Title: Aurora Burning Author: Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman Genre: Young Adult/Sci-Fi In short: Squad 312 are back and it’s ALL action. No spoilers Please bear with me for a moment while I gather my thoughts on Aurora Burning. . . . . . . . . . . . This . . . Book. … Continue reading
Title: Chain of Gold Author: Cassandra Clare Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: Good main characters, too many side characters. No spoilers I think I’m done with Shadowhunters. Officially done. It’s gotten so out of control with all the characters and the different time periods that I’m finding it kind of hard to follow it at all. With this in … Continue reading
Title: Golden Son Author: Pierce Brown Genre: Sci-Fi In short: A thrilling sequel to Red Rising No spoilers I didn’t enjoy Golden Son as much as Red Rising. There I said it. Everything was so shiny and new in Red Rising as Darrow discovers himself and the world he lives in but in Golden Son it’s all … Continue reading
Title: Time of Contempt Author: Andrzej Sapkowski Genre: Fantasy In short: A fantasy that shines when there is action, but dulls when the characters talk too much, No spoilers This is a difficult book to review. Some parts of it were excellent. Some parts of it were terrible. Much like Blood of Elves this book reads more like a … Continue reading
Title: The Map From Here To There Author: Emery Lord Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary In short: A book about that tumultuous last year of high school No spoilers A young adult contemporary novel was just what I needed right about now. The Map From Here To There just seemed so normal in a time when nothing is normal. The book explores … Continue reading
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to visit The Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand. As a huge Lord of the Rings fan it was the first thing on my list when my partner and I decided were going to go to overseas this year. He had previously been to the set when … Continue reading
Title: The Wicked King Author: Holly Black Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy In short: A predictable sequel to The Cruel Prince No spoilers I devoured this book. After the ending of The Cruel Prince I was desperate to know what would happen next. However, the outcome wasn’t at all surprising. Backstabbing. Betrayal. Revenge. This book series is Game-Of-Thronesish in the way that the … Continue reading
