Murders, fluffy dogs, and cocktail recipes: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal has it all…in spaaaace! This extremely fun and fast paced murder mystery doesn’t exactly stick the landing but is so much fun I didn’t really care. Tesla Crane, a Tony Stark insanely rich inventor type, is on her honeymoon with her new …
The final book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Era 2 is coming out on November 8th. Steph and Josh brought friend and fellow Mistborn lover Eli on to talk theories and speculation about what is going to go down as this series wraps up. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston …
This is our fourth episode covering Jenn Lyon’s The Name of All Things in her A Chorus of Dragons Series. In this episode we read up to chapter 32 and determine that Duke Xun is basically Cuzco from Emperor’s New Groove. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our …
Content warning: Lavender House, and therefore this review, discusses characters experiencing suicidal ideation Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen brings the atmosphere and mystery of a classic noir novel into the lives of queer people in the 1950s. Set in San Francisco, the novel follows Evander Mills, who has recently been kicked off the police …
This is our third episode covering Jenn Lyon’s The Name of All Things in her A Chorus of Dragons Series. In this episode we read up to chapter 24 and talk a lot of bridge politics. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our art is by Chango Chamango …
For this bookling we read Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. This quick read will warm your heartstrings and spook your bones. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our art is by Chango Chamango (@ChangoChamango) and our music is by Bad Sparrow (@BadSparrowMusic). You can find us …
This is our second episode covering Jenn Lyon’s The Name of All Things in her A Chorus of Dragons Series. In this episode we read up to chapter 16 and determine that the afterlife is basically Riverdale. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our art is by Chango …
Nona the Ninth, the upcoming third book in the Locked Tomb series, is coming out September 13th and we are HYPED. In the sarcastic spirit of the books we decided to do a meme-based recap to remind you what happened in Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth. Obviously major spoilers are to follow. This …
Steph was lucky enough to virtually sit down with author Alexandra Rowland and discuss their new book A Taste of Gold and Iron. They talk worldbuilding, sex scenes and the importance of writing the book you want to read. Thanks to Alex for giving us your time! Alexandra Rowland can be found @_alexrowland on Twitter …
This is our first episode covering Jenn Lyon’s The Name of All Things in her A Chorus of Dragons Series. In this episode we read up to chapter 8 and determine that Xaltorath is a real wine mom. Your hosts are Josh MacDougall (@FourofFiveWits), Christina Ladd (@OLaddieGirl), and Steph Kingston (@StephOKingston). Our art is by …