We are closing in on July, which might be my least favorite month. That or August. Depending on your part of the world, I hope you’re staying cool or warm! It’s a sweat fest here. My brother will be back on base after his deployment ends next month, and I’m ready to travel! He’s stationed in Europe and is excited for me to visit. Can’t wait! Anyway, let’s get into some links, shall we? … … Continue reading Links: That’s a Moray & the Bachelor
I didn’t start reading Nalini Singh until her most recent book, Silver Silence, the first book in her Psy-Changeling Trinity series. I was okay starting there (enough of her world was established for me), but you really do need to read that book before you read Ocean Light. Ocean Light is a fated mate romance largely set in a sci-fi-rrific undersea base and it involves marine shifters. Shut up and take my money, right? My only … Continue reading Ocean Light by Nalini Singh
I go through animal obsessions in stages and currently I’m (PLATONICALLY) interested in cephalopods. I’ve read a few books that involve cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish, octopuses, nautilus) and I’ve seen some weird shit, you guys. They are especially popular in the steampunk genre and in Lovecraftian horror. For example, fictional items which feature cephalopods that we’ve reviewed here include: The Farthest Shore by Marian Perera Fantasy in which a young woman has a mind meld with … Continue reading Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
