This book offers an interesting overview of the women who shaped Egyptology and helped ensure its continuation as a discipline. All but one of the women was British, and the one who wasn't was American, so Sheppard does note that even when women stepped into the field it remained very Euro-centric.
I will say, the beginning of this book didn't impress me, but once the time stuff really got going I was hooked. It starts out with a cop who has lunch with his ex-wife and then gets called to a woman's suicide attempt. Not really my style. Even the introduction of False Memory Syndrome (FMS) didn't really get me, it's only when time and reality start getting messed with for Barry do I begin to get interested.
The author describes this book as 'science fantasy,' which I think is an apt descriptor. Nhika's powers are within the realm of fantasy, but the way she thinks about her powers is more science, as are the automatons that help run the city.
1863, Pennsylvania War doesn’t scare Jerusalem—she’s a Saint. Thanks to powerful demigod-style reflexes, endurance, and strength, she’s fearless. And ever since the Confederates declared civil war, partnering with the vampires who benefitted off slavery, she and her battalion of Saints are essential to the Union army. Jerusalem herself had been enslaved by a vampire, escaping … Continue reading The Dangerous Ones release!
I was kind of on the fence about reading this but I'm glad I did, this book was so good! Bardugo weaves a rich tale of magic and luxury and longing, and all of the characters (as usual) are complex and well rounded.
Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse. Vasily will sneak into Alexey’s … Continue reading The Sins on Their Bones release!
The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to an aging lord at a crumbling estate situated at the crossroads of dead empires. But they’re forgetting things they ought to remember, and the lord’s mad young son wanders the grounds at night like a hanged ghost. Bookshop.org Barnes & Noble This addition … Continue reading Brides of High Hill release!
This was one of my anticipated reads of the year and it did not disappoint! There's a good mix of action, magic, and politicking going on throughout the book and I flew through this book. I will say though that I would've appreciated a map so I could better understand where everything was situated since I had kind of a hard time figuring it out on my own and there are a lot of places mentioned.
I absolutely flew through this book, it was so good! It already starts in a really interesting place, with Ying preparing for a wedding to a prince who had her confined to her set of rooms in the palace as soon as she arrived.
This was not a book that was on my radar but it came as part of a book box subscription and I'm so glad it did! The idea of jewels being altered alchemically to be something the rich can eat to live forever is so interesting and has such layered connotations to it.
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