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Cozy Fantasies: Brigands & Breadknives and The House Witch

12 Nov

Brigands and Breadknives
by Travis Baldree
Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes was instrumental in beginning the cozy fantasy wave. I personally find it refreshing to enjoy the lighter side of fantasy with a bit more humor and a bit less darkness than the previous wave of grimdark novels in the early 2000’s brought. The third in the series, Brigands & Breadknives is equally delightful, but definitely still has some very suspenseful moments and some blood is shed. This story instead of focusing on orc Viv, follows her friend Fern, a sweet, but foul mouthed rattkin, who upon having a midlife crisis is ready to find what the next chapter of her life holds. I loved seeing again Potroast her now senior, but still adorable doglike gryphet, but also enjoyed new characters like Zil a goblin, who breeds chaos and is sure to be a fan favorite. This novel like the previous entries will appeal to those who enjoy stories about found family and self-reinvention. Where Baldree excels compared to some other cozy fantasy authors is creating an intriguing and well paced plot to place his charming characters and also giving us something unique in each installment.

The House Witch
by Delemhach
I enjoyed The House Witch (1) by Delemhach as an audiobook. Matthew Wolf does a great job of narrating the story. Finlay Ashowan is the King of Daxaria’s new cook, but he is hiding secrets. The biggest of these is he is a house witch, meaning he is able to do magic associated with the household he lives in and works for. The novel contains likeable characters, a sweet romance, and an endearing kitten, Finlay’s familiar, Kraken (who looks quite a lot like one of my own cats). This novel will appeal to those who don’t mind some modern anachronisms in with their medievalesque setting. There are two more volumes of this romantasy series also available from Hoopla. If you enjoy this novel, I would also recommend checking out T.Kingfisher’s A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking .

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

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Women in Space: Books, Movies, & Shows

24 Sep

If you’re anything like me, you love a list of niche media recommendations. Chatting with my colleague and fellow librarian, Kerri, we decided to come up with a list of recommendations of books, movies, tv shows, and podcasts featuring WOMEN IN SPACE. All recommendations can be found via the Hoboken Public Library resources and they are linked!

Adults
Physical Books:

  • An Unkindness of Ghosts- Rivers Solomon (Physical Call #: FIC SOLOMON)
  • Devil Girl From Mars (1954): Hoopla
  • Dawn- Octavia E. Butler (F BUTLER)
  • Bitch Planet (COMICS BITCHPL)
  • Far Sector- N.K. Jemisin (COMICS FAR SECT JEMISON)
    • Issues 1-12 available on Hoopla!
  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet- Becky Chambers (FIC CHAMBERS)

Ebooks:

Audiobooks:

Movies:

KIDS
Videos/Shows:

Books:

  • She Persisted: Kalpana Chawla (J BIOG CHAWLA)
  • Very Important People: Dr. Mae Jemison (J BIOG JEMISON)
  • Journey to the Stars (J BIOG CHAWLA)
  • One Step Further (J BIOG JOHNSON 1921)
  • Counting of Katherine ( J B JOHNSON)
  • Blast Off (J BIOG MORGAN 2022)
  • Born Reading (J 920 KRU)

Written by:
Dejeunee Depts
Information and Digital Services Library Assistant

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