This is truly a sweet little collection of stories.
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The Barefoot Queen by Ildefonso Falcones
Even in paperback it is much thicker than I expected. This little beauty clocks in at over 650 pages.
Continue readingTess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
This story is about oppression, double standards, and the cruelty of pitting strict social rules against the realities of nature. Tess Durbeyfield is essentially a sacrifice to the small god of Victorian values and progress.
Continue readingClariel by Garth Nix
Clariel is a prequel of sorts to Garth Nix’s popular Abhorsen series. I first read Sabriel, the first book in this series, about a decade and a half ago.
Continue readingEmpire of Sin by Gary Krist
All in all, this is definitely a book I’d recommend to anyone who is used to reading fast-paced thrillers and mysteries but is looking for a little nonfiction for some balance in their reading diet.
Continue readingDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
I love, love, love all the thought that went into building the world of Pern. It’s not just a nice map and a complicated political system — although those things are certainly important. The entire world has its own backstory that invites the reader’s curiosity.
Continue readingChild of a Hidden Sea by A.M. Dellamonica
I’ll happily recommend this book to folks who would like a quick-paced portal fantasy adventure with a sprinkling of natural science for flavor.
Continue readingAll Four Stars by Tara Dairman
I devoured this book during my lunch hours over the past week or so. It was pure torture.
Continue readingA Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
I’m afraid I don’t have much to say about this story, which is too bad because I think that it really does deserve all the praise it has garnered over the years.
Continue readingNorth and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
TBH, getting through this novel was such a chore.
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