Welcome back to Clean Up Week at Books, Life & Wine! Today we are getting rid of Gossamer Wing by Delphine Dryden because…well…to be honest, I was bored. So. I have seriously enjoyed a decent handful of Delphine Dryden’s work. In fact, Ms Dryden was my first “real” BDSM focused… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Steampunk
Review: Rebel Mechanics (Rebel Mechanics #1) by Shanna Swendson
Welcome to Clean Up Week at Books, Life & Wine! This is a week in which I am cleaning up and clearing OUT some of my lingering open reads. I have a LOT of books that I’m “currently reading” right now – some of which have been open for over… Read more »
Review: Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear (DNF)
I don’t normally get to the brand new Fantasy books when they are initially released…but I was reading Scalzi’s Whatever blog and his “The Big Idea” post recently was Elizabeth Bear discussing her brand new release Karen Memory. First, let’s discuss the fact that I am a cover whore. And… Read more »
Review: What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower by Margaret Killjoy
When I was a kid, “Choose Your Own Adventure” books were one of my favorite kinds of books. They both thrilled me and made me nervous at the same time: the uncertainty that comes with open ended stories always cause me some concern, lol. So I was rather excited when… Read more »
Video Game Review: The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (PC Only)
The core concept originates from one of the protagonists in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, namely Van Helsing, the legendary vampire hunter, in this case set in a similar universe that resembles Europe in the 19th century, where monsters, magic and weird technology is real. Our protagonist is the son of the… Read more »
An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time – All
FINALLY. The full list. Like the previous list I posted on this blog An Aficionado’s Guide to The 20 Best Urban Fantasy Novels of the Last Decade this is a VOTED ON list. The group that voted on this list is Fantasy Aficionados and the group had huge participation in… Read more »
Review: The Voyage of the Minotaur (Senta and the Steel Dragon, #1) by Wesley Allison *SPOILERS*
The Voyage of the Minotaur by Wesley Allison is the steampunk version of Imperial colonization with a little murder mystery thrown in for spice. The Dechantagne siblings – Iolanthe, Terrance, and Augie – are nobles who live in Mallontah (a country similar to colonial England). They – Iolanthe – have… Read more »
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas #1) by Meljean Brook
There’s a lot of good and a lot of bad in this book. Let me start with the good:
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