Blog, Page 32

I never read this as a kid, but after hearing of it for years, I finally gave it a shot. It’s a cute tale of a boy living alone in the woods. The basic premise—th...

The good A satisfying conclusion to the series. It’s a somewhat guessable finale, but it works well enough. Some of the new magical items intro...

This felt like several books glued together. It starts going in one direction: a woman searching for her father, and her own identity. Then that arc ends and the ...

A good second entry in the series; arguably better than the first. If you can get over the (somewhat ludicrous) premise of the first book, this book does a good j...

A reasonably satisfying conclusion to the series. Overall, it’s a solid mystery, with decent deduction work, and occasionally some fun action. The young adult ang...

One of the more unique murder mysteries I’ve ever read. The central plot mechanic is very clever: I won’t spoil the details, but only say that it’s like a whodunn...

A decent second entry in the series. Since most of the characters are known, this one can jump more into the story, and spend less time on young adult stuff, whic...

The good A few fun, unique characters with great personalities. Decent sense of humor. It’s not laugh-out-loud funny, but it’ll definitely get ...

The good Some interesting glimpses of history in late 19th century Russia: the nobility; the servants; the obsession with French culture; the early glimp...

This book offers an interesting glimpse into the world of editors: what they do, what they think about, how they feel, etc. I’ve written several books, worked wit...