Jake Kerr

I enjoyed reading this book for more than it being an exciting, adventurous Fantasy story. Tommy ends up meeting a girl, Naomi, who is better at magic than most who have trained for years. However, this being set right before World War II, she comes up against sexist ideas about what girls can and can’t do throughout the story. She’s constantly underestimated by everyone, except Tommy, but they pay the price for their narrow mindedness. I find it refreshing to read a Fantasy story, especially a middle-grade one, in which sexism is faced without being preachy or accepted and allowed to go without remark of any kind.

The book journal I use to write down notes and thoughts about my review books has a rating scale from 1 to 10 for various elements of the story, such as quality of writing, pace, characters, etc. I marked a 9 or 10 for every single element. I highly recommend Tommy Black and the Staff of Light to Fantasy lovers of all ages, especially if you enjoy Urban Fantasy.… (lisätietoja)

When I ran across this collection of post-apocalyptic short stories the names of a few authors I enjoy reading jumped at me from the cover and I knew I had to try this book out, even though I’m not exactly partial to short stories. But after all, part of the reading experience includes getting out of beaten paths now and then, doesn’t it?

Here are a few of the stories that caught my attention: not all of them, of course, but merely a sample of the best ones in this book.


Full review at SPACE AND SORCERY BLOG… (lisätietoja)