Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review: the Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

Posted on March 13, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

This is the last of the books that I read in the last week that I am catching up on reviews for, and the first graphic novel that I’ve reviewed so far. I borrowed the Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes (graphic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Test of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Posted on March 12, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Last week, I finished Test of the Twins (fantasy 321 pages) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. In my opinion, this is the way trilogies should be done with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Sure, there were other Dragonlance … Continue reading →

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Book Review: War of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Posted on March 10, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Also in the last week, I finished War of the Twins (fantasy 411 pages) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. I was once again struck by the thought that reading this series without having all three books present from the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

Posted on March 9, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

It seems as though all the reviews I’m doing lately are books that I finished sometime in the last couple weeks and didn’t write reviews for as I finished them. This is remarkably accurate. I think it was just about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dragon Quest by Anne McCaffrey

Posted on March 8, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

So I also finished Dragon Quest (Fantasy 321 pages) by Anne McCaffrey pretty much the day after I finished Dragon Flight but am only now getting to the review of it because things have been super busy with the final stages … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffrey

Posted on March 1, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

I actually finished reading Dragon Flight by Anne McCaffrey (Science Fiction/Fantasy 202 pages) either last week or the week before. I don’t remember when exactly, as it seems to me that I started and finished the book the same day. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: the Anvil of the World by Kage Baker

Posted on January 30, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

This week’s book was the Anvil of the World (Fantasy 350 pages) by Kage Baker. I’d have to say that out of all the books that I’ve read so far this year, this is my favorite. I found the world-building … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Atoms of Empire by C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne

Posted on January 23, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

Before I get started on this week’s book review for Atoms of Empire by C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne (Science Fiction? Fantasy? Horror? Old? 279 pages), I’m going to paint a picture of scenery and style. A few months back, I was travelling … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Posted on January 16, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

It’s the third week in January and I just finished reading my third book. So far, I am on schedule with reading one book a week as one of my goals for 2013. This week’s book was Pride and Prejudice … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ashes of Victory by David Weber

Posted on January 8, 2013 by C.A. Jacobs

I’ve been rereading the Honor Harrington series in order to catch up on all the characters and the situation as a whole. Over the weekend, I finished Ashes of Victory by David Weber (military science fiction, 645 pages). http://www.davidweber.net/books/22-ashes-of-victory.html I’ve … Continue reading →

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