Two shorter book reviews today, as I've been looking at these in my "drafts" folder for awhile. Review One: A "grabbed it for a little" title I've had a go at recently - H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines. This I have in a nice looking hardback at the moment. I've been meaning to read … Continue reading King Solomon’s Mines and Titanium Noir – Book Reviews
Category: Book Review
Book Review – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Sometimes you get really lucky when you’re swooping into a thrift shop, and sometimes you’re not so lucky – earlier this year I happened on a lucky day when a dozen or so hard cover books in great condition were for sale in my closest thrift shop, at a very low price. I can only … Continue reading Book Review – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Frontiers of Fright (Quick Book Review)
I do have a more than passing acquaintance with one of the authors included within this anthology, presented by Denver Horror Collective, edited by A.E. Santana. And I'm considering joining the Denver Horror Collective. (Horror falls under the "speculative" label I like to use when people ask me what I write.) This may not be … Continue reading Frontiers of Fright (Quick Book Review)
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Book Review +
Oh my oh my oh my. (I apologize in advance if this is not a particularly coherent or interesting review. I finished reading the book, then wrote this in a hurry and while it was over 35C, which was somewhat in keeping with this novel, set in a London that is often suffering under heat … Continue reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Book Review +
Books I Read (and recommend) in 2024
(from mid December 2023 up until Nov. 18th 2024, anyway.) I surrendered my volunteer reading position with Orca Literary Magazine this summer, and this has allowed me to read (or at least start to read) more published works this year than last, fifty-five including a few “read” as audiobooks as of the time I decided … Continue reading Books I Read (and recommend) in 2024
Kilmeny MacMichael 