My recent columns @KirkusReviews.

While I haven't been writing here, my columns at Kirkus have continued.

Here's a list:

On The True Adventures of Nicolò Zen: "Some will like the throwback feel to more old school children’s adventure stories, while others will miss the immediacy, the passion and the heart of more modern fare."
Two (count 'em!) round-ups of Valentine's recommendations. (But love stories are great regardless of the time of year.)
On Liv, Forever: "Mystery-wise, if you’ve seen Reptile Boy from the second season of Buffy, you’ll have figured it all out before you even read the first page. (Well, minus the giant snake thing.)"
On The Glass Casket: "The storyline was compelling, interesting and jaw-droppingly, gorily surprising—excellent enough to make the book work all on its own, what with nods to Red Riding Hood, chapter headings pulled from Tarot cards, superb atmosphere and a well-argued-on-both-sides debate about folk beliefs versus scientific inquiry—but more importantly (at least in my view), the relationships between the characters were complex, believable and emotionally honest."
On The Falconer: "She fights alongside an emotionally aloof faery dude who is graced with Otherworldly Beauty, a Deep, Long-Held Sadness and a Bad Attitude, and she can’t decide if she wants to punch him or kiss him. Check! Check! Check! Check! Check!"
A round-up of books set in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. (Although there is very little actual Mardi Gras action in the books!)

Phew. Looking that over, I guess I did slightly more in February than I was giving myself credit for.