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I read light, but broadly. Currently one of my favorite things is to dig up female sci-fi/fantasy authors from the 70s and 80s. Still trying to figure this bookwyrm thing out.

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radio-appears rated A murder is announced: 4 stars

Agatha Christie: A murder is announced (2006, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Distributed by Workman Pub. Co.)

A murder is announced by Agatha Christie

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which …

radio-appears rated Briefing for a Descent into Hell: 3 stars

Briefing for a Descent into Hell by Doris Lessing

radio-appears rated The Stranger: 4 stars

Katherine A. Applegate: The Stranger (Paperback, 1997, Scholastic)

The Stranger by Katherine A. Applegate (Animorphs #07)

Okay. Rachel and the other Animorphs have finally found the new entrance to the Yeerk pool. They've even figured out …

radio-appears rated Stories of Art: 4 stars

James Elkins: Stories of Art (2002, Routledge)

Stories of Art by James Elkins

radio-appears rated Suldrun's Garden: 3 stars

Jack Vance: Suldrun's Garden (Paperback, Englsih language, 2002, Gollancz)

Suldrun's Garden by Jack Vance (Lyonesse, #1)

The Elder Isles, located in what is now the Bay of Biscay off the the coast of Old Gaul, are …

radio-appears rated I Shall Wear Midnight: 5 stars

Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby: I Shall Wear Midnight (Hardcover, 2010, Doublebay UK)

I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett, Paul Kidby (Discworld, #38)

It starts with whispers.

Then someone picks up a stone.

Finally, the fires begin.

When people turn on witches, the …

radio-appears rated City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2): 2 stars

Cassandra Clare: City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) (2008)

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) by Cassandra Clare

When Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder. …

radio-appears rated Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 4 stars

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Hardcover, 2000, Arthur A. Levine Books)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #4)

The fourth book in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry returning for his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft …

radio-appears rated Dit kan niet waar zijn: 4 stars

Joris Luyendijk: Dit kan niet waar zijn (Paperback, Dutch; Flemish language, 2015, Atlas Contact)

Dit kan niet waar zijn by Joris Luyendijk

Twee jaar lang heeft Joris Luyendijk zich ondergedompeld in het hart van de financiële wereld. Juist omdat hij geen kenner …

radio-appears rated Wie heeft er wél een boek bij zich?: 4 stars

Johan Goossens: Wie heeft er wél een boek bij zich? (Paperback, Dutch; Flemish language, 2014, Thomas Rap)

Wie heeft er wél een boek bij zich? by Johan Goossens

‘Heb je ervaring?’ vraagt de manager. ‘Nee.’ ‘Een diploma?’ ‘Nee.’ ‘Aangenomen, je kunt morgen beginnen. Je hebt dertien klassen.’ Als …

radio-appears reviewed Daggerspell by Katharine Kerr (Deverry Cycle, #1)

Katharine Kerr: Daggerspell (Paperback, 1993, Spectra)

Even as a young girl, Jill was a favorite of the magical, mysterious Wildfolk, who …

Review of 'Daggerspell (Deverry Series, Book One)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I liked this book. It was some classic, cheesy 1970's fantasy fun. If you don't expect there to be much more to it, and if you like that sort of stuff, you will definitely enjoy Daggerspell.

It's got romance for the boys, sword fights for the girls, new-agey magic for all of us, and a plot so complicated you will need a spreadsheet to keep track of it! What more could one possible ask for?