ApparentParadox finished reading Jon's Helter Skelter Cold Case by AJ Sherwood
Comfort re-read
Reviews and Comments
GWM living in Oregon.I used to love books that would really stretch me, but lately I've needed more solace from the books that I read.
My ratings are as follows: * 5 stars: it's truly a great book, and I'll want to re-read it again and again. * 4 stars: it's a good book, and I enjoyed reading it. I'll probably re-read it. * 3 stars: It's a fine book, just not special. I may re-read it if I'm looking to just relax and not have to think, but I would probably pick up a new book instead. * 2 stars: I finished it, but might have given up if I were in a different mood. * 1 star: I didn't enjoy the book and probably didn't finish it. I wouldn't blanketly recommend against it, because it might speak to someone else.
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ApparentParadox finished reading Prancer by Toby Wise
Quick read, but fun.
ApparentParadox finished reading Carry On, Jeeves (A Jeeves and Bertie Novel) by P. G. Wodehouse
'You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour.' Stephen …
All the stories are basically the same plot, so I kept putting this down and then picking it up weeks later to read another story. It was an enjoyable read, but not something you can blast through.
ApparentParadox finished reading Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood
Many of the Phrynne Fisher books have multiple simultaneous plots, and that has been fine with me. This one, however, completely separates Phrynne & Dot from the others, and the two plots have nothing to do with each other. It just wasn't as enjoyable as the other books because of that.
ApparentParadox finished reading Too many magicians by Randall Garrett
Hadn't re-read this in a long time. Enjoyable read.
ApparentParadox started reading Sacred Ground by Mercedes Lackey
This is an exciting tale of a modern medicine woman who is a warrior at …
After reading "Thirteenth Child" which doesn't have Native Americans in its world, I thought it would be appropriate to re-read this, which presents some of the problems of Native Americans being invisible in the white world.
Really torn on this
4 stars
I've read this book many times. I really like the strong female lead (and several of the other female characters). I love the power/gravitas that the POC characters have. But, I always cringe because in this alternate version of the US, there are no native people. They don't exist, and presumably never existed. I understand intellectually that part of the conceit of the book is that North America is a dangerous place to live because of magical monsters, so on the one hand there can't have been inhabitants when the "Avrupan" (European) settlers came. But, I can't help but feel that the author has erased a complete set of people.
ApparentParadox finished reading Not That Kind of Private Investigator by J. D. Light
Comfort re-read
ApparentParadox finished reading Richypoo, That’s Not a Bong by J. D. Light
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ApparentParadox reviewed Richypoo, That’s Not a Bong by J. D. Light
I really like the vulnerability of Richmond
4 stars
I wouldn't recommend this as a stand-alone book, but it's one of my favorite in the "Chosen" series. I like Richmond a lot; he's got a vulnerability that appeals to me. I wish Payne were a bit better fleshed out, but that's a minor nit.
ApparentParadox finished reading Sorcery And Cecelia Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Caroline Stevermer
being the correspondence of two young ladies of quality regarding various magical scandals in London …
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ApparentParadox reviewed Second Sight Dating by Marianne Stephens
Decent book, I liked the characters
3 stars
I don't normally read straight romance, but this one looked like fun with a small bit of paranormal in it. I liked the characters and mostly enjoyed the storyline, although the ending was a bit fast compared to the pace of the rest of the book.
ApparentParadox finished reading The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
The Bookstore Sisters (2022)
Very fast read. Some of the descriptions are very nice, but overall just an OK book.
ApparentParadox reviewed The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
The Bookstore Sisters (2022)
Decent short story
3 stars
It's a decent short story. The characters are mostly well done with the exception of the niece who feels a bit off, especially given her mother's personality.
ApparentParadox finished reading The seven towers by Patricia C. Wrede
"They are seven players in a game of deadly magic Eltiron, Prince of Sevarin; Crystalorn, …
Comfort re-read