Board Stiff by Piers Anthony

So, I’m going to do something unusual for me and start out with a blurb: “I’m actually a smart girl who would make any man an excellent wife. But no man sees that. No man is interested in my mind …

Will YA Make Fantasy Popular?

Fantasy is already popular enough for me, but I have been pondering this question lately. We suddenly have, at least, a couple of generations that have been reading dystopian, whatever you’d classify books about angels, and alas, vampire books. There …

The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemsin

So, you know that post, Four Awesome Magic Systems, I’m adding a fifth one to that list. I have a new favorite, but not just the magic system.. the whole world. I fell in love with the idea of this …

My Favorite Fantasy Couples

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided to look back across my career as a reader and ponder my favorite couples in fantasy. To be honest, I’ve forgotten a great deal of books I read in high school, so this …

Four Awesome Magic Systems

No book in the fantasy genre is complete without a good magic system in my opinion, though books like LoTR don’t really apply (or where there isn’t really a magic system just godly interference).  We all have our favorites, and …

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

This book is a bit out of the ordinary for me. Well, I guess I read almost anything so not really, but unless I’ve been asked to read something I won’t usually choose a book like this. I blame it …