The book opens with a dedication to the readers who have agonized over the abrupt ending of What the River Knows, and I think more authors should respect a reader's plight because darn right this is dedicated to me! As it should be! About time someone noticed! You can’t just leave me hanging like that with a final twist that stabs you in the gut! That’s right—this week, we’re talking all about the epic conclusion to the historical fantasy mystery, Where the Library Hides. Careful, though; ...
Egyptology
WOMS: What the River Knows
This week for "What's on My Shelf," we've got a banger of a mystery full of betrayal and misdeeds and my all-time favourite: mummies! It's Isabel Ibanez's What the River Knows! In What the River Knows, you meet Inez Oliviera, a young woman from a wealthy, upper class family in nineteenth century Argentina, who learns of her parents disappearance to the hot and unforgiving Egyptian desert. Determined to uncover the truth, she sets out from Buenos Aires for Cairo with nothing but her ...
What’s on my Shelf: In the Labyrinth of Drakes
I have to break from my normal “routine” of things to talk about a book I just finished because it is definitely that good. The book in question is Marie Brennan’s In the Labyrinth of Drakes, book four of her Memoirs of Lady Trent series. As you know from my monthly “What’s on my Shelf” posts, I’ve been steadily trekking through this series. However, after book three, Voyage of the Basilisk, I quickly started and finished book four. Why? Well, before I can tell you the specifics of this ...
