I am present I am here I am all and everything
I want to be talked about like people talk about god
she is present she is here she is all and everything
all of the time
and aren’t we all
presented by and for the vast universe
here in the world that we know so big and bright
we connect to all and everything because we cannot help ourselves
our nature
so why in death are we no longer godlike?
are we not more so having lived
having made so many connections that our minds are bursting with want
…
Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Twelve Nights at Rotter House is about Felix, a travel writer who writes about haunted places. His goal is to stay in the purportedly haunted Rotter House, or Rotterdam Mansion, for thirteen nights. He doesn’t believe in ghosts. But when he’s joined by his estranged best friend, and believer in ghosts, Thomas, strange things start to happen in the house that even Felix can’t explain.
This was a very enjoyable read, or I guess listen, as I listened to the audiobook on Scribd. It was really…
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Bulwark is about a sheriff of a town in Georgia of the same name, named Clay, whose daughter was recently kidnapped, leaving his marriage and psyche in shambles. When a car accident leaves two people rambling about witches and stolen children, Clay starts to wonder if there is a connection to the kidnapping of his child.
As any of you know, I’m a sucker for a good ghost story, and for witches, so you can understand why I was drawn in by this book. I also love me a good…
The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Magpie Lord, the first book in K.J. Charles’ series, is about the reluctant Lord Crane who is the target of a malicious and magical murderer. Stephen Day, a practitioner of magic, is hired to help Crane discover who is trying to murder him and why. Their search takes them to Crane’s ancestral home, where the two discover more about magic and Crane’s ancestry, as well as possible feelings for one another.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was the perfect balance of paranormal, murder mystery, and romance…
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Widdershins is the first novel in Jordan L. Hawk’s Whyborne & Griffin mystery series. This book revolves around Whyborne, a museum philologist who is recruited by ex-Pinkerton detective Griffin Flaherty to solve a murder that turns out to be much more involved in the supernatural than either had foreseen. In the course of their time together they form a wonderful romance. Together with their Egyptologist friend, Dr. Christine Putnam, they endeavor to solve a gruesome mystery.
When I say this book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time, I mean…
A Matter of Disagreement by E.E. Ottoman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A Matter of Disagreement is about two scholarly gentleman, Lord Ashcroft (Andrea) and the Marquis (Gregory), who have been rivals in research for some time in a world where magic and machinery are coming together. However, when they actually meet face to face, they realize that what they feel for each other is more attraction than rivalry, and a relationship starts to bloom, very, very slowly.
This novella was a nice short read for me, and has a very sweet plot with two endearing characters. Definitely a…
Myth and Magic: Queer Fairy Tales by Radclyffe
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Myth and Magic: Queer Fairy Tales is a collection of queer fairy tale retellings written by queer authors. The stories are all based on well-known tales: Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Snow Queen, Cinderella, and others we all know. Some of the retellings are pure fantasy, while others border more on magical-realism.
As any of you who read my reviews know, I love me my fairy tale and folklore retellings. When I saw this collection recommended to me on Scribd, I was so happy…
Magic’s Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Magic’s Pawn, the first novel in the Last Herald Mage trilogy, is about a young man named Vanyel, who is sent away from his home to live with his Herald-Mage aunt after not meeting his lord father’s expectations. …
He had a mischievous smile and a cunning tongue, she could tell when she first laid eyes on him.
She didn’t love him then. Why should she? Why should she love anyone? No one else did.
The Beetle had stared at her the longest. Not at her body, but at her face. The Frog and Mr. Mole only saw her wide hips, fit for bearing mole-size children, maybe even laying a clutch of tadpoles. The Beetle didn’t want a family. He wanted a friend, a cohort, easy on the eyes, sure, but as witty and intelligent as himself.
In another…
JUNE 3, 2021 ~ A. SIEGELSTER ~ “BOOK REVIEW — WALK THE WILD WITH ME BY RACHEL ATWOOD”
Walk the Wild With Me by Rachel Atwood
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Walk The Wild With me is about a boy named Nick, who finds the vessel of an ancient goddess in a secret room of the abbey in which he lives and learns. With the help of this goddess, Nick learns about the magic of the Woodwose, the forest folk, and of his true heritage. He joins up with the members of Robin Hood’s men of Sherwood, turned into…
Abigail Siegel
MA in Classics: Latin poetry as well as myth and folklore. Writes mostly poetry and book reviews. Part-time Latin tutor: https://latinbyabby.wordpress.com/
