Ratha's Creature (book) by Clare Bell

I haven't included any cover art, because the library book I read didn't have a book jacket, just boring green cloth. Synopsis: I...

DEAD(ish) (novelette) by Naomi Kramer

Synopsis: Linda is dead, but she's not gone. Still able to interact with the physical world, she torments Mike, who was her boyfriend wh...

Mara, Daughter of the Nile (book) by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Synopsis: This book takes place in ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut is essentially the pharaoh, and there are people who are not happy about this a...

Spice & Wolf, Vol. 1 (book) by Isuna Hasekura, illustrated by Jyuu Ayakura

Synopsis: This book takes place in a time and place very much like Europe in the Middle Ages. Lawrence is a lonely traveling merchant who dr...

Taisho Baseball Girls, Complete Collection (anime TV series)

Synopsis: It's 1925, and times are changing in Japan. New and traditional views sometimes conflict, however. Akiko is upset when, at a p...

Nook trial time!

I'm so excited - someone is letting me borrow their Nook!  I've only used it a little so far. I had forgotten how bad its responsive...

DNF: Kazuo Ishiguro's The Unconsoled

Truthfully, I abandoned this book several weeks ago - I've only gotten a few pages further into this book since the last time I wrote ab...

Big Windup!, The Complete Series (anime TV series)

If you remember, I wrote a post about this series back in December of last year, after I saw it on Hulu. The post includes a synopsis, watc...

My reading life (sort of)

I downloaded Open Office many months ago, but, beyond typing up a list of books I'd like to request via ILL sometime, I haven't real...

The Shy Duchess (book) by Amanda McCabe

This post has several spoilers. Read at your own risk. Synopsis: Lady Emily Carroll is a blond, green-eyed beauty who should have more suito...