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Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - 9/1 Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson - 9/22 Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs - 9/22 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 9/29 The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher - 9/29 I am REALLY excited about several of these and I know many... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Christopher Sinclair goes out for a walk on a mild Arizona evening and never comes back. He stumbles into a freezing winter under an impossible night sky, where magic is real -- but bought at a terrible price. A misplaced act of decency lands him in a brawl with an arrogant nobleman... Continue Reading →
I originally posted this review of Gardens of the Moon on my first blog, which was kind of a failure. After posting my Top 5 favorite Grimdark series earlier this week I decided this would be a great follow up!
The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson The Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence The Powder Mage Trilogy by Brian McClellan Raven's Shadow Trilogy by Anthony Ryan The Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook For those of you unaware, Grimdark refers to a sub-genre of speculative fiction that is particularly realistic... Continue Reading →
Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synposis: When Eila Doyle first hears the strange boy calling from somewhere deep in her sleep, she begins to question her sanity. In the gleaming steampunk world of Waldron's Gate, citizens aren't meant to dream -- and those who eschew their daily Crumble and dare to do so anyway face madness … and... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Artemis Awakening is the start of a new series by New York Times bestseller Jane Lindskold. The distant world Artemis is a pleasure planet created out of bare rock by a technologically advanced human empire that provided its richest citizens with a veritable Eden to play in. All tech was concealed and... Continue Reading →
Kvothe from The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Harry Dresden from The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher Locke Lamora from The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch Darrow from Red Rising by Pierce Brown Tyrion Lannister from A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin So, last week I did a list... Continue Reading →
I'm totally not going to have time to do a post every day, so I'm going to do three of my favorite quotes in one post. I would like to thank Bookish Library for tagging me to do this! The Rules: 1. Thank the person who nominated you. 2. Post a quote for 3 consecutive... Continue Reading →
Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: Haunted by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of eternal youth—she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to keep it. In 1860 Surrey, a young woman has only one occupation: to marry. Senza Fyne is beautiful, intelligent, and lacks neither wealth nor... Continue Reading →
Arya Stark from Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Vin from The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson Celaena Sardothien from Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Fela from The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Shallan Davar from The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Each of the lovely fictional ladies on... Continue Reading →
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