Fantasy and horror books and blogposts
It has felt like I've been reading less the past two months, mostly because I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off, but when I looked at what I had actually read it's pretty comparable! So check it out, and let me know if you loved one of these or they've... Continue Reading →
Y'all, I have been reading so much. This is probably a variety of things. I've had a lot going on at the dayjob and my ability to create new fictional words has suffered, plus it's been pretty gloomy the past couple of months with wild temperature swings, plus my kid has decided with the time... Continue Reading →
Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo This was my favorite novella of the year I am pretty sure (yes, it is February; no, I don't think anything else is going to top it.) While I enjoyed the original book, and you should in fact read that first, I am not a big Gatsby... Continue Reading →
I always feel bad for all the books I read in December, especially around the holiday. Usually they come in too late to be considered in my best of, and yet too early to be a 2026 read. This year I'm just going to give them their own special list. So buckle up, you're going... Continue Reading →
Four books I loved in 2025.
All the books I read in the second half of 2024.
I've read a ton since the baby was born, mostly because there's not a lot else to do while nursing. Here's a brief spring list, much delayed due to the difficulty finding computer time not otherwise allocated for keeping the family fed. Summer list to follow, fear not, but I thought I'd break things down... Continue Reading →
As you might imagine, I read a lot of books at the end of 2023/beginning of 2024 while I was on maternity leave and I had very little time to talk about them, so I will attempt to do a quick and dirty round-up of everything at last now that I'm somewhat more functional in... Continue Reading →
I love Halloween. This year I have been doing a delightful marathon of spooky reads in anticipation of the holiday, so if you're looking for the perfect thing to get you in a Halloween mood, look no further! And speaking of looking no further -- if you're in Roanoke on the 28th (tomorrow) come on... Continue Reading →
I haven't posted one of these since May! This is in part because I went through a reading slump, which evolved into me re-reading a bunch of books for comfort. I can't say that won't happen again! But for now, here's the list of lovely books I did read for the first time over the... Continue Reading →
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