This book broke my heart. It also made me laugh aloud, made me stay up WAY too late to finish just a few more pages, and made me think. In fact, I'm still thinking about it now, instead of immediately engaging in my usual desperate rush to find my next read. Yes, it's that good.… Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (V.E. Schwab)
Category: Fantasy
American War (Omar El Akkad)
I can't stop thinking about this book. Even though I just finished it last night, and that makes perfect sense, somehow the fact that it's sitting so vividly in my mind after 24 hours feels meaningful in some way. This is a beautiful novel about a dirty subject. American War is a masterwork of speculative… Continue reading American War (Omar El Akkad)
The Liberation (Ian Tregillis)
I'm not traditionally a big fan of steampunk novels. They generally involve far too much leather and steam and dirigibles for my taste, and have far too little story. The Alchemy Wars books, though, are far better than your typical steampunk story. Here's a series that you should read, if you haven't already! Tregillis has… Continue reading The Liberation (Ian Tregillis)
Last Year (Robert Charles Wilson)
I've been a fan of Robert Charles Wilson's work for almost twelve years. He's an author who lives in Toronto and writes fantasy and science fiction that almost uniformly makes me think (which is my favorite kind of book). Spin has been my favorite of his for a long time (check it out here if… Continue reading Last Year (Robert Charles Wilson)
The Hike (Drew Magary)
I'd like this blog to be an exercise in promoting amazing books by authors that might not be the Stephen Kings of the world, celebrity-wise. I love that guy, I think his most recent work is some of his best, but nobody needs to advertise for his latest novel. Everyone's going to read it anyway. … Continue reading The Hike (Drew Magary)
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