeal is much broader than that. Not only does she bring the gods and myths of ancient Greece...
Mysterious Traveler by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham (P.J. Lynch, Illustrator)
It is a wonderfully evocative and engaging story with gorgeous art. It is a simple story, with admittedly very little suspense but it has an elegance and warmth...
The Art of the Negative Review – "Andrew's Brain"
“Andrew’s Brain” hurt mine. The problem isn’t that the novel requires a significant degree of intellectual effort; it’s that it doesn't provide sufficient rewar...
Cover reveal and excerpt: 'The Book of Life' by Deborah Harkness
Cover reveal and excerpt: ‘The Book of Life’ by Deborah Harkness (my review of A Discovery of Witches)
Hell and Beyond by Michael Phillips
While I am not in any way offended by his unorthodox views on these issues and/or his attempts to explore them in fiction. I found the overall effect rather fl...