With how the second book ended on a rather surprising cliffhanger, I couldn’t help but wonder how Armstrong would continue the story in book 3 and end her trilogy. In a sense, the cliffhanger worked as it grabbed my attention since I needed to know what happened next. But that also created higher expectations as … Continue reading Book Review: Forest of Ruin by Kelley Armstrong
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Book Review: Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong
After how intriguing and surprising I found the first book, Sea of Shadows, I wanted to continue the series and see how Armstrong continues her well written and rather unpredictably good and engaging story. There’s a lot of tropes that are often the bane of YA Fantasies. I often find I get uneasy as soon … Continue reading Book Review: Empire of Night by Kelley Armstrong
Book Review: Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
A confession of sorts, I often have a lot of apprehension reading novels from authors I’m unfamiliar with. There’s always a risk the story could be disappointing in a number of ways and the time it takes to finish a book always makes it feel a bit risky. But it’s also a mindset I’m trying … Continue reading Book Review: Sea of Shadows by Kelley Armstrong
Book Review: The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Having read the other three books in the Cosmere series, I figured I might as well finish off the 4th book in the set. While I loved Tress of the Emerald Sea and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, I didn’t quite care for The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England. I wondered if The … Continue reading Book Review: The Sunlit Man: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: Harley Merlin #9 – Harley Merlin and The Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest
It’s been quite a while since I’ve read the Harley Merlin series by Bella Forrest. Part of that was because the 9th book disappeared from online stores and my local bookstore but part of it was also a lack of excitement admittedly. The 8th book felt like it took forever to get to but it … Continue reading Book Review: Harley Merlin #9 – Harley Merlin and The Mortal Pact by Bella Forrest
Book Review: Skyward #4 – Defiant by Brandon Sanderson
I remember as soon as I saw this book listed I preordered it as soon as I could. I can’t remember the last time I was so excited for a book to arrive. I haven’t been moved by a series like this since The Shadow of the Fox series by Julie Kagawa. The Skyward series … Continue reading Book Review: Skyward #4 – Defiant by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Romance novels were never really stories I had taken much interest in. While I do appreciate romance in stories I’ve read, I’ve always stayed clear of romance centered novels as they often tend to focus more on the physical side of romance while I prefer the tender and sentimental moments instead. With that being said, … Continue reading Book Review: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Book Review: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret projects #2) by Brandon Sanderson
Normally when reading a novel by Brandon Sanderson, I expect to have a pretty enjoyable time reading it. When he wrote three books during quarantine, I was fairly excited to read them. I absolutely love the other books he had written and Tress of the Emerald Sea which was the first of his Secret Project … Continue reading Book Review: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret projects #2) by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: The Legacy of Yangchen by F.C. Lee
Writing about the expanded history of the Avatar The Last Airbender really allows for the exploration of the darker parts of the established world. Continuing Yangchen’s story tells a story far more foreboding and bleaker than one would expect. The Avatar stories tend to be more focused on overt and bombastic adventures and even the … Continue reading Book Review: The Legacy of Yangchen by F.C. Lee
Book review: Skyward #3 – Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
It’s been quite a while since I’ve read Starsight back in 2019, but the book was pretty great but didn’t feel as strong as the first book Skyward. Part of that was because the theme shift between what book one was a fight for humanity’s survival against a brutal and unknowable alien race to book … Continue reading Book review: Skyward #3 – Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
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