Although I had never read a Sarah Andersen collection before, from the moment I saw the first drawings I knew who she was, that’s how famous her work is. The way the author illustrated the book fitted in with the theme perfectly, they went past from scribbles to actually having a life on paper (or …
This novel could have been titled ‘The Continuing Espionage and War Survival Education of Jean Casson.’ It is the exciting and suspenseful sequel to The World at Night but not quite as intense as that book. Casson is even more vulnerable in this novel, more desperate, and has several more close calls. I loved the …
I love Alan Furst novels, even if to a certain degree they are all the same. What I mean by that is that Furst examines in detail a few seemingly isolated parts of the large whole–generally Europe (both West and East) up to WWII. Yet to write the preceding sentence is to ignore how well …
4.3/5 stars TLDR; Definitely recommend this book if you’re interested in real world societal consequences of super-powered individuals and, as the title suggests, strong female protagonists. Really unique, illustrative commentary on superhero realities. The main character, Alison, is a semi-retired 20yo superheroine who gave up her mask and went to college when she realized that …
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Like all great things, sometimes the U.S. is the last to receive them. This is very true of the latest novel from author Kate Mosse, Citadel. Released in the U.K. before it’s debut here in the states, Citadel takes historical novels to a completely different level. This book isn’t slated for it’s U.S. release March …
First sentence: It had been unusually hot all summer. Premise/plot: In Farleigh Field is a stand-alone mystery/suspense novel set in England during the second world war. It has multiple narrators. It follows the lives of the aristocratic Sutton family and their neighbors. There are five daughters–no sons. Olivia (aka Livvy), Margaret (aka Margot), Pamela (aka …
Oh my word, what a bonza book! Sorry, had to do that (for those of you who haven’t read this, male lead Joe Harman says “oh my word” and “bonza” in about every other sentence [okay, not every other sentence, but a noticeable amount]). So, this is one of those books I had completely the …
I started writing an essay about how print collections of webcomics invariably create a meditation on the formal concerns of both mediums, but it was going nowhere. The points I was orbiting were1) Reviews of webcomics collections are inherently stymied by the fact that the comics are all online for free. What can I say …
Forgive me but I’ve drunk much wine this evening and grown exceedingly nostalgic. Let’s be honest. There can be no mystery as to why, at my favorite job of all times, my reputation was that of a charming-slash-annoying eccentric. Because of happenstances such as the one in which I found myself expounding on the deep …