Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Reviews

  • 100 Books in 2011 Review: Gone Tomorrow

    Last week I miscalculated with how much I would read on the train. I knew I only had 40 pages of Globalization and its Discontents to go and I was…


  • 100 Books in 2011 Review: The Painted Man

    I was excited to read The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett. There’s been a lot of buzz around it and I like the cover a lot. There are three…


  • 100 Books in 2011 Review: Size 14 is not Fat Either

    Size 14 is not Fat Either is the second Heather Wells mystery by Meg Cabot. Heather is an ex-popstar trying to start a new life working at a college in…


  • 100 Books in 2011 Review: The Taking

    Dean Koontz is one of those popular writers who are considered to be technically very good and a few years ago I read Intensity. The concept of the book was…


  • 100 Books in 2011 Review: Persepolis

    I’ve decided graphic novels count towards the 100 books challenge, which is good, because this gave me a chance to catch up a bit this week. Still behind target though;…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: Aces High

    Aces High is the second in a shared world series edited by George R. R. Martin. It’s alternate history sci-fi which takes the 1950s as its jumping off point and…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: The Heroes

    This one is hot off the press! For me at least. Every so often a book comes out that I’m so excited about I buy it in hardback as soon…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: Free Fall

    I bought Free Fall by Robert Crais in a book buying addiction frenzy in Asda. They were selling a ton of books for a pound each. How am I supposed…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: The Number of the Beast

    The Number of the Beast by Robert A. Heinlein is one of his later novels (published in 1980) and is not just a story. The basic plotline is two couples in…


  • 100 Books in 2011 review: Forbidden Magic

    I love the idea of paranormal romances. Erotic romance combined with fantasy sounds like something I could really enjoy. What could go wrong? Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McGray is the…


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