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! I haven't read any of the actual Norse myths, though I'm familiar with many of the stories so that makes the thought of reading this version... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 1/16/17
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams After coming across info about The Witchwood Crown, which will release in April, I was inspired to pick up the audiobook of The Dragonbone Chair. Epic fantasy from before I was born?? Why not! It sounded like a great book and though I'm only a few chapters in I'm... Continue Reading →
The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks – Review
Published: October 25, 2016 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 682 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: When does an empire fall? The Seven Satrapies have collapsed into four-and those are falling before the White King's armies. Gavin Guile, ex-emperor, ex-Prism, ex-galley slave, formerly the one man who might have averted war, is now lost, broken, and... Continue Reading →
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks – Review
Published: August 26, 2014 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 757 (Paperback) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: As the old gods awaken, the Chromeria is in a race to find its lost Prism, the only man who may be able to stop catastrophe, Gavin Guile. But Gavin's enslaved on a galley, and when he finally escapes,... Continue Reading →
Currently Reading: 1/9/17
The Holver Alley Crew by Marshall Ryan Maresca I'm nearly finished with this one (and might finish it before this post is up). It's another exceptional book from MRM and adds yet another layer of vibrancy and depth to the ever expanding city of Maradaine. The Holver Alley Crew will appeal to fans of Scott... Continue Reading →
The Rose Society by Marie Lu – Review
Published: October 13, 2015 Publisher: G.P. Putnam Son's Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 398 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all. Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the... Continue Reading →
Stacking the Shelves: 1/7/17
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!... Continue Reading →
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden – Review
Published: January 10, 2017 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Fantasy Pages: 336 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday: Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
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! After getting back into the world of Shadowhunters this past year with Lady Midnight, I am (not) patiently awaiting the release of Lord of Shadows in April. I was... Continue Reading →
The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks – Review
Published: September 11, 2012 Publisher: Orbit Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 671 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Gavin Guile is dying. He’d thought he had five years left—now he has less than one. With fifty thousand refugees, a bastard son, and an ex-fiancée who may have learned his darkest secret, Gavin has problems on every... Continue Reading →
