Category Archives: Book Reviews

Susan Calvin Was Right

Posted on August 20, 2013 by christafrench

I have a chip on my shoulder about scary robot stories that dates to the big-budget movie massacre of Asimov’s I, Robot. I’m just not that interested in the idea that they may all try to kill us some day; I’m much … Continue reading →

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Review: Dark Companion by Marta Acosta

Posted on August 11, 2013 by christafrench

Dark Companion by Marta Acosta follows Jane Williams, a foster kid who’s bootstrapped herself into a scholarship to a prestigious girls’ academy. Our daring Cinderella goes from living in a borderline-abusive group home, with a junkie hooker for a best … Continue reading →

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Sharon Shinn, The Shape of Desire

Posted on June 24, 2013 by christafrench

Sharon Shinn’s novel The Shape of Desire is a good, old-fashioned romance about a girl who loves a werewolf. Were-moose. Were-bunny? Maria Devane, a thirtysomething Missouri tech worker with a reasonable support network of friends and family, has been in a … Continue reading →

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