Eli Monpress is a thief, a talented one. Who else would dare kidnap a king? It’s true he’s got the best swordsman in the world as well as a demonseed on his side, and yes, one might consider his abilities just the littlest bit magical, but that’s all details. Eli Monpress is the world’s greatest…
Category: Reading Challenge
Review: Hild
Little is known about the girl who would eventually come to be known as St. Hilda of Whitby: she was born in 614 A.D., baptised in 627, disappeared from written record, and reappeared 20 years later and became a powerful political advisor and teacher. Hild is author Nicola Griffith’s attempts to fill in the historical…
Review: Unspoken
School newspaper editor Kami Glass has never been one to shy away from a story — and her newest is a doozy. The Lynburn family — secretive, odd, powerful — has returned to Sorry-in-the-Vale. Rumors about the Lynburn family are numerous, and Kami is determined to separate truth from fiction. Trouble is, no one seems…
Review: The Night Gardener
When siblings Molly and Kip arrive in the sourwoods at the home of the Windsors, they’re more than a little intimidated. The grounds are in shambles, the old English manor is crumbling, and looming over it all is a dark, malevolent tree. A terrifying encounter with what the Windsor children call the “night man” is…
Review: The Clockwork Scarab
Vampire hunting and mystery solving are not ideal occupations for the well-bred Victorian lady; unfortunately for Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes, there’s no escaping the family business. When young women in their social circle start disappearing, these two barely-friends must put aside their differences and rely on each other to solve the mystery of the…