Julie of the Wolves (George)

Next up: “Julie of the Wolves” by Jean Craighead George

A children’s book that’s frequently on reading lists for elementary school curriculums (curricula?).  There are also two sequels, “Julie” and “Julie’s Wolf Pack”.

The Sentinel Mage (Gee)

Next up: “The Sentinel Mage” by Emily Gee

The first book in a trilogy.  I haven’t yet read the others, but I plan to!

Scarlet Trilogy (Gaughen)

Next up: “Scarlet”, “Lady Thief”, and “Lion Heart” by A.C. Gaughen.

This series is a retelling of the classic Robin Hood story, except from the point of view of “Will Scarlet”, who is actually a girl.  This will be an odd one to rate, since I liked the first book substantially more than the sequels…

The Graveyard Book (Gaiman)

Next up: “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman

This is a stand-alone children’s book by Gaiman.

Neverwhere (Gaiman)

Next up: “Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman

Another stand-alone novel by Gaiman, though this one has a novella-length sequel that was published in an anthology edited by George R.R. Martin (“Rogues” 2014).

American Gods (Gaiman)

Next up: “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman.

This book was recommended to me.  It’s a stand-alone, but there is talk that Gaiman might write a sequel.

Outlander (Gabaldon)

Next up: “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon

Okay… so, I have a lot to say about this book (very little of it good), and I’m not going to be able to avoid spoilers, so consider yourselves warned.  I’m also probably not going to be able to avoid cursing.

Feast of Souls (Friedman)

Next up: “Feast of Souls” by C.S. Friedman

This is the first book in Friedman’s Magister Trilogy.

The Coldfire Trilogy (Friedman)

Next up: “Black Sun Rising”, “When True Night Falls”, and “Crown of Shadows” by C.S. Friedman

These have some pretty awesome cover-art, I gotta say.  I remember picking up the third book at my library when I was younger, thinking ‘oooo this looks cool!’ and then being really upset when I realized it was the last of a trilogy… and the library didn’t have the first two (WHO DOES THAT?!).  This series is in the interesting middle ground between scifi and fantasy.

The Dragon Chronicles (Fletcher)

Next up: “Dragon’s Milk”, “Flight of the Dragon Kyn”, and “Sign of the Dove” by Susan Fletcher.

This is a children’s book series, with four books, actually.  I haven’t ever read the fourth; didn’t even know it existed until I sat down to write this review.  I read these when I was a kid, and the fourth book’s copyright date is 2010… the year I graduated college.  So, yeah, missed that one.  This review will be for the first three books, which were published in the early-mid 90s.