The Viscount Who Loved Me
Delightful historical rom-com. some wonderful banter between the two leads as they move from enemies to lovers.
I’m really looking forward to the Netflix adaptation of this particular book in the series because it could be the regency screwball comedy we all need.
Jews Don’t Count
I find myself disagreeing with some of Baddiel’s points but I cannot argue with the key central point that while racists and anti-semites still continue to attack Jews people cannot sit back with the comfortable notion that Jews are so normal in every day life that they don’t need to be protected from these attacks.
I do think he spends way too much time criticizing the Left on their handling of real or perceived anti-semitism without equally sticking the boot into the obvious villains on the right who made much political hay while continuing to be quietly racist and anti-semitic.
The World of Critical Role
A competent recounting of the Critical Role phenomenon, lavishly illustrated
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
Excellent regency romance.
Previously reviewed.
This was re-read in advance of the Netflix series.
Axiom’s End
A first contact sci-fi novel by the insightful video essayist. This is set during Bush 2’s presidency and is full of paranoid conspiracy both among humans and aliens. I enjoyed this a lot and I’m really looking forward to the next book in the series.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
A story telling the childhood adventures of the boy who would grow up to be Chrestomanci in Charmed Life. Very entertaining kids book with much more of a fantasy adventure focus.
Next in order is Conrad’s Fate which I disliked on first reading and have stalled with for now.
Charmed Life
I started to read the Chrestomanci books in DWJs preferred order.
Eric and Gwendolyn are orphans who are taken to live with their parent’s cousin who happens to be Chrestomanci.
This is an excellent kids fantasy book with the trademark wit and compassion of the author on full display.
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavour
The follow up to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing expands the tale to include more narrators as the consequences of the events in the previous book hurtle toward a species level confrontation.
This is a very good book. A real page turner with great characters and deeply considered ideas. It succeeds in giving a satisfying conclusion to the similarly excellent first book of the series
Evvie Drake Starts Over
Linda Holmes is an occasional contributor on one of my favourite sports podcasts. This is a sweet romance about a widow starting to come back to life when she rents a room to a Major League pitcher recovering from an injury.
The Eternals
Gaiman gives a new spin on Jack Kirby’s creations in this entertaining superhero yarn. This is meant to be highly influential on the upcoming film so I gave it a spin from the library