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After loving The Magicians so much, I obviously had to continue on with the series! Can't wait to see what Fillory has in store, especially after I was completely horrified by The Beast. I've also been watching the tv series on SyFy based on the books and it's really great thus far and that surprised... Continue Reading →
Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 421 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his... Continue Reading →
In speculative fiction (especially fantasy) there is a continuing theme of characters doing these great, impossible things whether it be saving the world or overthrowing a government. While I love these stories and hold them dear to my heart, I wonder why the plot of these books has to be so grandiose. Why can’t someone... Continue Reading →
Published: September 9, 2014 Publisher: Broadway Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 452 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Years ago, the city of Bulikov wielded the powers of the Gods to conquer the world. But after its divine protectors were mysteriously killed, the conqueror has become the conquered; the city's proud history has been erased and censored,... Continue Reading →
Published: November 17, 2015 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 464 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: The last remnants of humanity live on six islands floating high above the Endless Ocean, fighting a brutal civil war in the skies. The Seraphim, elite soldiers trained for aerial combat, battle one another while wielding elements of ice, fire... Continue Reading →
Published: February 7, 2012 Publisher: Free Press Genre: Mystery, Fiction Pages: 432 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: During an unusually hot July, detective Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck are enjoying a rare week at home together, nervous and excited about the imminent birth of their first baby. Across town, however, a six-year-old boy makes a... Continue Reading →
I'm about a 100 pages in already and so far I'm realllly enjoying this! I'm not sure how I feel about the dynamic between Julian + Emma at the moment, but I've barely put a dent in this massive volume. I have HIGH hopes for it after all the praise for it going around the... Continue Reading →
Published: April 8, 2014 Publisher: Redhook Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 405 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever... Continue Reading →
Published: March 8, 2016 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 448 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Ten years have passed since the events of the Demon Child books that left the god Xaphista dead, the nation Karien without a religion or king and the matriarchal country of Medalon ruled by men. But it is in... Continue Reading →
Published: August 11, 2009 Publisher: Viking Genre: Fantasy Pages: 402 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love,... Continue Reading →
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