Tag Archives: Book Review

Book Review: Love In Color by Bolu Babalola

Posted on January 10, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

Today’s book review is Love In Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola (short stories, 278 pages). “A highborn Nigerian goddess who has been beaten down and unappreciated by her gregarious lover longs to be truly … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Review: Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione

Posted on January 8, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

The next of the holiday book exchange books I read was the graphic novel Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione (graphic novel, 230 pages). “Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy is the finest school for the art of cooking with magic, and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell

Posted on January 5, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

The first anthology I read this year was All Out: the No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages edited by Saundra Mitchell (historical fiction, 353 pages). “Take a journey through time and genres and discover a past … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

Posted on January 3, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

My first non-fiction book review for 2024 is Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit (non-fiction, 154 pages), which was a gift to me from one of my bookbinding friends. I normally don’t read books without dragons, aliens, or … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Adrift In Starlight by Mindi Briar

Posted on January 1, 2024 by C.A. Jacobs

One of my favorite holiday traditions is to buy two copies of a book and keep one while I send the other to a friend so we can both read the same book at the same time. The first book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Renegades Trilogy by Marissa Meyer

Posted on July 19, 2023 by C.A. Jacobs

Last week, I read Marissa Meyer’s Renegades series, consisting of Renegades, Arch-Enemies, and Supernova (Young Adult Science Fiction, I guess? With a cumulative word count of 1572 pages). “The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies – humans with extraordinary abilities … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

Posted on July 9, 2023 by C.A. Jacobs

Last month’s fantasy/science fiction book club was a short Young Adult book and therefore we were encouraged to read a second, much longer, adult fantasy novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. “The heroes of Cloud Cuckoo Land are trying … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Posted on January 6, 2023 by C.A. Jacobs

Several months ago, my once-local library started a Fantasy / Science Fiction book club. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke was the fantasy book chosen for December 2022. I don’t have the book anymore, as the book club books are checked out … Continue reading →

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Book Review: All Systems Red by Martha Wells

Posted on December 1, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve posted anything, let alone a book review. It’s not that I haven’t been reading. It’s more that I just haven’t taken the time to learn the new formatting options here. About two … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

Posted on January 11, 2022 by C.A. Jacobs

I actually read Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (Young Adult, 389 pages) last week and am only just now typing up my review. Better late than never, yes? “Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia … Continue reading →

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