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October 2012

October 14, 2012

Heart of Light

Heart of Light, by Sarah A. Hoyt, is the first of three books to take...

October 13, 2012

Leviathan Wakes

Will Duquette introduced me to the Expanse series via his review here. It sounded right...

October 13, 2012

Review of The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn

The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into...

October 12, 2012

Review of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke

This review first appeared at SFFaudio. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell By Susanna Clarke; Read...

October 11, 2012

Kingfishers Catch Fire

Kingfishers Catch Fire, by Rumer Godden, is another of the books by Godden that my...

October 11, 2012

The Casual Vacancy

As someone who enjoyed the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling like millions of others...

October 11, 2012

Legion

Legion is a new novella by Brandon Sanderson who is best know for his epic fantasy...

October 10, 2012

The Chronicles of Elantra

The Chronicles of Elantra is a fantasy series by Michelle Sagara, who also writes as...

October 09, 2012

Review: A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy by Sarah Reinhard

So many of the crosses I have are made heavier by my approach to them....

October 08, 2012

Among Others

I recently read Among Others by Jo Walton which won the 2011 Nebula Award and 2012...

October 06, 2012

The Count of Monte Cristo

I first read Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo about fifteen years ago, in...

October 03, 2012

Review: The Beauty of the Word by Anthony Esolen

The Beauty of the Word: A Running Commentary on the Roman Missal by Anthony Esolen...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

The Imager Portfolio: Scholar and Princeps

Scholar and Princeps, by L.E. Modesitt, Jr., are the fourth and fifth books in his...

September 26, 2012

The Rite by Matt Baglio (and a book giveaway at SnoringScholar.com)

Hey everyone, I'm Jennifer, and I'd like to make my debut here on the Happy...

September 24, 2012

The Expanse

The Expanse is a recent science fiction series by James S.A. Corey. At present it...

September 19, 2012

Wool

Wool is a series of five science fiction novellas by Hugh Howey. The novellas follow...

September 17, 2012

Earth Unaware

When I first heard that Orson Scott Card was doing another series in the Ender...

September 13, 2012

Redshirts

Redshirts, by John Scalzi, is a hoot. Is there anyone on the web who doesn't...

September 12, 2012

New Catholic Business Books for the Rest of Us

Around 18 months ago, my husband asked me what Catholic business books there were. I...

September 11, 2012

Don’t judge a book by its title

Being part of the Amazon Vine program I eagerly scan through the books and other...

September 07, 2012

Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone

Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone, by Dene Low, is a somewhat funny juvenile that reads like...

September 06, 2012

Mercury Rests

Mercury Rests is the final volume of a trilogy of novels written by humorist Robert...

September 06, 2012

Mercury Falls

Note: I am posting this previous review for archive sake since I am also posting...

September 05, 2012

A College of Magics

Faris Nallaneen is young, gawky, not particularly well dressed, and the Duchess of Galazon, a...

September 05, 2012

Teresa Tomeo Hits It Outta the Park

In other words, I love her book Extreme Makeover: Women Transformed by the Christ Not...

September 04, 2012

The Zombie Letters: Ora et Labora et Zombies

My Darling Ava, Where are you? I am sinking, from worry into fear. When my...

September 03, 2012

House of Shadows

Rachel Neumeier's latest book is House of Shadows. I pre-ordered it at Amazon when I...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

Review: Joe Ledger – The Missing Files by Jonathan Maberry

This review originally appeared at SFFaudio. The description for this brief collection of short stories...

August 23, 2012

The End of the Affair

I've read a good deal of Graham Greene and my reactions have ranged from generally...

August 22, 2012

The Secret Life of John Paul II

The Secret Life of John Paul II is a book recently translated into English written...

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