When Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus was chosen as the December Sword & Laser book pick, I was curious – I hadn’t heard anything about it before ordering my copy. I was expecting something different from the usual castles and wizards, and what I got was a fantastically unique world that didn’t disappoint. I often order … More Book Review: The Night Circus
I read Brandon Sanderson’s first Legion novella when it first came out a few years ago, and totally fell in love with Stephen Leeds and his amusing assortment of “aspects.” So to say I was ecstatic when a sequel was announced is a bit of an understatement. I preordered Legion: Skin Deep as soon as I was … More Book Review: Legion: Skin Deep
When the October book for the Sword and Laser book club was announced I was quite excited – it sounded fun and interesting and different. And to some extent it was, but in other ways it felt very similar to many young adult novels I have read in the past. Alif the Unseen by G. Willow … More Book Review: Alif the Unseen
By this point it should be fairly apparent to anyone who has seen my blog that I am pretty much a Burda fangirl. So when I heard about the release of the latest book in the BurdaStyle collection, BurdaStyle Modern Sewing: Wardrobe Essentials, I was rather excited and pre-ordered it right away. This was, unfortunately, … More Book Review: BurdaStyle Modern Sewing: Wardrobe Essentials
I’d heard a lot of things about Lev Grossman’s The Magicians. It’s good, it’s not good, it’s exciting, it’s boring. People told me it was the sort of book you either love or you hate. Sword and Laser had chosen it as a book pick a while ago, and SyFy has recently optioned it for … More Book Review: The Magicians
This is another book I’ve read as the result of a Sword and Laser book club pick. It is the first time they’ve chosen a collection of short stories, so it was a nice change of pace from the more typical tomes that can double as bug-crushers. The tales in Stories of Your Life and Others by … More Book Review: Stories of Your Life and Others
Although I haven’t been doing much selfish sewing this year (and any plans I may have formulated in January are so far out the window it’s hard to believe they were ever in the house), one thing I have managed to keep up with is the reading for the Sword & Laser book club. August has … More Book Review: Redshirts
I was in Lincoln, Nebraska for over two weeks during the roller skating National Championships. It is a long time to be away from home, and I read through all of the books I had brought with me a few days after arriving. Luckily, Lincoln has some awesome used book stores, and I was able … More Book Review: Ready Player One
Dawn by Octavia E. Butler was chosen as the July book pick for the Sword & Laser book club. I’d never read any of her works before, but I’d heard good things, so I was excited. I’m happy to say that this story did not disappoint. Can we talk about this cover for a minute? Like, … More Book Review: Dawn (Xenogenesis Book #1)
Year Zero is a book I’d heard a lot of good things about from various sources on the internet. I bought the book on a whim (you know, when you need to get your Amazon cart up to $35 so you can get your free shipping), and it sat on my shelf for a while. I … More Book Review: Year Zero
Doctor T Designs 