In the Kitchen with David: QVC's Resident Foodie Presents Comfort Foods That Take You Home by David Venable
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Horsepower & Medicine by Charles de Lint
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Book of Swords edited by Gardner Dozois
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Circe by Madeline Miller
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Well written and enjoyable to read, but over-hyped.

The Wall by John Lanchester
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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

A post apocalyptic dystopia in which nothing much happens even when something happens. This is a small, intimate story of one man's life encompassing a very short period of time. Well written and easy to read.

In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Juvenile, and not in a good way.

The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Merchant's Tale by Ann Swinfen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Huntsman's Tale by Ann Swinfen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In the Village Where Brightwine Flows by Bradley P. Beaulieu
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Novice's Tale by Ann Swinfen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Never Stop by Anni Nupponen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

(Note: Anni Nupponen is a contributor to the anthology. Emmi Itäranta is the editor.)

The Ski House Cookbook: Warm Winter Dishes for Cold Weather Fun by Tina Anderson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Bookseller's Tale by Ann Swinfen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Muse of Fire by John Scalzi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A Lesson In Dying by Ann Cleeves
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Dying Detective by Leif G.W. Persson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Bird In The Hand by Ann Cleeves
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Close to the Bone by Kendra Elliot
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Dull.

Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Alternities go bump in the night

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review.

This is the story of what happens when alternate realities bump into each other and take up residence, one with a young girl and the other in a grown woman.

Machine City by Scott J. Holliday
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

29 Chapters of confused

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review.

I spent the first 29 chapters of the book totally confused. I could not understand how characters knew what they knew when they couldn't have known the things they knew or, more accurately, thought they knew. I also couldn't quite figure out what any of that had to do with finding a missing girl which is what the story was supposed to be about. But chapter 30 turned on the light and the book made sense. In this book's case, the end justified the means.

In Harm's Way by Viveca Sten
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Knew who dunnit

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review.

What I like most about Sten's books is they are not as dark and dreary as most of the male Nordic writers' police procedurals. Her characters are good and bad, likable and unlikable. This book is ultimately about hate and power, and what people will do to preserve and further both. Although I realized who the murderer was when an event in the victim's past was commented on, it did not spoil the book for me.

Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists by Adrian Collins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2018 by C.C. Finlay
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Warlock in Spite of Himself by Christopher Stasheff
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Honest Spy by Andreas Kollender
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson


Could not finish the book. Just not anything I am in the mood to read at the moment.

Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Lethal White by Robert Galbraith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars