Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs comes within a micrometer of edging out Tarzan of the Apes for top book in the series, and that is not something I say lightly. If you don’t know by now that I adore Tarzan, you’re either new to my orbit (welcome!) or…
Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs picks up the story about a year after the end of Return of Tarzan and features the same villains that plagued the first book. It’s a solid, but imperfect, continuation of the series, and worth reading. This is the first Tarzan book where…
Just in case this is the first Tarzan review of mine you’ve come across, let me warn you, I am an unapologetic fan of the man and his stories. Tarzan is, for me, what Star Trek or Star Wars or [insert culturally-relevant modern reference here] is to a mega fan….
Talking to Dragons was the first book Patricia C. Wrede wrote in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and it was never meant to be the capstone of a four-book series. Luckily for us, someone convinced her to go back and fill in the missing pieces, and we got the rest of…
Morwen and her cats take center stage in the third book of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede, which was a bold choice that paid off. This time around we’re Calling on Dragons and Morwen is leading the way with Cimorene in tow. I think Ms. Wrede did…
This is the second in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede and I thought she made the right call when she chose a new viewpoint for this one. I loved Cimorene, but it was fun to see her from the outside, too. In Searching for Dragons, someone (obviously…
I don’t remember much about the Enchanted Forest Chronicles from when I read them as they were published in the 90s, but I know I loved them and thought they were both revolutionary and hilarious. Let’s talk about how they hold up. The first in the series, chronologically, is Dealing…
My dad was in the army so I moved around a lot, and I thought I had trouble with putting down roots. I had no idea how good I had it. In The Warbler by Sarah Beth Durst, Elisa is rootless and completely unmoored by a curse that has kept…
Full Disclosure: Drew Hayes is a being from another realm – one where writing at an elite level is a superpower. Prove me wrong, I dare you, because I refuse to believe that this level of insight into human nature, quiet humor, and tight plotting can possibly have originated from…
A while back, I wrote a break-up letter with this author and told her we were done. I meant it, too. I had given her so many chances with the Paper Magician and all that series, and they were competent enough, just lacking in the emotional depth and connection I…
