Stacking the Shelves: 6/9/18

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and it’s all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. You can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! Age... Continue Reading →

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang – Review

Published: May 1, 2018 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Untitled #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 544 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from... Continue Reading →

Currently Reading: 6/4/18

I forgot to schedule this post!!! Better late than never! Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye I am absolutely loving this book! While I've never been able to truly appreciate the classics like Jane Eyre, I've always enjoyed tv versions and now apparently retellings! It has the perfect blend of murder, romance, and more than a... Continue Reading →

Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan – Review

Published: February 28, 2002 Publisher: Gollancz Genre: Science Fiction Series: Takeshi Kovacs #1 Pages: 416 (Hardcover) My Rating: 2.0/5.0   Synopsis: It's the twenty-fifth century, and advances in technology have redefined life itself. A person's consciousness can now be stored in the brain and downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve"), making death nothing more... Continue Reading →

Currently Reading: 5/28/18

The Oddling Prince by Nancy Springer I just started this book and my initial thought was "they just don't write fantasy like this anymore". The writing style is somewhat more 'formal' than most fantasy tends towards now, but I like it. Hopefully the story will be a good one!     Knee-Deep in Grit: Two... Continue Reading →

The Empire’s Ghost by Isabelle Steiger – Review

Published: May 16, 2017 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Genre: Fantasy Series: Untitled #1 Pages: 432 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: An epic fantasy debut, The Empire’s Ghost weaves together the lives of the haves and the have-nots both desperately fighting to reassemble the remains of a fallen empire. The empire of Elesthene once spanned a... Continue Reading →

Waiting on Wednesday: Priest of Bones by Peter McLean

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme originally hosted on Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. This is a great way to share upcoming released you’re excited about! Well, I'm intrigued. Priest of Bones seems like a promising start... Continue Reading →

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