"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)
Tag: book recommendations
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)
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)
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
"You're here, Alan of Trebond, to learn what it is to be a knight and a noble of Tortall. It's not easy. You must learn to defend the weak, to obey your overlord, to champion the cause of right. Someday you might even be able to tell what right is." Duke Gareth of Naxen It. … Continue reading Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (Tortall Reread)
"Forgive me, Beka, but you're my best choice," he told me softly. "Dress and pack what you would need for a woods Hunt and a stay of three days...Tell no one where you're bound or who the summons came from, understood?" It's been three years since Beka stopped the colemongering scheme, resulting in a year … Continue reading Mastiff by Tamora Pierce (Tortall Reread)
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
This is the second book in the Beka Cooper Trilogy, and the second review my chronological reread of the Tortall series. The review for Terrier (Beka Cooper #1) can be found here. You can find my planned reread schedule and a general overview of the history of young adult literature here. Join me if you … Continue reading Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
Terrier by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
Written on my first day of duty. I have this journal that I mean to use as a record of my days in the Provost's Guard. When she was eight years old, Beka Cooper foiled a plot and brought herself to the attention of the Lord Provost, who took her and her family in, raising … Continue reading Terrier by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)
September 2022 Wrap-Up
A couple days later than I was intending to make this, but it is here. Anywho, in a move that should surprise exactly no one, I'm taking the blog on hiatus until at least January 1, 2023. The reasons are myriad and not super complex, but I've been having less fun in this space and … Continue reading September 2022 Wrap-Up
27 SFF Releases, October-December 2022
There are so many science fiction and fantasy books coming out in the last three months of 2022! I'm so excited, and also wondering how the hell I'm going to read all the things. Triage. Triage is key. Also, I am loving the revival/resurgence of witchy romances. Not necessarily urban fantasy or paranormal fantasy, but … Continue reading 27 SFF Releases, October-December 2022
The Suspected Bibliophile 