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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Introducing Fantasy Book Critic’s Newest Reviewers: Casey Blair & Lydia Roberts
Fantasy Book Critic
is pleased to introduce the two newest members of our team: Casey Blair & Lydia Roberts! We hope you’ll give them a warm welcome :)
After graduating college, Casey Blair spent a couple of years teaching English in Japan and
has since attended Viable Paradise
and moved to Seattle. In addition to reading and writing, she enjoys adventures
in karaoke, various dance styles, and traveling.
Casey grew up
reading David Eddings and Tamora Pierce and watching Star Trek and anime. She reads a lot of
fantasy and YA, and she's always happy to talk about medieval history,
languages and their evolution, mythology, and how they all interact with
contemporary culture.
Some of her current favorite books include The Way of Kings, The Curse of Chalion, Bitterblue,
Chime, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, and the Black Jewels trilogy. She will also read absolutely anything by Guy Gavriel Kay, Laini Taylor, Sarah Rees
Brennan, and Jim Butcher.
Casey can be
contacted directly at Goodreads
HERE.
Lydia Roberts is
an educator, comic book enthusiast, reading addict, and poet. She grew up in a
steel mill town about 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh (Go Steelers!) in a home
that was always full of people, noise, and laughter. The other constant
was books. Her mother was an avid reader who encouraged a love of books through
weekly outings to the library. The librarians were skeptical about the number
of books Lydia read at such a quick
pace until they found she could—with very little prompting—discuss them in
detail. Offering a review of the books was another way to experience them all
over again. She is happy to join FBC
to continue this trend!
Lydia’s dad
introduced her to the wonder of comic books, and she has been an avid collector
since high school. Superheroes, magic, and overcoming insurmountable odds
are themes that she cannot resist. She also has a soft spot for damaged
heroes. (Wolverine, anyone? Hamlet?)
Listing her favorite books is almost impossible, but some of
the ones that she has returned to again and again over the years are Dreamsnake by Vonda McIntyre, The Blue
Sword by Robin McKinley, The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman, and The Westing Game by Ellen
Raskin. New favorites include The
Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the Kate
Daniels series by Ilona Andrews,
and the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.
For the last ten years, Lydia
has made her home in the Pacific Northwest, and when she is not reading,
she teaches middle and high school English, plays board games with her family,
watches lots of movies, and writes.
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9 comments:
Welcome to FBC, Casey & Liviu.
I've been a big follower of Liviu and the gang's reviews here.
Welcome aboard Casey & Lydia :)
Mihir
Welcome, both, and may your worlds be bright with fantasy.
Welcome! Looking forward to many great new reviews. :-)
Thanks for the big welcome, everyone!! I am looking forward to having a great time here!
:-) Lydia
Thank you! I'm excited to talk books with everyone here =).
~Casey
Awesome Possum! MR
Yaay, I'm so glad you guys found someone!
I'm really looking forward to your reviews, Casey and Lydia!
Will be happy to hear from new reviewers!