Closing in on the final installment of the Percy Jackson series, the urgency of the quests and the quick-paced tempo with which Riordan carries his readers through the challenges doesn’t let up. If anything, this was an even faster read with more cliff-hanging elements and more introductions to additional Greek mythological characters. This time, the … Review: The Battle of the Labyrinth
This series really captured my imagination, given the way it merges classical Greek mythology with modern-day life. By the same token, I could say: Another book, another quest. This time, it’s only Percy’s quest unintentionally, as he’s interested in rescuing his friend, while the Oracle has instead given the ostensible goal of the rescue of … Review: The Titan’s Curse
As promised… The second, and shorter, book in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. In this one, Percy is coming to terms with his parentage and his abilities… and gets another curveball thrown his direction in his family relationships. As it says on the back cover: Percy will discover a stunning … Review: The Sea of Monsters
I had heard about this book (series, really) a number of times, from several fellow Harry Potter enthusiasts before finally succumbing to the temptation to buy the books. And then it was all I could do not to read every book back-to-back and ignore work and family obligations for a few days. The superficial links … Review: The Lightning Thief
These three, small books fall somewhere in the intersection of artwork and fantasy, and are presented to the reader as a voyeuristic collection of the epistolary connection between Griffin Moss, an artist (independent post card designer) in England, and Sabine Strohem, an artist (stamp illustrator) on a remote island in the South Pacific. It’s something … Review: Griffin and Sabine – an Extraordinary Correspondence
As previously mentioned, the fifth book in this series ends with such a cliff-hanger I couldn’t not start the sixth book right away… And was told who it was, but also that it happened five months ago, and things really haven’t changed since then. It was a bit of a hair-pulling moment. Still. Evanovich managed … Review: Hot Six
After a bit of a breather on the Stephanie Plum novels, last night I needed to uncramp my brain after a taxing week, and I knew Evanovich’s fare would be just the right kind of brain candy: humor without much meat, and just what I needed for something that wouldn’t keep me up all night. … Review: High Five
This is the second Veronica Li book I’ve been asked to review, and it fulfilled all the promise her first title. She describes this as a memoir dictated by her mother and transcribed and translated by herself. Li explains in the prologue that the genesis of the idea came from childhood: One of my fondest … Review: Journey Across the Four Seas
I’ve discovered an ever-expanding circle of professional authors on Twitter, so when I saw @kaitnolan announcing the release of her latest opus in August, I had to jump on the opportunity to ask a few questions. Without further ado: 1. You blog regularly about your “evil day job”; how did you get sucked into that … Author Interview – Kait Nolan
This comprises the fourth book I’ve been requested to review in the past few months. The author sent a lovely request to review both of her books, and based on details about her journalistic background on her author’s website, I had high hopes for a well-crafted story. Her blurb gives a particularly focused reference on … Review: Nightfall in Mogadishu
