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The Friday Face off is a weekly meme hosted by Books by Proxy and the official rules can be found here. This is a fun way to feature your favorite book covers and show off your favorite edition! The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! I can't believe I haven't featured Sins of Empire yet- what negligence!! I loved Brian McClellan's Powder Mage trilogy and I was stoked to learn that... Continue Reading →
Published: March 11, 2014 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 640 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Loyalty costs money. Betrayal, on the other hand, is free. When the Emperor is taken hostage, the Red Knight and his men find their services in high demand -- and themselves surrounded by enemies. The country is in revolt,... Continue Reading →
Published: October 8, 2008 Publisher: Flux Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Pages: 325 (Paperback) My Rating: 2.5/5.0 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand - one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! I am ALWAYS going to buy Brandon Sanderson's books because, I'll admit that I'm a diehard fan. He's never written a book that I found to... Continue Reading →
Published: December 1, 2008 Publisher: Orbit Genre: Fantasy Pages: 689 (Mass Market) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 Synopsis: Logan Gyre is king of Cenaria, a country under siege, with a threadbare army and little hope. He has one chance — a desperate gamble, but one that could destroy his kingdom. In the north, the new Godking has... Continue Reading →
Reign of Madness by Kel Kade I am unashamedly addicted to this series and I've been squeezing in reading time at all possible opportunities. Kel Kade knows how to hook an audience and and write characters that you want to be BFF's with in real life because they're that frikkin' awesome. As I write this post,... Continue Reading →
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine where bloggers feature a book that we just can’t wait to get our hands on! I just can't get enough of either one of Marshall Ryan Maresca's series set in Maradaine. They're a delight to read and I look forward to... Continue Reading →
Published: November 1, 2016 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/ Simon451 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 464 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: For fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Scott Lynch, a picaresque fantasy about a clever young beggar who bargains his way into an apprenticeship with a company of thieving magicians and uses his newfound skills in... Continue Reading →
Published: November 1, 2016 Publisher: Pyr Genre: Fantasy- Historical Pages: 340 (Paperback) My Rating: 3.5/5.0 Synopsis: In 1814, the Congress of Vienna has just begun. Diplomats battle over a new map of Europe, actors vie for a chance at glory, and aristocrats and royals from across the continent come together to celebrate the... Continue Reading →
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