This book has been ABSOLUTELY WOW and if we hang out, I’ve already told you countless times that you need to read it. If I haven’t? Well, YOU NEED TO READ IT. There. And now onto the reasons why! 5 Reasons To Read Creature of Will and Temper Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5+++ stars Essentially,…
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State of the ARC #5 Fantasy ARCs this month
So how are things going for you ARC, readers? That time of the month again! Let’s update all our ARC stats. ~ For Those Who Are New To The Meme ~ If you want to participate too, just link up anytime during this month and refer to this page as to the rules of what to put in your post and…
Continue Reading→5 Reasons To Read The Girl In The Tower It's Even Better Than The Bear And The Nightingale
When I read The Bear and the Nightingale, I definitely liked it (you can find the review here), but I knew that the series was not opening up its full potential. But I decided to stick with it, because I was sure it would bloom by the second book. And it did! I loved The Girl in the Tower. So here are… 5 Reasons To…
Continue Reading→5 Reasons To Read His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman One Of The Musts For A Fantasy Lover
One of the most famous and beloved fantasy book trilogies you can think of. One that has been tried to adapt into a movie, but it failed, as some things (okay, most things!) are probably best left in book form. It’s so epic, I can only compare it to Harry Potter. If you haven’t read it yet, let me see…
Continue Reading→Neo-Victorians, Utopia And The Big Picture The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson
What does an advanced supercomputer, an important and powerful equity lord, a judge following Confucian principles and a poor, little girl who lives in a bad neighbourhood have to do with each other? A lot, as it turns out, if we’re talking about The Diamond Age: or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson. Check out on Goodreads Get at…
Continue Reading→Episode 2 of Steampunk Magic In Petticoats Weaver's Lament by Emma Newman
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★✬ 4.5 stars I have several questions for you: Do you like petticoats, Victorians and magic? What about a female heroine, who, while a little bit lost and flustered, is kickass despite not knowing it herself? And would you care for a would-be love triangle that is forbidden in more ways than I care…
Continue Reading→Watch Out, An Anthology Overview Overwatch Anthology Volume 1 By Blizzard Entertainment
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★✬☆ 3.5 stars Ah, Overwatch. The only place where telling the time on your stopped wristwatch is foreshadowing mass manslaughter (at least, you hope so) Don’t you wonder where it all started for our rag-tag band of heroes / villains / … Wait, why are you here? Well never mind that. This Anthology…
Continue Reading→A Magical [Toy] Store On An Island? Count Me In. Omnia by Laura Gallego
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5 stars This book was amazing. I know it’s really weak and shitty of me to start a book review like that, but just… believe me. This book was so stunningly amazing, that I’m not sure I know what more to say about it? The feeling of reading it comes close…
Continue Reading→Every Season Must End, And Every Review Must Be Written The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5 stars Why is it that I can’t seem to be able to write a review for The Fifth Season for so long? I’ve finished it at the end of April, now it’s August, and lo and behold – the review has not materialized. …Why? I’ll tell you why. Because when…
Continue Reading→Red Rising Simply BLEW MY MIND! The Best Bossy Buddy Read Of The Year
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5 SHINING stars WOW. I can actually not believe this book. I bought Red Rising ages ago, and it’s been lying and lying around on my Kindle. I would look at it and go, nah… Why did I even buy this… It’s probably typical YA Hunger Games sort of stuff… Going to…
Continue Reading→Is There Super Fun Scifi, But Not For Teens? YES. Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom by Bradley W. Schenck
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5 stars If I were you, I’d just read this book already. But stick around, if you want to find out why. So let’s ignore the somewhat tacky cover for a bit. (I’m glad I can look past the cover. I’m better than that! But I know that I nearly didn’t click…
Continue Reading→How To Ruin A Book? You Make A Sequel, Of Course. Shift by Hugh Howey (Silo series)
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★☆☆☆☆ 1 star It is truly a sorry affair that most sequels just do not turn out right. Well, alright, not most. Some. Can we settle on a lot? I can start naming now, (The sequel to Blood Red Road, Metro 2034…) and I am sure you can carry on with this list to eternity.…
Continue Reading→Want a Retro Fantasy about magic and mythology? The Breedling And The City In The Garden by Kimberlee Ann Bastian
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★✬☆ 3.5 stars “So, writer, what sort of tale will you tell me tonight?” “Well, reader, get yourself some strong tea and a nightlight, because I have a warm retro tale about street urchins in the 1930’s and… magic.” “My my, writer, that sure sounds swell!” “Brace yourself, reader, it truly is, even…
Continue Reading→Rogue mages, steampunk spells and secrecy – Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman What looks like a beginning to a truly captivating series
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★✬ 4.5 stars This review has been due for a while, I’m sorry, Emma Newman! (haha…) But here we go. Brother’s Ruin was a book I’d been waiting to read like no tomorrow! I was sadly denied an advance copy, so I had to ultimately wait for the release (like all mere mortals… kidding!),…
Continue Reading→Dead world, primal mind eating monster, kids with powers – Children of the Different, S.C.Flynn 3.5 stars, but it's definitely worth a read if you love fantasy
Check out on Goodreads ★★★✬☆ 3.5 stars Received in giveaway I have been reading this book for quite a while. The reason it took me so long though, was because I was listening to it on a reading app, rather than just reading. I have received this one on a giveaway. Having finished it, I was struggling with the rating…
Continue Reading→Envy of Angels – Sin du Jour #1 A slow start to a really good series
Goodreads average 3.87 ★★★★✮ 4.5 stars I’m sure you’ve heard about this one. It’s another fun, ass-kicking and quite inventive Urban Fantasy series, right along the lines of Rivers of London and the like. Except this time, we’re talking catering. And not just any kind of catering. I found out about this series from Tammy’s blog. I wasn’t going to pick up…
Continue Reading→5 books that I’m DYING to read But probably won't anytime soon
Hey all! This time I’m doing a non-review post, and it’s not because I’m short on books I’ve read or back-logged reviews (I wish), it’s actually because I’ve been thinking of these for a while now and I can’t get them out of my mind! So I’ve decided to share: Anyone else who wants to participate can grab this disclaimer…
Continue Reading→Foxglove summer – #RiversOfLondon urban fantasy series #5 Another epic tale from Ben Aaronovitch, but with a slightly weak ending
So, have you heard of the Rivers of London series? It’s actually called PC Grant or Peter Grant series, but since it started with Rivers of London, everyone just calls it that. It’s one of the best urban fantasy series ever! If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do. I will include the links to the series at the…
Continue Reading→The Bear And The Nightingale by Katherine Arden It's nothing like Deathless, but that's a good thing
So this is actually a book people have been waiting for me to review. And yet… I finished this more than a week ago, and I still feel like my review is nowhere near the way I want it to be. No pressure. So I’ll just have to publish the review the way it is, because over all my fretting the…
Continue Reading→50 000 reasons to read Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft ...I don't literally have 50 000, but that's the equivalent sum of their weight
Check out on Goodreads Get at Book Depository ★★★★★ 5 stars So I’ve just finished this very awesome read that I am dying to put into a review. Like RIGHT NOW. NAO. (It’s the middle of the night.) I liked it so much I literally found the author’s website, clicked “email” and wrote a message basically along the lines of PLEASE…
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