Like many readers, I have a hard time listening to music and reading at the same time. Unless, of course, it's that really awesome cinematic music that makes you want to conquer nations and climb mountains. Or Coldplay. Here are some of my favorite musicians/musical groups to listen to while immersed in literature. Audiomachine Coldplay... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Least Favorite Required Readings
Everyone has those books that they were required to read in high school or college that they just hated. Here is a list of my least favorite required readings, which is by no means comprehensive. Animal Farm by George Orwell A Separate Peace by John Knowles Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Scarlet Letter by... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Characters That Didn’t Deserve to Die
*This post contains spoilers!!* There is always that one character whose death destroys you inside and you mourn them for the rest of the book (or series). Here is a list of the character that totally didn't deserve to die and the book in which they died. And it's totally more than five. Ezri Delmastro... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Grimdark Series
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 →
Top 5 Male Characters
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 →
Top 5 Female Characters
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 →
Top 5 Hyped Books I Haven’t Read
Half A King by Joe Abercrombie Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Young Elites by Marie Lu Cinder by Marissa Meyer You might notice that most (okay ALL) of these are more YA oriented novels. That's because I'm just now starting to read YA again after several years of... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Unfinished Books
Here is a list of books that I haven't finished because I just didn't think they were that awesome, or because they lost my attention. Comment below and tell me about your unfinished books! Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood -- This book just wasn't for me. The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu --... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Most Anticipated Books
The Doors of Stone by Patrick Rothfuss The Thorn of Emberlain by Scott Lynch The Winds of Winter by George R.R. Martin Morning Star by Pierce Brown Skybreaker (Stormlight Archive #3) by Brandon Sanderson I've have been patiently awaiting several of these for years and it will be an awesome day when the official release dates are... Continue Reading →
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