The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden I enjoyed this book quite a bit for the fantasy elements, but especially for the vivid portrait of life in rural Russia back in the days when boyars still gave tribute to the khans to keep the horde at bay. Even Vasilisa, the daughter of a feudal …
Tag: girl
Aug 13
Book Review: The Merciless
The Merciless by Danielle Vega I’ve had this on my shelf forever and just picked it up by chance looking for books to cull. Randomly flipping open the page I hit upon a dark and twisted scene and decided that I was in the mood for an evil story about evil people. It starts out …
Jul 16
Book Review: We Are Okay
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour I bought this book for my daughter, who read it and implored me to read it, adding “it will make you cry, but it’s good” which I usually equate with “drink this, it will make you vomit, but it’s good.” I don’t like crying, I don’t want to cry …
Jul 13
Book Review: Animal Magic
Animal Magic by Kater Cheek My rating: 5 of 5 stars I wrote this book a few years ago and finally published it this year. What held me back from publishing it is that I wanted it to be illustrated but didn’t have the time or money to find and hire an artist. But I’ve …
May 02
Strength
This card traditionally shows a girl holding or wresting a lion, but I decided to use a tiger, just to be different. I’m sorry about how the photo turned out. It’s too glossy and too warm. Am considering using better photo-editing software, but I detest the learning curve.