Category Archives: Book Reviews

The Shook-Up Generation

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Marion

I laughed when I saw this book on the table in Brandy’s store. I mean, that cover! So period! Brandy’s Crest paperback copy will cost you more than thirty-five cents, sorry. In some ways a perfect cover, showing young toughs … Continue reading →

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Lady Guinevere’s Revenge

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Marion

Lucy Blue is a fellow Falstaff writer. Since I’m working on a project set in the Jazz Era, I thought a 1920s romance might be fun to check out, and sure enough, she had one. Guinevere’s Revenge is a mystery … Continue reading →

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The Kingston Cycle by C.L. Polk

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Marion

Soulstar, the third book in C.L. Polk’s fantasy trilogy, is out now. The books are a beautiful mass market paperback set, with themed covers. With in those covers Polk introduces us to a complex, believable world, a world in the … Continue reading →

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Urban Crow Oracle Cards

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Marion

I ordered two sets of the Urban Crow Oracle Deck because I was wowed by the artwork and the color palette. (Still waiting on the second deck, which is for a friend.) Anyway, I love these vivid cards, which feature … Continue reading →

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Deception, by Selena Montgomery

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Marion

Selena Montgomery is a successful romance novelist with eight romance novels to her credit. Romance is not my go-to genre, but since Selena Montgomery is the pseudonym of Stacey Abrams, I had to buy one. I wanted to buy several, … Continue reading →

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The Books we Got for Christmas, 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Marion

Books are our usual gifts to each other, and this year was no different. From nonfiction to fantasy, here’s how our gifts ran: Spouse Got: American Sphinx, less a biography (or hagiography) of Thomas Jefferson, and more analysis, according to … Continue reading →

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Flanders Sky: Could Not Finish

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Marion

Fifty pages from the end of Flanders Sky, by Nicolas Freeling, I closed it and put it down. I will never know who murdered Iris. I will never know if her sexual-harasser, rape-fantasist husband will face just desserts, if not … Continue reading →

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Squeeze Me and Topo Chico; a Perfect Pairing

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Marion

Writing friend Donna Banta introduced me to two good things; Squeeze Me, by Carl Hiaasen, and Topo Chico, a sparkling water from Mexico that is currently having a moment. Hiaasen’s latest propulsive, bananas-crazy acid-dripping satirical Floridian outing takes place in … Continue reading →

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Some Books

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Marion

The Great Sequestration let us all get caught up on our reading, right? In my case, I often couldn’t concentrate to read, a situation I’ve never faced before. That issue has faded lately. I thought I’d share a few I’ve … Continue reading →

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With the Fire On High

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Marion

With the Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo is not the kind of YA book I normally read. It’s general fiction, not SF or fantasy. There is magic in it, but it is part of main character’s life and culture, … Continue reading →

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