The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon

by athena // 4 March, 2012 // No Comments

I think only fans of the Outlander series will care about this review. This is actually my first Lord John book. I meant to read more of them around Christmas, but I got distracted. Lord John Grey is one of... Continue reading →

Diana Gabaldon Outlander Series Books 5-7

by athena // 28 February, 2012 // No Comments

In 2008, I listened to Outlander by Diana Gabaldon on audiobook and liked it. The audiobooks are excellent; they are narrated by Davina Porter. She does such a great job that sometimes when I am reading the books, I hear... Continue reading →

First Among Sequels

by athena // 21 October, 2007 // 2 Comments

This is the fifth book in the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde, but it marks the second part of the series and is the first part of the next four books. For maximum enjoyment of this book, I recommend... Continue reading →

The Best American Travel Writing series

by athena // 26 June, 2007 // No Comments

Houghton Miffllin publishes annual installments to this series and other ones on genre writing such as mystery, poetry, short stories, science and nature, and others (complete list). The travel writing series began in 2000, and I started reading them a... Continue reading →

The Tin Princess by Philip Pullman

by athena // 4 June, 2007 // 2 Comments

The last of the Sally Lockhart quartet. Published in 1994, Pullman notes on his website how this was the most enjoyable of the books to write. This book is different from the first three books in two major ways: 1)... Continue reading →

The Tiger in the Well by Philip Pullman

by athena // 3 June, 2007 // 3 Comments

When I read the summary for this, it seemed very psychological and intense. I’ve grown quite attached to Sally Lockhart and the other characters. Sometimes I think Pullman is as good as Dickens when making up Victorian characters. The actions... Continue reading →

The Shadow in the North by Philip Pullman

by athena // 19 May, 2007 // 1 Comment

My original plan after reading The Ruby in the Smoke was to write a big review of the whole Sally Lockhart quartet because I wrongly assumed the other three books would be as short as that first book. I should... Continue reading →

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