A Natural Scientist

 (Not counting all the only-OK fluff I have been reading on K1ndle unlimited...) Citadel of Weeping Pearls (de Bodard): Strange and engrossi...

My strong preference for reading books by women continues! A Study In Scarlet Women (Thomas): A truly excellent alternate-universe Sherloc...

Miss Julia Delivers the Goods (Ross): D-, DNF. First 75 pages contain disparaging ethnic stereotyping, sex-shaming, and a degree of boundary...

Still figuring out all the things.  Health!  Work!  Children!  What am I even doing with my life!  A lengthy and bitter small-town dispute w...

I just read about four pages of a book. And then the main character gets groped by her boss, after hours, in a conference room, and then....

Stranger in Olondria (Satamar): Female author, POC characters!  I wanted to like it, but the scenery was too lushly colored with richly desc...

Daughter of the Blood (Bishop): starts off with a bang!  Ritual rape and first-page violence.  A record for how few pages I read (three) bef...

1) I read a lot. 2) I read for fun. 3) I refuse to apologize for my taste in books.  I likes what I likes. Recent reads: His Majesty...

I reserved our public library's copy of this book because the author is a friend of a friend, who told me I might like it.  Here's t...