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Todd

ToddPM@bookrastinating.com

Joined 1 year, 10 months ago

Grew up with Encyclopedia Brown, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Ramona Quimby, Alvin Fernald, The Great Brain, and The Mad Scientists' Club.

Have been in a longtime relationship with Charles de Lint, Anne McCaffrey, Jasper Fforde, Charlie Huston, Christopher Moore, and Richard K. Morgan.

Lately, been seen spending quality time with Seanan McGuire, D.M. Guay, and Jaye Wells.

Current book stash location: Iowa, US

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reviewed Firefly - Big Damn Hero by Nancy Holder (The Firefly Series, #1 of 8)

Nancy Holder, James Lovegrove: Firefly - Big Damn Hero (2018, Titan Books)

The original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series from creator Joss …

Review of 'Firefly - Big Damn Hero' on 'Goodreads'

I really, really wanted to like this more. It was fine, but doesn't really live up to the storytelling of the original episodes or the movie. Also, the authors seemed a little too eager to prove they'd watched the episodes all the way through at least once, because they really peppered in references to them--sometimes only in passing. I'll probably still read the next book and hope it feeds my Firefly jones a little better than this one did.

Lillian Li: Number one Chinese restaurant (2018)

The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for …

Review of 'Number one Chinese restaurant' on 'Goodreads'

The story moved like an underpowered airplane on a long runway, striving to take flight but bumping to the ground over and over. And then it's over.