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    Spectered Isle by K.J. Charles

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    Let’s speed past the fact that I’ve been on a 1.5 year hiatus from blogging and have fallen out of writing for fun or even reading and let’s get right to the review: This is the first in KJ Charles’ newest series Green Men; it’s a historical horror-fantasy romance set in interwar England, roughly connected to her book Simon Feximal. This first book is about a disgraced archaeologist (+1) and an upper-crust sarcastic fucker (+1), with a mysterious evil entity and malignant government forces providing much of the antagonism. I really like the fantasy setting, particularly as it incorporates the older, scarier British paranormal elements of a similar kind to…

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    The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

    June 3, 2014

    The Just City by Jo Walton (2015)

    January 21, 2015

    One-Eyed Jack by Elizabeth Bear

    July 27, 2015
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    There Will Be Phlogston, vN, The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal

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    Desperately trying to play catch-up, as always! Here’s three tiny reviews of books I’ve read several months ago. There Will Be Phlogston – Alexis Hall I hated Byron Kae’s sister in previous books because she made her sibling’s life very unhappy, but it turns out she’s more complex than just “horrible bully.” She wants to escape her terrible parents! She feels stifled by society and its expectations! She wants to find love! And she finds it, alongside a super repressed gay guy and their boyfriend. Surprise! It’s a threesome! And way more complicated than that, of course, because Alexis Hall does nothing simple in his books. Anyway, I loved it.…

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    In Discretion by Reesa Herberth

    August 8, 2015

    The Margarets by Sheri S. Tepper (2007)

    January 12, 2015

    The Second Mango, The Money Book, The Franchise Affair

    June 1, 2015
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    Necropolis by Jordan L. Hawk

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    This was a VERY exciting book! Not only because of the body horror human-animal hybrid situation, but because Whyborne and the gang get out of the country and head over to Egypt! Where it turns out Dr. Christine has a Secret Boyfriend! And there are, like, curses or something! It’s a little predictable in that I guessed at least two important plot points before they happened, but it was also super fun to read. Honestly, it reminded me of all the best parts of The Mummy, only with more than one female protagonist. Dr. Christine is there, of course, and she is forever my favorite of the series. She’s dealing…

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    Any Old Diamonds by K.J. Charles

    August 12, 2019

    Sand and Ruin and Gold by Alexis Hall

    July 13, 2015

    Recently: Peripheral People

    May 18, 2015
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    In Discretion by Reesa Herberth

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    This is a short little scifi horror/romance story about two ex-lovers who meet again on a space station while on the run from angry zombies, assassins, and their own unresolved issues (it wasn’t a happy break-up). I really liked this! I wish it was longer, as I didn’t entirely understand the background conspiracy plot which lead to the zombie outbreak. A little more room for worldbuilding would’ve made it more emotionally satisfying when the conspiracy came to light. As it was, I mostly didn’t care since it was barely there. And the characters, Kazra and Thanson, really stole the whole show. They’re childhood sweethearts who broke up in a bad…

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    Bellingham Mysteries by Nicole Kimberling

    October 10, 2016

    Point of Hopes by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

    September 17, 2015

    Love Lessons by Heidi Cullinan

    December 12, 2015
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    Stormhaven by Jordan L. Hawk

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    All the wonderful things from the first two Whyborne & Griffin books are present in this third one, plus more. Action, adventure, romance! Spooky monsters! Stormhaven has a heavy Lovecraft influence, this time in a “dweller of the deep” kind of thing. Gods being summoned from the depths of the sea, (more) secret magic cults, insanity and possession all have a big part in the story; it’s super spooky and made me think of dark stormy nights the whole time. Wonderful atmospheric writing, as always! Not only is it another terrific blend of mystery, horror and romance, it doesn’t rest on its laurels re:its characters. My favorite thing about series…

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    Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

    July 16, 2015

    Bound by Megan Derr

    August 27, 2015

    Prosperity by Alexis Hall

    December 18, 2014
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    The Bone Key by Sarah Monette

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    So apparently I have a thing for books about repressed introverts who’re plagued by the paranormal when they’re not working in a museum. I’m not really surprised. It combines my love of books, antiques, mysteries and the paranormal, plus there’s a character with the potential for some sort of clam situation if they have a cute enough sidekick. (Spoiler: Kyle doesn’t have a sidekick (or friends). He also doesn’t go anywhere in a character development sort of way. It’s the only downside to an otherwise wonderful book.) Sarah Monette is the lady who wrote The Goblin King (as Katherine Addison), one of my favorite books from 2014! This is the…

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    Think of England by K.J. Charles

    October 2, 2016

    Point of Hopes by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett

    September 17, 2015

    Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie

    July 16, 2015
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    Threshold by Jordan L. Hawk (2013)

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    This is the second book in the Whyborne & Griffin series and it is much like the first: wonderful plot, great characters, iffy sex scenes[1. more unfortunate word choices ruining otherwise okay sexytimes, although at least each sex scene involves important character/plot development things. I hate when you can cut out sexytimes entirely and lose nothing from the book; what’s the point of having them if they don’t DO anything?] and fun historical paranormal mysteries. Well, not FUN. More like terrifying.

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    Hotblood! vol. 1 & 2 by Toril Orlesky (2014)

    March 25, 2015

    The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

    September 27, 2014

    Spectered Isle by K.J. Charles

    April 8, 2018
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    Liberty and Other Stories by Alexis Hall

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    After falling in love with the world and characters of Prosperity, I jumped on the chance to read this collection of short stories/novellas. There are both prequel and sequel stories, both origin stories and what-happened-afterwards. All the characters from Prosperity showed up again AND there were some fun new ones!

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    Clariel by Garth Nix

    November 12, 2014

    Hotblood! vol. 1 & 2 by Toril Orlesky (2014)

    March 25, 2015

    Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling

    January 8, 2015

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Romance as in either a book focused on the romantic relationship between two (or more) people, with a happy ending; OR a book with a romantic subplot (and probably a happy ending because I’m a sucker for those).

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