The Veil of Gold and Enchantment share several similarities: –Both take place in Russia. –Both have time travel as a central theme in their plots. –Both are fantasies –And both were my favorite books the year I read them. My favorite genre is Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) and time travel stories is one of […]
Graham Joyce
Graham Joyce is a speculative fiction author I’ve read many times. He is well worth a look. Image from:Wikipedia Some Kind of Fairy TaleFor twenty years, Tara Martin has been missing. Her family had given up all hope of ever seeing her again. Then on one Christmas day she reappears looking not a day older […]
Ash by Malinda Lo
AshMelinda Lo Ash is a retelling of Cinderella and in the right hands, retellings can be amazing, just as Ash was. I LOVED the twist that the author made to give this enduring fairy tale a modern take. One of the huge advantages of working in a public library is the constant flow of books […]
Teaching the Dog to Read
I’ve written about Jonathan Carroll before at CJPBookNews. Clicking on his name will bring you to my previous entry. Carroll does it again. He has written another magical piece of literature. Teaching the Dog to Read touches on all that is quintessential Carroll:DeathLovePhilosophyTalking Dogs It’s all here. At less than one hundred pages, Teaching the […]
Time Travel
Time Traveler’s WifeAudrey Niffenegger In 2009, this book caught my attention, as I’m a huge fan of time travel stories. I cracked the cover and was immediately enthralled. Claire and Henry are time crossed lovers. What I found completely fascinating about Time Traveler’s Wife is the mechanics behind time travel in this story. It is […]
Creatures of the Night
Moon DanceSP Somtow Moon Dance is a story of a werewolf clan raised in Eastern Europe who escape their homeland for fear of persecution. Does that sound familiar? This is why I love dark fantasy when done right. The stories are all merely allegorical. For those who shun this genre I implore you yet […]