Book Ratings

Book ratings explained:

* I didn't like it | ** It was OK | *** I liked it | **** I really liked it | ***** I loved it

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Saturday, January 06, 2018

Friday, January 05, 2018

Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1)Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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The Naturalist (The Naturalist #1)The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the book, but I did have a hard time believing that every police official in Montana is an obtuse idiot. I'm not terribly familiar with predictive modeling and how it works to comment on that aspect of the book, but how it was used here certainly sounded plausible.

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Friday, October 27, 2017

Sunday, October 15, 2017

Friday, October 13, 2017

The Judgment of Richard RichterThe Judgment of Richard Richter by Igor Štiks


Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book in exchange for a review.

After reading a quarter of the book, I've put it aside and I have no intention of returning to it. The book is about a middle aged man who discovers his background isn't quite what he thought it was and goes looking for answers. It is told in the first person. For the part I've read, the protagonist has done nothing but whinge about something awful that happened to him on his quest which he will address later. The tone is melodramatic and overwrought. Not my cup of tea.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

NatGeo Photo of the Day

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It feels like autumn today

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Saturday, September 23, 2017

The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #3)Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I listened to the audio book from Audible and did not actually read the book. The story is a fantasy Tolkien/D&D pastiche. It was not really my cup of tea; however, the reader, Peter Kenny, was so wonderful I enjoyed listening to the story.


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Stitch of the Week: Beehive Lace Welt

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)Soulless by Gail Carriger
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I listened to the audio book from Audible and did not actually read the book. The story is a fantasy bodice ripper set in Victorian times involving werewolves, vampires, mad scientists, and a soulless heroine. It is not really my cup of tea; however, the reader, Emily Gray, was so wonderful I enjoyed listening to the story.

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Stitch of the Week: Cross Stitch Cable