A.K. LEE

#bookreview #grimreader #death #dying I have reviewed one essay from this collection, but it occurred to me a few days after I'd posted...

“You weren’t to blame. Violence is the fault of the one enacting it. Always.” The second book in the Tensorate series, The Red Threads of...

“The saying goes, ‘The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives.’ To which a wise teacher said, ‘But as with all waters,...

In a world where some humans are evolving and developing special, even incredible, abilities, the Evolved Ones – EOs – face grave...

Nearly everyone has hands, which is why we don’t pay much attention to them. They’re such an essential part of our lives that we...

also known as: What football will look like in the future, by Jon Bois I came across this speculative multimedia science fiction story...

Less of a review and more of a reflection, really. My copy of Good Omens Good Omens is on Amazon Prime. I haven’t watched it. There, it’s...

The story of The Assassin and the Pirate Lord follows Celaena and her companion, Sam, in a moment set before the series begins. Sent away...

(I've previously interviewed Julie Cohen on her book here) I had fun comparing the parallel lives of Louis and Louise, which is the...

"Great and strange ideas transcending experience often have less effect upon men and women than smaller, more tangible considerations. "...

Man believes in nothing until he destroys it. After The City Stained Red, I went on to devour The Mortal Tally, which is the second in...

“Some things were so uncertain that the logical mind could not abide them. Some things were so uncertain that they must be made certain."...

“The universe doesn't allow perfection.” A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking I decided to revisit this book after almost a decade...

You know this poem. 'What Teachers Make', by Taylor Mali There are few things that get me on a good rant than teaching, and Taylor Mali's...

First, the world is filled with both good and evil -- was, is, will always be. Second, the barrier between good and evil is permeable and...

It's the World Cup! I know, I know, I'm supposed to talk about my book review. There will be two below! I have an old favorite to share,...

All the little angels rise up, rise up All the little angels rise up high! Night Watch, by Sir Terry Pratchett, along with a lilac pin...

Their love was unstoppable. Their life was a lie. And that was how Julie Cohen's latest novel, Together, drew me into the story. This...

This month was taken up with work commitments and Chinese New Year, hence I only managed to squeeze in one book. This book was one I...

Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life: bright the hawk's flight on the empty sky. - A Wizard of Earthsea,...