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
So I did quite a bit of reading while I was gone at nationals, and I’m trying to play catch up on my blog while I’m spending more time cleaning my sewing space than using it, and before work starts up again and life once again gets crazy full. So expect to see a lot … More Book Review: Promise of Blood
Brandon Sanderson has become one of my favorite authors over the past few years. Although I enjoy all of his works, I really look forward to his long epic fantasies. He is fantastic at creating fascinating worlds and unique magic systems. So I had very much been looking forward to returning to Roshar in the … More Book Review: The Words of Radiance
Well, the bad news is I have a cold. And thus I haven’t been sewing much. I am very behind on my commission schedule. The good news is that, being sick, I didn’t feel too guilty about taking a day of rest. Of course, I was planning on sleeping, but I kept waking up because … More Book Review: The Martian
After forcing my way through A Dance of Cloaks, I wanted to pick up something quick and good. My sister has a pile of “books she thinks I need to read” growing in my room, so I thought I would start to whittle it down. I decided a nice start would be Takayuki Ishii’s One … More Book Review: One Thousand Paper Cranes
Although I have been super busy I somehow managed to finish the April Sword & Laser book pick, A Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish. Despite the fairly high page count (around 450 pages, depending on the version), it was actually a very quick read. And that, unfortunately, is about all I can say in favor … More Book Review: A Dance of Cloaks
Despite felling like I haven’t had any time to do anything lately, I somehow managed to finish the Sword & Laser Book Club March book pick – Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan. Altered Carbon is a futuristic science fiction noir-ish detective novel. It follows Takeshi Kovacs, an off-world criminal/detective with militaristic Envoy training, as he attempts … More Book Review: Altered Carbon
Doctor T Designs 