Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I’m a sucker for a good book cover, so a topic related to covers is right up my alley. At first I was going to pull from books I have read already, but instead I decided to plumb the depths of my ever-growing TBR list, reminding me of some books I had completely forgotten about.Read More »
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett is the 24th novel in the author’s Discworld series and the fifth novel in the “City Watch” sub-series. Sam Vimes, commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, lives a life fraught with danger, pursuing hardened criminals throughout his notorious and modern city and dodging assassins sent by those with distaste for such a committed man of the law. He is about to face his toughest challenge, however, when made to step into his role as a Duke and play ambassador to the mysterious and filthy-rich country of Uberwald, a place that follows its own rules in deference to the various figures who hold power there. Politicking may not be his forte, but with a sacred dwarf artifact going missing and murders piling up, a no-nonsense policeman may be just what the place needs, if only he can keep the wolves from snapping at his heels.Read More »
I’ve been a little remiss in getting this post written; even now, I’ve had to force myself to write it rather late. I’m not sure what happened, other than I had to travel a little last week and then somehow all possible spare time got away from me.
With January done, the new year feels properly initiated. I kept things fairly low-key with book shopping, but I couldn’t help myself with picking up some here and there.
Enough jabbering, on to the books!Read More »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. It’s been a little while since I’ve put one of these lists together, and with January being so much about looking back as well as forward, this topic felt like a perfect one to take part in. I do have to wonder which of these will end up being unread by 2025, though I don’t even want to think about that year being a reality right now.Read More »
It’s that time of year again where I start reflecting on the past year’s reading endeavours and determine which among them were my favourites. As always, this isn’t about books that came out in 2023, just the ones that I enjoyed the most among all the books that I finished, listed in no particular order.
Surprisingly, I found this list a little more difficult to put together than normal, as somehow I didn’t really have the pool of books to pull from that I thought I did. Though I made a great effort to get a lot more comics read, I didn’t actually read much more novels than last year, and unfortunately I think there were a few more middling books than is usual for me. In any case, let’s get to this year’s list.Read More »
I’d say I was pretty restrained over the holidays and didn’t go crazy buying things for myself; there were even a number of thrift store trips where I managed to reign myself in and not buy any books impulsively. So, all the books I received this month were gifts in one way or another. I’m still wracking my brain wondering if I did buy something, of course, but I’m 95% sure I didn’t.
Enough carrying on, on to the books!Read More »
Alien 3: The Unproduced First-Draft Screenplay by William Gibson by Pat Cadigan is a 2021 novel that tells an alternative story to the third film in the Alien franchise. The story follows the fates of Ripley, Newt, Corporal Hicks, and the synthetic Bishop after their narrow escape from the Hadley’s Hope colony and their harrowing encounter with the alien Queen aboard their ship the Sulaco. They thought their nightmare was over, but the aliens are nothing if not relentless; though the Queen was ejected from their ship, she has left something behind that is eager to change and grow. As they try to recover themselves at Anchorpoint Station, it slowly becomes clear that the danger hasn’t ended, but evolved.Read More »
I ended up getting more books than last month, despite my vague attempts to buy less things for myself as Christmas approaches. In fairness, a number of them were orders that arrived later than expected, so perhaps things evened out. Once again, I am struggling with the idea that there is a book or two I’ve forgotten, but I can’t determine what they might be. There was a flurry of trips to the thrift store this past month, which I’ve decided is to blame for this.
Anyway, enough rambling, on to the books!Read More »
I managed to restrain myself a bit more in October, though I did spend some time sewing seeds for future books through preorders and such. I feel like my focus was a little more on reading books anyway, with my Halloween goals actually getting accomplished; I often fall short, so I’m really happy with the result this year.
Enough rambling, on to the books!Read More »
Man, Fuck This House is a 2021 horror novella by Brian Asman. The story follows Sabrina Haskins, a disillusioned housewife who has just moved into a new home in a new town with her family—her husband Hal, who is a reverse mortgage salesman, and their two children Michaela and Damian. Desperate for a fresh start and something more from life, she is hopeful this change is exactly what she needs. However, as a strange presence starts making itself known within the house, Sabrina finds herself further losing her grip on reality, something which her precocious son Damian sees as an opportunity make mischief, invoking disaster and putting their troubled relationship to the ultimate test.
Muse with Me 