Well May was a whole month. The goods news: I got a promotion! And changed library branches. It's been over a week and it still feels very surreal and very weird, because I'm going from being one of two adult programmers to one of seven. I'm not used to having to battle for meeting space … Continue reading May 2023 Wrap-Up
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)
Book Review: Lioness Rampant (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"Gifted one, when it comes to a hero's deed, you don't think small." Liam And at least I've reached the end of the hero's journey...or rather, the beginning? Reading this book was both bittersweet and heartwarming, because even though I knew the ending would turn out okay, I knew the awful road to get there … Continue reading Book Review: Lioness Rampant (Tortall 2023 Reread)
May 2023 TBR
This lame joke will never not be punny. Hello fellow readers! Welcome to my May tbr, in which I trot out the same four ARCs that I have failed to read since April, and a couple more ARCs from July, along with a ridiculously ambitious audiobook tbr because my Libby holds are out of control! … Continue reading May 2023 TBR
April 2023 Wrap-Up
April is over, and what a month. Most importantly, I had a book birthday! That Slow Awakening (Amazon link, with has the ebook and print book options) released April 11th, and while it wasn't a strong release at all because I suck at marketing, I'm still super duper happy with it, because I published another … Continue reading April 2023 Wrap-Up
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
Book Review: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tortall 2023 Reread)
"If I'd known I'd be ridin' with a legend, I'd've thought twice about comin' along." Coram This is book 3 in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. My review for book 1, Alanna: The First Adventure is here, and my review for book 2, In the Hand of the Goddess, is here. I previously read … Continue reading Book Review: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Tortall 2023 Reread)
The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
I saw this on @One Book More's page, and couldn't resist! I haven't done a Book Tag in so long! This was originally created by Roisin @Roisin’s Reading on YouTube, and it’s a look back on the first three months of the year. I'm not tagging anyone, but if this looks like fun, consider yourself tagged! How … Continue reading The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
Book Review: In the Hand of the Goddess (Tortall 2023 Reread)
Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult? Alanna This is book 2 in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. My review for book 1, Alanna: The First Adventure is here. I previously read Beka Cooper's trilogy, and the review can be found here: Terrier (book 1), Bloodhound … Continue reading Book Review: In the Hand of the Goddess (Tortall 2023 Reread)
New SFF Releases, April-June 2023
Behold! The list that was promised! Please note that these are books that I am interested in, not everything that is being released over this second quarter of the year. And also note that I have a book out in April, too! I just didn't mention it down below but That Slow Awakening (Book 2 … Continue reading New SFF Releases, April-June 2023
The Suspected Bibliophile 