An appropriately-timed March wrap-up, part 2: Girl Gone International Hanoi and enjoyable (gasp!) hard SF

In the beginning of March, I fell in love with a Cat Sebastian's romance, discovered Caitlin Starling's universe, and changed by mind about T. Kingfisher! Take a look at the first part of my wrap-up if that tickles your fancy! This month was marked by my first attempt to socialise in Hanoi. Indeed, I finally … Lire la suite An appropriately-timed March wrap-up, part 2: Girl Gone International Hanoi and enjoyable (gasp!) hard SF →

An appropriately-timed March wrap-up, part 1: some new authors and one redeemed

In March, instead of finishing my thesis, I read six books. The first part of the month turned out as a kind of goodness sandwitch: a meh book between two great ones! It Takes Two to Tumble (2017) I don't know what to tell you, dude. Don't look at me like this. I know I … Lire la suite An appropriately-timed March wrap-up, part 1: some new authors and one redeemed →

A February wrap-up in end-of-March, part 2: baby can’t stop reading romances and being disappointed

After reading my first romantic comedy in the beginning of the month, I was on a roll. I began to go through other novels mentioned by Cari can read, looking for premises that were appealing to me. That is when I found The Entanglement of Rival Wizards and Romancing the Duke. The Entanglement of Rival … Lire la suite A February wrap-up in end-of-March, part 2: baby can’t stop reading romances and being disappointed →

A February wrap-up in end-of-March, part 1: baby’s first romance and classic fantasy

While I usually pick up whatever book sounds good in the moment and there's rarely any consistency in genre, period, or topic, I think that my choices for February were in retrospect really random: spy novels, fantasy, historical gay romance, historical straight romance, contemporary/vampire romance, and shitty fantasy! I truly contain multitudes. A Small Town … Lire la suite A February wrap-up in end-of-March, part 1: baby’s first romance and classic fantasy →

A January wrap-up in mid-March, part 2: classics and new favourites

This is where it gets really great. The first three books of this January wrap-up were good enough. They had their highs and lows, many average bits, but for the most part they had not blown my mind. The last two books of January, however, were absolute bangers that I cannot recommend enough. The Summer … Lire la suite A January wrap-up in mid-March, part 2: classics and new favourites →