2013 Book Review #13: The Duchess War

Title: The Duchess War
Author: Courtney Milan
Genre: Victorian-era romance
Thingummies: 5

Synopsis: A wallflower with a secret blackmails a duke who's secretly agitating workers to protest, but ends up with flying sparks.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #14: Invasion

Title: Invasion: The Secret World Chronicles
Authors: Mercedes Lackey, Steve Libbey, Cody Martin, Dennis Lee
Genre: Superhero braid-style novel (first in series)
Thingummies: 2

Synopsis: The beginning of some kind of superhero epic in which the Nazis were actually aliens or something and are back. A lot of mostly unconnected stories, none of which finish.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )

2013 Book Review #15: Whiskey and Water

Title: Whiskey and Water
Author: Elizabeth Bear
Genre: High/modern fantasy (second in pair)
Thingummies: 3.5

Synopsis: After the Promethean mages failed their battle against Faerie, Matthew Magus finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery while dealing with the devil(s) himself.

Thoughts: ( So, what did you think? )