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Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks I'm still trucking through this series and I have to say that, despite the narrator, I enjoy the story! Kylar and Elene really frustrate me at times because they can't seem to communicate or understand one another. It seems they just look at one another and go "YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL... Continue Reading →
Published: December 1, 2015 Publisher: Riyria Enterprises, LLC Genre: Fantasy Pages: 448 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces... Continue Reading →
The Friday Face off is a weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy and the official rules can be found here. This is a fun way to feature your favorite book covers and show off your favorite edition! Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, timorous beastie – A cover with a beast or beasts. This week I'm featuring Toll the... Continue Reading →
Published: September 26, 2006 Publisher: Knopf Genre: Science Fiction/ Fiction Pages: 241 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! The Bone Season series was a surprise favorite for me as I began my blogging journey last year and I continue to look forward to each... Continue Reading →
Published: March 14, 2014 Publisher: Farrar, Strous and Giroux Genre: YA, Fantasy Pages: 355 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Winning what you want may cost you everything you love. As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the... Continue Reading →
The Friday Face off is a weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy and the official rules can be found here. This is a fun way to feature your favorite book covers and show off your favorite edition! A bouquet for you m'lady - A cover featuring a flower/flowers This week I'm featuring Darkest Mercy by Melissa... Continue Reading →
Published: April 2, 2013 Publisher: Roc Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Pages: 656 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: In his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty. Now, the international bestselling and multiple award-winning author revisits that invented setting four centuries later with... Continue Reading →
Just when I thought I had read or listened to ALL of Michael J. Sullivan's books I get this fantastic email about a GRAPHIC NOVEL! Dabel Brother's Publishing sent me an email with some info. about the graphic novel edition of Michael J. Sullivan's short story The Jester. If you want to check out the synopsis for the short... Continue Reading →
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks I started the audio version last week and will hopefully finish in the next few days. I like it- assassin books are almost always great- but I don't love it as much as The Black Prism. Maybe my opinion will change as the book/series goes along. It's dark... Continue Reading →
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