book-review
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Sunday Post: Eclipse Trip of a Lifetime
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Did everyone have a good eclipse week? I actually traveled out of town for the eclipse. We decided on the trip about two weeks ahead of time and were lucky enough to be able to drive four hours to a location with 100% totality. My… Continue reading
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The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis – REVIEW
I devoured Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express as a teenager, and I’ve been obsessed with European train rides ever since. Jaclyn Goldis sets her newest mystery, The Main Character, on an elegant European train ride through the magical Italian landscape. It’s also a book about books, which makes it a ton of fun.… Continue reading
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Scales & Tales by Kevin Sherry – REVIEW
I have a bit of a confession – I have never actually played Dungeons and Dragons (or any other RPG tabletop game for that matter). I’ve always wanted to, but I never knew exactly where to start. We have a local game store that hosts D&D games, but joining a game is a little daunting… Continue reading
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Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo – REVIEW
I am endlessly fascinated by Nghi Vo’s storytelling and firmly believe her Singing Hills Cycle series is one of the best fantasy series out there. I’ve been a bit behind on this series and have needed to read Mammoths at the Gates (#4 in The Singing Hills Cycle) for months now. Since Mammoths was recently… Continue reading
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Sunday Post – Hugo Nominees and Thoughts
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! How is it already April?? It feels like it was just January! I can’t believe we’re a quarter of the way through the year already. The 2024 Hugo Award nominees were announced this past week. While I’m extremely disappointed in what happened with the 2023… Continue reading
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Sanctuary of the Shadow by Aurora Ascher – BLOG TOUR + REVIEW
A dark romantasy book set around a mysterious magical circus? Of course, I’m going to be interested! Sanctuary of the Shadow is romantic, magical, and full of dangers. Not everything is as it seems, and the characters quickly learn they can’t trust everyone and everything they’ve been told. Continue reading
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Lake of Souls by Ann Leckie – REVIEW
Ann Leckie has been on my science fiction TBR for a long, long time now. I desperately need to read her Imperial Radch Series, including her 2024 Hugo-nominated novel Translation State. For that series, though, I want to start at the beginning. So where do I start with Ann Leckie until then? An anthology of… Continue reading
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My Rainy Day Books: Books I Reread When All Else Fails
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. These are all things I can wholeheartedly get behind. This week’s topic is “April Showers,” which is super loose and open. After… Continue reading
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The Black Girl Survives in This One – Multi-Author Horror Anthology – REVIEW
While I love horror as a genre, I don’t always love the stereotypical tropes that come along with the genre. I don’t love how women, people of color, and especially black women are always sidelined in horror stories (if they’re acknowledged at all). The Black Girl Survives in This One aims to upend that and place black… Continue reading
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Sunday Post: Back Shelf Books 3/31/2024
Welcome back to Back Shelf Books for another Sunday Post! Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates! I hope you all have been able to have a good weekend with family and friends. I was able to go book shopping today, and book shopping always makes for a good day. As always, I’m linking up with… Continue reading