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
Tag: Science Fiction
Discussion in World Building – Community, Society and History
Over the past few months, I had been struggling with progressing book 3’s story. I thought I had everything planned out and set to write this sequel without issue. However, similar to book 1 and 2, as I wrote, I started to notice other characters and story elements were developing far more than I had … Continue reading Discussion in World Building – Community, Society and History
Book Review: A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden
This review was requested by the Author. Reading a book that isn’t a part of the genre you normally immerse yourself in can often lead to surprising revelations. For the most part, I delve into stories of epic fantasy worlds with heroes fighting for their lives while revealing very real human experiences. But to read … Continue reading Book Review: A Touch of Death by Rebecca Crunden
Book Review: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
The first book in the series, Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, is one of my favorite books of all time. It was so different from the traditional Young Adult books and dealt with very serious issues of PTSD and emotional scarring. What made it even more impactful were how endearing the characters were and how invested … Continue reading Book Review: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff has been a book on my to-read list for a while now. Reading the book blurb, it was hard not to not to be excited for it. The concept reminded me a lot of a Firefly or Voltron esque story. A crew of misfit characters banding together … Continue reading Book Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Book Review: Gears of War Ascendance by Jason M. Hough
This was a rather odd choice of material to read but I was very curious about how a book based off of a video game would read. Can a story based off of a video game hold the same weight as a story bound only to literature? Different forms of media lend themselves to different … Continue reading Book Review: Gears of War Ascendance by Jason M. Hough
Book Review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Fantasy has always felt like the more entertaining genre for young adult fiction. There’s been several stories that have focused on the post-apocalyptic or dystopian narrative for teen/young adult fiction that have, for the most part, felt rather bland in my opinion. While The Maze Runner was a fantastic book that felt refreshing and unique, … Continue reading Book Review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Book Review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
I fancied myself mostly as a fantasy author and reader. Magic and the idea of drawing the power from within had always been elements of storytelling I loved (very anime). But recently I was enamored with the idea of trying to write a science fiction story. Lo and behold, as I thought about it Skyward … Continue reading Book Review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review : The Maze Runner by James Dashner
When I think about what a Young Adult novel is, The Maze Runner is one of the titles that comes to mind. I had never read it before but I had heard back then how popular it was at the time of its publication. Now that I’ve read it, I can understand why people liked … Continue reading Book Review : The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Book Review : Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
Considering how much I LOVED the first book, Steelheart, I picked up Firefight without hesitation. I thought I would expect the same style of storytelling that was in the first book, more of David Charleston adorkable shenanigans. I was genuinely surprised at how different and questioning this story was but I loved it so much. … Continue reading Book Review : Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
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