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 →
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett – Review
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 →
Skyborn by David Dalglish – Review
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 →
The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg – Review
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 →
Currently Reading: 3/9/16
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 →
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North – Review
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 →
The Lyre Thief by Jennifer Fallon – Review
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 →
The Magicians by Lev Grossman – Review
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 →
February 2016 Wrap Up
February was another fantastic reading month! I read so many awesome books this month, so it's hard to pick a favorite... but Morning Star was definitely my most anticipated. There were so many feels associated with these books because I wrapped up two trilogies, continued a few more and discovered some awesome new authors! I... Continue Reading →
Earth’s End by Elise Kova – Review
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 →
