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I have returned! Just not to this particular version of my library. It's been...let's see...about two years since I quit blogging. And I...

I always knew I wouldn’t be blogging forever. I guess I just didn’t think the end would arrive quite so suddenly. One day I intended to...

Genre: Fantasy Series: Empire of the Wolf #1 Page Count: 432 Publication Year: 2022 Publisher: Orbit Special Notes: I received an early...

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Steampunk Series: Tales of the Ketty Jay #1 Page Count: 380 Publication Year: 2009 Publisher: Gollancz Summary:...

The last time I gave six fantasy books fifty pages to impress me it went quite well. For me, if not for most of the books. So here I am...

Genre: Classic Series: Barbara Buncle #3, final Page Count: 276 Publication Year: 1943 Publisher: republished by Sourcebooks Landmark...

The Tippy Top The Day of Atonement by David Liss I love the Benjamin Weaver series and this is a wonderful conclusion. I even gave it...

Here we are again at the gate to small New England towns with questionable holiday decorations and plaid-wearing hot guys spouting...

Genre: Mystery, Noir Series: Philip Marlowe #4 Page Count: 216 Publication Year: 1943 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Special Notes: I...