Review: Quicksilver by Calle Hart

Saeris Fane is a thief who is a thief to survive. She steals from the wrong person and gets arrested by the Evil Queen, but wouldn’t you know it, she has special powers that save her. She then discovers there are other worlds when she is taken to a land of fairies and meets Kingfisher, our hero with a dark past. This is pretty much your typical Romantasy. Human girl, supernatural love interest. She has powers or abilities that no one else has. An authoritarian-like government. And fated romance. It’s all there, and I liked it. Saeris is strong, plucky, and resourceful. Kingfisher is brooding, sexy, and empathetic. Just what you want in your heroine and hero in a book like this. While there is nothing new or revolutionary about this book, I argue it doesn’t have to be. It was entertaining. It had good characters. Funny scenes in between intense battles and just enough spice. I didn’t expect how it ended. It leaves so many possibilities for the sequel, which I currently have on hold at my library. All and all, it was just what I expected and what I wanted from a book like this.

Review: Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman

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It’s the Marvel Universe! Written by Neil Gaiman! Set in Elizabethan England! Nick Fury is John Dee! Stephen Strange is the Court Magician/Doctor! Magneto is basically the Spanish Inquisition!
I cannot use enough exclamation points. That’s how much I enjoyed it. It was great to fun to recognize characters (or not recognize them at first).
Anyway, There are disturbing storms and signs and omens that the world may be at its end. The Queen puts her best men on it. Meanwhile, the Spanish Inquisition is hunting down mutants and Virginia Dare (who has a terrible secret) accompanied by Rohjaz, her Native American caretaker, is coming to visit Queen Elizabeth to ask for more resources for the colony her father is governor of back in the New World. Von Doom is, unsurprisingly, trying to kill the Queen. And, James in Scotland’s is patiently awaiting the death of the Queen so he can rid the world of magic and super people.
Can everyone come together to keep the universe from ripping itself in half? Will the survive these terrible storms? Can Magneto and Professor X work together in this incarnation? SO MANY QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.
This was a delightful book. I am so very happy that a friend recommended it to me. So, if you’re looking for a fun twist to superheroes and/or you like history, che