The Sword of Kaigen by M. L. Wang
Normally I get impatient with long books, but The Sword of Kaigen was an exception. I enjoyed the characters, their story, and the pacing from beginning to end.
May 2026 Reads
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April 2026 Reads
Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher
I will never look at a roadrunner the same!
Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey
Catching up on the books I’ve missed in the Elemental Masters series. I really like this world. This entry could have been a little shorter but still thoroughly enjoyable.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Reading this book just made me …
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March 2026 Reads
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
Normally I notice a book’s language if it’s bad. The language in The River Has Roots jumped out at me because it was good! Amal El-Mohtar has a wonderfully lyrical voice. The River Has Roots was luxurious and a great pleasure to read. 4 stars and recommended!
When the Moon Hits Your Eye
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January 2026 Reads
Queen Demon by Martha Wells
Queen Demon is the second book in Martha Well’s The Rising World series. I really enjoyed the first book, Witch King, which I read in July 2024. Queen Demon starts where Witch King left off and I struggled to remember all the backstory and characters. It made the first third of the book …
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December 2025 Reads
The Gates of Sleep by Mercedes Lackey
I’ve very much enjoyed the Elemental Masters series by Mercedes Lackey. So far I’ve read them as I’ve found them and thought it was time to fill in the blanks of books I’ve missed. The Gates of Sleep only got a 3.75 because the setup took too long. Once it got going it …
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November (2025) Reads
So much happening in November I didn’t do a lot of reading. I did read a book by one of my favourite authors, though.
Hemlock & Silver, by T. Kingfisher
This book won’t be in my top 5 by Kingfisher — the plot had a change up that didn’t feel entirely organic — but it was still a fun …
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October 2025 Reads
Abeni’s Song
I’ve loved everything I’ve read in P. Djèlí Clark’s Dead Djinn Universe, and Ring Shout was a singular reading experience. Abeni’s Song was like a classic fairy tale with some Studio Ghibli whimsy thrown in. Enjoyable, though not a page-turner.
The City of Stardust
The story was interesting; I wanted to know the ending. For me, …
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Back to Reading
Reading used to be my go-to activity when I had nothing else to do. With social media, on-demand TV, and the internet it’s harder to have nothing to do. I fell out of the habit of reading. Last year I made an effort to get back into regular reading.
It’s been wonderful. Science fiction/fantasy is much richer than I remember …
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Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Set in London, it tells the tale of the twelve gods of Mount Olympus living in a rundown flat as their powers wane.
— Gods Behaving Badly, Wikipedia
Gods Behaving Badly was a tasty, fast snack. I read it in a single sitting and it hit the spot. No new story takes for me (though it might have had in …
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What Moves the Dead
What Moves the Dead, by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), is a retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic horror, The Fall of the House of Usher. There’s an added character or two, an explanation for Roderick and Madeline’s demise, and a few genuinely creepy scenes involving hares and mushrooms.
The beginning was the fun, the middle a bit slow, …
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