A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsboarding school / British Indian main character / class differences / competition / diversity / Fantasy / friendship / high school sweethearts / joint review / magical powers / magical school / Naomi-Novik / POC / prickly heroine / prophecy / students / survival / YA / YA fantasy30 Comments
Jennie: Janine, Sirius, and I reviewed the first book in the Scholomance series (originally slated as two books; now a trilogy). Sirius gave it a C- and said she wouldn’t be reading this sequel, but Janine and I, though we had some reservations, ended up liking A Deadly Education quite ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviewsboarding school / British Indian main character / class differences / competition / diversity / Fantasy / friendship / joint review / magical powers / magical school / Naomi-Novik / prickly heroine / prophecy / students / survival / YA / YA fantasy13 Comments
Jennie, Sirius and I (along with Jayne), reviewed Naomi Novik’s last book, Spinning Silver, together. Our roundtable discussion was a lot of fun and the three of us decided to reunite for Novik’s recent release, the first book in her Scholomance series, A Deadly Education. –Janine. Janine: A Deadly Education ... more >
Recommended ReadsGinn Hale / Josh Lanyon / Naomi-Novik / Nicole Kimberling / Patricia-Briggs / Recommended Reads / Thea Harrison5 Comments
March is sparse with recommendations but save your money because April has a full slate. Historical The Temporary Wife by Mary Balogh (reissued in a 2-in-1 with A Promise of Spring, which I’m NOT recommending). Recommended by Janine and Sunita. Reviewed here. PNR Fair Game by Patricia Briggs. Recommended by ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate-reality / dragons / Historical Fantasy / Naomi-Novik / Napoleonic wars / Random-House / Recommended Reads22 Comments
Dear Ms. Novik, Though I fretted for almost two years waiting for this book, I can see from your author’s notes that you’ve had a lot to keep you busy having had your own little egg, as the dragons would say, in the interim. Still, what a book you’ve written ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / C+ Reviews / C- Reviews / D ReviewsAnthology / Carrie Ryan / Maureen Johnson / Meg-Cabot / Naomi-Novik / Young-Adult / zombies12 Comments
Dear authors, I actually remember the various blog posts that inspired this anthology. Which was better: the zombie or the unicorn? It was a hilarious debate that suited the blog format. What I wasn’t sure about was how well this idea would translate to book form. I thought a lot ... more >
B Reviewsalternate-reality / Australia / dragons / Fantasy Romance / Naomi-Novik / Napoleonic wars15 Comments
NOTE: Though I’ve attempted to avoid spoilers, at this point there isn’t any way. If you’ve not read all the books preceding this one, read the review at your own risk. Dear Ms. Novik, Well, it has taken the better part of two years to get my hands on the ... more >