"You can laugh and say I'm a silly girl—but when I see anyone big pick on someone small, well, there's going to be a fight." Kel We finally get to my absolute favorite quartet of the entire Tortall series: The Protector of the Small books. They are the best. This is the pinnacle moment of … Continue reading Book Review: First Test (Tortall 2023 Reread)
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2023 Wrap-Up: Everything Else
And here is where I wrap up the other favorite categories, and share some stats with you all, because I like to track my stats and I know colorful graphs and pie charts are fun for some people (not just me!) to look at. Also, it's a chance to show off my spreadsheet skills because … Continue reading 2023 Wrap-Up: Everything Else
2023 Wrap-Up: Nonfiction
Well, this was the year of nonfiction. I generally am not a nonfiction reader. Prior this year, I read maybe, mayyyyyybe twenty a year (if that). This year, I read over 60. No, I also don't know what was going on with me. And so many of them were utterly fantastic, which is why about … Continue reading 2023 Wrap-Up: Nonfiction
2023 Wrap-Up: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Because I read so many things this year and I'm not really feeling doing a mega post to end all mega posts (mainly because that would require me actually doing something resembling and top 10 or top 25 and I am indecisive as fuck), I'm breaking up my 2023 wrap-up into three segments: Science Fiction … Continue reading 2023 Wrap-Up: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Book Review: The Realms of the Gods (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"What makes you think our first duty is to be kind? Too much tenderness is bad for mortals. They improve themselves only by struggling. Everyone knows that." Weiryn We have finally reached The Realm of the Gods, my absolute least favorite Daine book as a child, and it still is. Mostly because so much new … Continue reading Book Review: The Realms of the Gods (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Emperor Mage (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"Keys." Zek So we have reached book three of The Immortals quartet at last. I'm not going to wrap this reread in 2023 (how ambitious I was), but my goal is still to finish the books this year and wrap the posts up at the beginning of 2024. Emperor Mage is my favorite of Daine's … Continue reading Book Review: Emperor Mage (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Wolf-Speaker (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"If you rush me, I'll do something we'll regret." Numair In which Tammy's titles get shorter and my reviews do the same. Ha. Just kidding. Or maybe not. We'll see how this one stacks up to the rest. Wolf-Speaker is book 2 in The Immortals quartet, aka Daine's quartet. It picks up about a year … Continue reading Book Review: Wolf-Speaker (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Wild Magic (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"We share this world, Daine. We can't hold apart from each other—humans and animals are meant to be partners." Onua Odd's bobs, I'm back! Actually, I read Wild Magic in May almost immediately after Tempests and Slaughter, and then I just couldn't bring myself to write a review. The slumpiest of slumps hit me. But … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Magic (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"We shall take the world by storm, see if we don't." Ozorne In which we finally come to Numair's book, although in this reread where I am going by internal world chronology, Numair comes before Daine. For an in-depth chronological timeline with (lots of spoilers) details of when people were born and did things, check … Continue reading Book Review: Tempests and Slaughter (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Sapphics in Spaaaaaaace: Queer Women in Science Fiction
I published the first version of this post in February 2021, and it got tweeted by Angry Robot in March of the same year and it got a lot of traction! It was a huge surprise because none of my stuff had been picked up before (or since) by anyone with a large following. My … Continue reading Sapphics in Spaaaaaaace: Queer Women in Science Fiction
The Suspected Bibliophile 