A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking [“Siege. Sorcery. Sourdough.”] Some wizards have it made. They can cast spells that change the world, or at least make people fear them. Some […]
Category Archives: Book Review
Reviews of books.
Monday With Mildred: “The House of Daniel”
The House of Daniel The tagline on the cover says “A Novel of Wild Magic, the Great Depression and Semipro Ball”. Turtledove used to be one of my favorite authors […]
Monday with Mildred: “Shell Game”
Shell Game Sometimes you find a book that blurs the edges around several genres and the author makes it work beautifully. Benny Lawrence has done that with Shell Game, a […]
Monday With Mildred: “Hollow Kingdom”
Hollow Kingdom Now was probably not a great time to read a novel about the zombie apocalypse set in Seattle, where the COVID-19 pandemic got started earlier this year. But […]
Horrorible Review: “Dark Harvest”
Dark Harvest One of the first things you learn as a writer is that you’re supposed to come out swinging with your manuscript, really wow the editor before he can […]
Horrorible Review: “Invisible Fences”
Invisible Fences Sometimes, a story will reach out from your kindle and smack you right in the face.* I recently read one just like that, taking me to a time […]
Horrorible Review: “Little Shoes”
Enjoy this Monday with Mildred! Little Shoes I had to think about this book for a while before reviewing it. I’ve long been a fan of true crime, especially those […]
Horrorible Review: “Cinder”
Enjoy this Monday with Mildred! Cinder My sister-in-law has done it again, given me a book for Christmas that she knows I’ll love, AND that is part of a series […]
Horrorible Review: “His Majesty’s Dragon”
His Majesty’s Dragon His Majesty’s Dragon is a fun romp about a boy and his dragon. No, not really. Author Naomi Novik is really good at 19th century speak, and […]
Horrorible Review: “My Best Friend’s Exorcism”
Enjoy this Monday with Mildred! My Best Friend’s Exorcism The marvelous cover of this book hints at faded 80s glory, and the inside delivers big hair and many references to […]
