Category Archives: Series

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

Posted on December 7, 2018 by bseat

Sometimes sequels lack the energy and magic of the original story, but not this time! In this sequel to The Bear and the Nightingale, Arden exceeds our expectations, making the magical world of medieval Russia come even more alive, while … Continue reading →

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The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on November 30, 2018 by bseat

If you are a fan of Cornwell’s Saxon Tale’s series or started watching The Last Kingdom, a Netflix series based on these books you are going to be thrilled with this book, which is number ten in this series. I … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of the Truth by Michael Connelly

Posted on October 5, 2018 by bseat

These books by Michael Connelly about Detective Bosch are some of my favorite detective novels. Bosch is both noble and broken.  He is a great detective but terrible at relationships. He has trouble realting to his daughter, his half brother, … Continue reading →

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Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer

Posted on September 14, 2018 by bseat

If you are like me these have been trying times, politically speaking. That is why I jumped on this book as soon as I heard about it! (Thanks, Marian!) A mystery novel starring Vice President Biden and President Obama? Just … Continue reading →

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Age of Myth, Age of Swords and Age of War by Michael Sullivan

Posted on September 7, 2018 by bseat

I was introduced to Michael Sullivan when I read the Riyria Revelations and met his characters Hadrian and Royce, two unlikely anti-heros. Needless to say, Sullivan got my attention with his skillful world making, great character development and inventive plots.  … Continue reading →

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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Posted on August 24, 2018 by bseat

Rachel Chu and Nicholas Young had been dating for two years in New York City, when Nicholas invited her to come with him to Singapore to attend the summer wedding of his best friend, meet his family and spend some … Continue reading →

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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Posted on August 17, 2018 by bseat

Born in the US but living in Nigeria, Sunny struggles with feeling like she doesn’t belong. Not only does she speak differently and have a much different set of experiences than her classmates in Nigeria, she is also albino which … Continue reading →

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Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

Posted on May 11, 2018 by bseat

In post-apocalyptic Africa, a pregnant woman wanders the desert hoping to die. Instead she lives and learns to survive even though the baby she carries was created out of rape. When the baby arrives, the mother, sensing something special, names … Continue reading →

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A King’s Ransom by Sharon Kay Penman

Posted on April 6, 2018 by bseat

This is the final book in Penman’s Plantagnets’ series. Starting with While Christ and His Saints Slept, Penman has followed the family’s complicated and tragic rise and fall. In Lionheart, Penman told the story of Richard’s rise to power and his … Continue reading →

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The Nowhere Man by Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on February 16, 2018 by bseat

Evan Smoak was trained in the Orphan program; a government funded off-the-books program that created deniable assets, or assassins. But after a particularly bad mission, he left the program feeling betrayed by his trainer, the program and his government. Hiding … Continue reading →

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