READ: The Prince by Tiffany Reisz
Yes. I know. There is a pattern here. I must admit: I’m a fan. As I’ve once admitted to Ms. Reisz on Twitter: “I want to be you when I grow up”. This is the third in the Original Sinners … Continue reading
Yes. I know. There is a pattern here. I must admit: I’m a fan. As I’ve once admitted to Ms. Reisz on Twitter: “I want to be you when I grow up”. This is the third in the Original Sinners … Continue reading
Sometimes, you read books not because they seem to your liking at first glance, but because you’ve been learning about the author for some time. Last year, when I expressed the goal to become a professional writer and maybe write … Continue reading
This book was suggested to me a while ago by my friend Raul. I was having an existential crisis, you see, and I was wondering how to bring meaning to my life. Viktor E. Frankl is a renowned psychiatrist and … Continue reading
I recently joined a book club here in Victoria, and The Peach Keeper was our first read for March. I think it’s fun that we get to read something as a group to discuss it later–it gives me a reason … Continue reading
Before I proceed with the review, let me begin by apologizing for the long silence. The last few months have been emotionally challenging and I have barely found the energy to read, let alone write about it. Now everything is … Continue reading
I don’t especially have the “fan girl” streak in me–people are people, no matter how well they do in any field, and fame isn’t especially attractive to me. Well, good thing Tiffany Reisz isn’t that famous (not that she shouldn’t … Continue reading
Last week, I reviewed Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse, a great plot-driven science-fiction novel concerning the day the robots take over. His next book, Amped, became available right after I finished with Robopocalypse, so I got to reading it right away. … Continue reading
Ever since I heard Daniel H. Wilson in an interview onQ, I’ve wanted to read Robopocalypse. I finally got my hands on a copy from the library. It was definitely worth the wait. The story The robots have become self-aware. … Continue reading
Another happy random find at the library, Alan Lightman’s Mr G was a surprisingly delightful read. Alan Lightman is a physicist, novelist and writer who was the first academic to receive a double assignment in physics and the humanities at … Continue reading
I picked up Deadly Descendant last week at the library, kind of randomly as I sometimes do, and I wasn’t disappointed this time. The story Nikki is a private investigator who’s a descendant of the goddess Artemis, making her not … Continue reading