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
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
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
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
As I may have mentioned, I have been recovering from the flu, and thus have been reading a way more than normal. I hadn’t the focus for anything too drawn out or too serious, so I thought I would pick up an old Sword & Laser book pick – Down and Out in the Magic … More Book Review: Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
When The Hunger Games first came out I was interested – I had heard a lot of favorable reviews on the internet. So I picked it up and looked at the cover description in a bookstore and was immediately incensed. Unfortunately for Suzanne Collins, I had just finished reading Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, which I obsessively loved, … More Book Review: The Hunger Games Trilogy
Doctor T Designs 