Title: The Case of the Somewhat Mythic SwordAuthor: Garth Nix From Goodreads: Sir Magnus Holmes, cousin to the more famous Sherlock, is asked to investigate the appearance of an otherworldly knight carrying a legendary sword in the cellar of a Victorian London pub. My Thoughts This was somewhat of a surprise, DRM free short story…
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Title: The HollowAuthor: Agatha ChristieSeries: Hercule Poirot #26 From Goodreads: Lady Angkatell, intrigued by the criminal mind, has invited Hercule Poirot to her estate for a weekend house party. The Belgian detective's arrival at the Hollow is met with an elaborate tableau staged for his amusement: a doctor lies in a puddle of red paint,…
Title: VengefulAuthor: V. E. SchwabSeries: Villians #2E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 38(see below for breakdown) 3.5 stars ★★★★ You can read my review of Vicious, book one in the Villians series here. From Goodreads: Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.…
Title: The Bone SeasonAuthor: Samantha ShannonSeries: The Bone Season #1E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 39(see below for breakdown) 3.5 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: 19-year-old Paige is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London. Her job: to scout for information by breaking into people's minds. It is raining the day her life changes for ever. Attacked, drugged and…
Title: Sad CypressAuthor: Agatha Christie Series: Hercule Poirot 4 Stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the…
Title: ArkAuthor:Veronica RothSeries: Forward Collection #1 4 Stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: On the eve of Earth’s destruction, a young scientist discovers something too precious to lose, in a story of cataclysm and hope by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent trilogy. It’s only two weeks before an asteroid turns home to…
Title: Girls of Paper and FireAuthor: Natasha NganSeries: Girls of paper and fire #1E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 44(see below for breakdown) From Goodreads: Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most demeaning. This year, there's a ninth. And instead of paper,…
Title: The Audiobook of the Year 2019 Author: No Such Thing As A Fish Narrator: No Such Thing As A Fish 5 Stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: The Book of the Year is back, with yet another pro-rogues gallery of the most amazing, audacious and absolutely absurd news of 2019. Once again the fact-finding foursome behind…
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Title: Ninth HouseAuthor: Leigh BardugoSeries:Alex Stern #1E.S.C.A.P.E Score: 42(see below for breakdown) 4 Stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug dealer boyfriends, dead-end…
Title: A Very Scalzi ChristmasAuthor: John Scalzi 5 Stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: Deck the halls with boughs of holly! ’Tis the season…for Santa’s lawyer to talk about the legal status of the workshop elves, for Christmas to arrive in an unexpected month, and for the innkeeper at the nativity to spill the beans about what…
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