“In this collection, Bender’s unique talents sparkle brilliantly in stories about people searching for connection through love, sex, and family—while navigating the often painful realities of their lives. A traumatic event unfolds when a girl with flowing hair of golden wheat appears in an apple orchard, where a group of people await her. An ugly…
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DNF: Kushiel’s Dart
“The land of Terre d’Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that angels found the land and saw it was good…and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay is a young woman who…
DNF: Byron Easy
Disclosure: I received a free copy of Byron Easy from publisher Pegasus Books, LLC, but was not compensated for discussing/reviewing it. My thoughts on the book are my own. “It’s December 24th, 1999. Byron Easy, a poverty-stricken poet, half-drunk and suicidal, sits on a train at King’s Cross Station waiting to depart. In his lap is a…
DNF: The Name of the Rose
It’s 1327, and Brother William Baskerville and his companion (monk-in-training Adso of Melk) have just arrived at an unnamed abbey somewhere in Italy or France. A resident of the abbey has committed suicide — or possibly been murdered — and the abbot has requested that William investigate. William hopes for a quick resolution, but the…
DNF: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
**Spoiler alert: This spotlight contains spoilers for The Elegance of the Hedgehog. Proceed with caution.** This book was—in a word—awful. It started off badly, got a little better, but then quickly spiraled down into lameness from which I’m not sure if it recovered — I snorted in disgust and threw it down on the sofa…