Thursday, October 21, 2021

Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach ★★★★★

Lush tree-filled eco friendly city
“Ecotopians have the feeling of never being alone.” 

Kraken by M. Caspian ★★★☆☆

Erotic image of a nude muscular man kneeling and leaning back with his eyes closed while an octopus appears to fellate him
Not your average slash. This is a story of a very lonely odd man named Will who misses his ex boyfriend Parker. He has come out to some small god forsaken island to see if they can't work it out. 

Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1) by Richard K. Morgan ★☆☆☆☆

Joel Kinnaman in profile with lots of futuristic neon designs superimposed
"If you want justice you will have to claw it from them." 

An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6) by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★☆

A black and white photograph of a young beautiful princess margaret in pearls with the caption Happy? I am a princess it is not my place to be happy it is my place to govern written in black capitals in a pink background
My least favorite of the series but still a fine Sunday entertainment.

A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell #5) by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★★

An oil painting of a woman joyfully embracing a man with her head thrown back smiling broadly the caption reads He was no another half for I was whole unto myself but he was my mirror and in him I saw all I liked best in me
I have read this book twice, I’m sure I will read it again.

These stories are the best of historical fiction!

A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★☆

Karl Urban dressed in white giving the camera a steamy look with the caption I can promise you all manner of adventures
Lord Templeton-Vane has taken over! This story is all about his secret past, his sins, his pain. 

A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★★

Black and white photograph of a handsome man in a waistcoat holding a newspaper and looking outward the caption reads He is changeable as the sea but solid as the earth
Veronica and Revelstoke are one of my of all time favorite literary couples. 

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell #2) by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★★

A handsome serious man in black coat looks across the photograph with the caption I am better than a husband I am your friend Revelstoke
I have read this book three times.  I will probably read it again.

A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★★

An Victorian woman gazing towards a man in a top hat in the distance through the gas lit fog
“I am stalwart as a lion, Mr. Stoker. Stalwart as a lion.” 

I have read this book three times.  That’s a recommendation in itself, lol.

Judas Unchained (Commonwealth Saga #2) by Peter F. Hamilton ★★★★★

Painting of a blonde space officer looking serious as a space battle rages behind him in the window
“The fact that it was he who in the end had underestimated the Starflyer gave his situation its wretched poignancy.”