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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 →
Published: February 11, 2016 Publisher: Silver Wing Press Genre: Fantasy Pages: 350 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A woman awoken in air, a soldier forged by fire, a weapon risen from blood. Vhalla Yarl has made it to the warfront in the North. Forged by blood and fire, she has steeled her heart for... Continue Reading →
Published: January 26, 2016 Publisher: Tor Genre: Fantasy Pages: 447 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a period corresponding to late 19th-century America. Now,... Continue Reading →
Published: March 31, 2015 Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy Pages: 352 (Hardcover) My Rating: 3.0/5.0 Synopsis: Devoted readers of Lady Trent’s earlier memoirs, A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents, may believe themselves already acquainted with the particulars of her historic voyage aboard the Royal Survey Ship Basilisk, but the true story... Continue Reading →
Published: February 9, 2016 Publisher: Del Rey Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 518 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people. But Darrow is determined to fight back. Risking everything to transform himself and... Continue Reading →
Published: February 16, 2016 Publisher: Tor Teen Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 384 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: For eighteen-year-old Gideon Blake, nothing but death can keep him from achieving his goal of becoming a U.S. Army Ranger. As it turns out, it does. Recovering from the accident that most definitely killed him, Gideon finds... Continue Reading →
Published: February 6, 2014 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 273 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis: A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist’s journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to... Continue Reading →
Published: July 30, 2013 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Contemporary Fiction Pages: 396 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis: At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died... Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his... Continue Reading →
After realizing that I haven't addressed this, I wrote a short explanation on how I judge books when reviewing. Primarily, I rate book by the amount of emotion it evokes within me, which usually correlates with how well a book is written, the quality of the character development, and the movement of the plot. For... Continue Reading →
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