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…
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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…
Review: The Undertaking of Lily Chen
When Deshi Li’s brother dies unmarried, custom dictates that he must have a wife to keep him company in the afterlife — and it’s Deshi’s responsibility to find an eligible corpse before the funeral. Unfortunately the only girl Deshi can find is very much alive. Lily Chen thinks Deshi is her ticket out of a…
Review: 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More
(I read this book as part of The Mount TBR Challenge. Here’s to a shorter list!) As the Type A of all Type As, I spend a lot of time planning: my day, my reading, my work schedule, my savings account deposits, my Best Friend’s day, work schedule…you get the idea. I’m obsessed with articles…
Review: Mort
(I read this book as part of the Reading Out of the Box Challenge. This book was in the It’s My Birthday! category, in which I read a book published the same year or month as my birthday.) Mort isn’t stupid, really, just a little…odd. So it’s not particularly surprising when he’s chosen as Death’s…