Date Read: January 18 Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 While the world was difficult to understand at the beginning, the book was a fun read. Then she dropped her hands into her lap and stared out the window at the restless water that ran beyond the edge of the world, and pulledContinue reading “The Tower at Stony Wood”
Category Archives: 4 Stars
Coffin Road
Date Read: January 17 Author: Peter May Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 An excellent murder mystery, full of misdirection because the main character knows the same amount as the reader. He washes on shore with no idea who he is, or what happened, and quickly finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation. They sayContinue reading “Coffin Road”
The Blackhouse
Date Read: January 12 Author: Peter May Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 I have always enjoyed reading murder mystery novels, particularly those that are set in Europe. The Blackhouse follows Detective Inspector Fin Macleod, who is forced to return to the Isle of Lewis, where he grew up, in order to investigate a murder. The novelContinue reading “The Blackhouse”
The Scorpio Races
Date Read: January 12 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 By the same author as The Raven Cycle, The Scorpio Races is an excellent standalone novel. It effortlessly incorporates mythology into the modern world, creating a world that is almost, but not quite, the same as our own. I didn’t know that it wasContinue reading “The Scorpio Races”
The Merlin Conspiracy
Date Read: January 11 Author: Diana Wynne Jones Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 The sequel to Deep Secret, I mostly enjoyed The Merlin Conspiracy. It follows one of the characters from the first book, and yet offers a glimpse at other worlds through his eyes. The plot took several twists and turns in the same styleContinue reading “The Merlin Conspiracy”
The Riddle-Master of Hed
Date Read: January 1 Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 I really enjoyed The Riddle Master of Hed, but at times I felt as though the story was progressing more slowly than I would like. Overall, it was a very good book, and I’m looking forward to reading the next two books inContinue reading “The Riddle-Master of Hed”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 