Title: Rhythm of War Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: High fantasy In short: A supremely satisfying tome Minor spoilers It has been about six months since Rhythm of War was unleashed on the world. For six whole months I have been anticipating this book. Some of you may wonder why it’s taken me so long to … Continue reading
Title: Rule of Wolves Author: Leigh Bardugo Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: The conclusion to the duology which should have been a trilogy. Leigh Bardugo has become one of my favourite authors in recent years. I adore her writing style. I adore her world building. A few of the characters from her books are among … Continue reading
Title: Ariadne Author: Jennifer Saint Genre: Fantasy/Retelling In short: A tale of two sisters Ariadne is touted as a retelling of the classic Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. I don’t think this is an entirely accurate description of this book. At its core Ariadne is a tale of two sisters, Phaedra and the … Continue reading
Title: Fairest & Stars Above Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: Two unnecessary, yet fun additions to The Lunar Chronicles No spoilers It’s got to be some sort of crime that I didn’t read Fairest and Stars Above when I first read The Lunar Chronicles series. They both added so much more to … Continue reading
Title: The Bargainer Author: Laura Thalassa Genre: Paranormal Romance In short: A steamy a paranormal romance. No major spoilers The Bargainer Trilogy isn’t anything special. But it’s smutty, it’s magical and it was easy to devour. For me, it was a bit of a guilty pleasure read. I love fantasy and I love romance. I … Continue reading
Title: Thunderhead Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi In short: A thrilling sequel to Scythe. No spoilers When I saw the audio version of Thunderhead book available on BorrowBox I knew it was time to pick it up. Having read and enjoyed Scythe months ago I knew I’d eventually get around to it. But I … Continue reading
Title: A Discovery of Witches Author: Deborah Harkness Genre: Paranormal Romance/Fantasy In short: A well written paranormal romance. No spoilers The premise for A Discovery of Witches is simple: a vampire and a witch fall in love. Does this make A Discovery of Witches basically Twilight for adults? Kind of. There is a broody, over-protective … Continue reading
Title: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: New Adult/Fantasy In short: A boring book with an epic ending No spoilers A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire starts off desperately slow. Considering the cliffhanger that it ended on, this kind of surprised me. I had expected so much more to happen … Continue reading
Title: Edgedancer Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy In short: A short snappy novella with a purpose. No spoilers I have a confession to make. I read Oathbringer before I read Edgedancer. I know, I know. It’s a scandal. Brandon Sanderson clearly states at the start of Oathbringer that one ought to read Edgedancer before starting … Continue reading
Title: The Absoloute Book Author: Elizabeth Knox Genre: Fantasy In short: “mind-blowing” No spoilers I felt as if I was climbing a very steep mountain while I was reading The Absolute Book. The summit seemed constantly out of reach. Sometimes it felt as though it was further away than it had when I started the … Continue reading
