You don't have to have read it, but it gives the story an extra layer of depth if you have. In fact, it redeemed A Wrinkle in Time for me a little bit. (I read it again not that long ago and had been disappointed because I felt it didn't really hold up as an adult and I was so sad I had chosen to reread it.)

This book was extra fun for me because the main character was born just about when I was.

I should warn you, you will probably figure out the mystery, especially if you've read another book I won't mention here, but I still thought it was fun.

Just a fun little side note--my friend Devon, an LA actress, has been recording the audiobooks for all the Vampire Kisses books! I thought Jilli would especially appreciate that.

Steam punk, you say? (story and illustration from 1876: "The Steam Man of the Plains.")

Take that Thomas Pynchon. (illo worthy of Against the Day)

Wow, that does look a lot like the description of the Inconvenience.

Just finished the newest Rachel Morgan and Mercy Thompson books.

LOVED the Mercy Thompson book, but my love for Rachel Morgan is waning (which makes me sad... I was totally in love with this series.)

Just a fun little side note--my friend Devon, an LA actress, has been recording the audiobooks for all the Vampire Kisses books! I thought Jilli would especially appreciate that.

Oh fun! And yay, audiobooks!

OH MAN! If you have not read Christine Falls, you absolutely should. Very very enjoyable.

I just finished Karen Healey's Guardian of the Dead, which is a really good YA fantasy, with a not-thin girl lead doing things her own way and looking out for her asexual best friend. Also, it's set in New Zealand and relies heavily on Maori mythology.

Which is why it's so strange she's had several reviewers announce the novel is set in Australia. Do people honestly not know the difference?

Skulduggery Pleasant book 4: holy crap. They just keep getting darker and darker, much like the Harry Potter books did.

Good stuff. Dawn, do you have it yet?