Title: Thoroughly Modern Monsters Author: Jennifer Rainey Source: My personal library Monster – (noun) an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. In Thoroughly Modern Monsters, most of the stories take place in the present time. Each story features a different monster. On first reading, they don’t meet The New Oxford American Dictionary definition of… Continue reading Thoroughly Modern Monsters by Jennifer Rainey
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Waiting by Ha Jin
Title: Waiting Author: Ha Jin Publisher: Vintage Books Source: Personal book collection The winner of the 1999 US National Book Award for Fiction, a poignant and deliciously funny love story, set in China during and after the Cultural Revolution. For more than seventeen years, Lin Kong, a devoted and ambitious doctor, has been in love… Continue reading Waiting by Ha Jin
Goblin Tales by Jim C. Hines
Title: Goblin Tales Author: Jim C. Hines Source: My Personal Library A vengeful ghost trapped in a goblin’s ear … a flaming spider who must help stop a goddess from conquering a science fiction convention … a goblin nursery worker who finds herself trapped in the middle of a war. This collection features five humorous… Continue reading Goblin Tales by Jim C. Hines
The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray
Title: The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity Editors: Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray Publisher: Daw Books Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library What if the fae were still here, living among us? Perhaps living in secret, doing their best to pass for human? Or perhaps their existence is acknowledged, but they’re still struggling to fit in.… Continue reading The Modern Fae’s Guide to Surviving Humanity edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patricia Bray
Dogs Don’t Lie by Clea Simon
Title: Dogs Don’t Lie Author: Clea Simon Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Source: NetGalley Pru Marlowe isn’t your ordinary animal psychic. A tough girl on the run from her own gift, Pru left the big city to return to her picturesque Berkshires hometown looking for a little peace. Too bad that her training as an… Continue reading Dogs Don’t Lie by Clea Simon
The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier
Title: The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. Author: Nichole Bernier Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group (Random House) Source: Publisher for review The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. is a thought-provoking novel about relationships. How well can you know your best friend? Or your husband? Which characteristics or habits are you willing to overlook or fool yourself into… Continue reading The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. by Nichole Bernier
A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
Title: A Long, Long Sleep Author: Anna Sheehan Publisher: Candlewick Press Source: ARC from Publisher via NetGalley Rosalinda Fitzroy has been asleep for sixty-two years when she is woken by a kiss. Locked away in the chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, sixteen-year-old Rose slept straight through the Dark Times… Continue reading A Long, Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
Title:Â Goblin Quest Author: Jim C. Hines Publisher: DAW Books Source: Columbus Metropolitan Library In Goblin Quest we’re introduced to Jig. He’s a runt amongst Goblins and still assigned to muck duty which is usually reserved for youngsters. Filling up the 46 fire bowls in the tunnels without catching one’s self on fire is hazardous enough… Continue reading Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
Coyote Ugly by Pati Nagle
Title: Coyote Ugly And Other Tales Author: Pati Nagle Publisher: Evennight Books Source: LibraryThing Early Reviewers This collection of short stories is a delightful mishmash of genres. They aren’t set in the same place or time and really show off Nagle’s versatility. It was the unexpected that kept me returning for more. Characters and plots… Continue reading Coyote Ugly by Pati Nagle
The Devil in The White City by Erik Larson
Title: The Devil in The White City Author: Erik Larson Publisher: Vintage Source: My personal library From the Random House site: Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson’s spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men–the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World’s Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world;… Continue reading The Devil in The White City by Erik Larson