I try not to read too much about books ahead of time, because I really hate being swayed by other people’s opinions. I accidently found out that this is many people’s least favorite book in this trilogy, so I was definitely a little nervous going into it. I can definitely see where people would have […]
Holy Sister – Mark Lawrence Read More »
I enjoyed this book – it’s the second in a series following the lives of three sisters. They’re both the daughter of a baron in the capital city, but also the Mousai, enforcers for the Thief King, who also happens to be their father. This is Niya’s story, and we get a taste of it
Dance of a Burning Sea – E. J. Mellow Read More »
I am so loving this series. Which is making my resolution to wait until the paperback of the third book comes out very hard to stick to. If I didn’t have a ton of other stuff to read, I’m sure I would have run out and bought the hardcover already. El’s a senior now, and
The Last Graduate – Naomi Novik Read More »
Leave it to Le Guin to write a young adult book that’s a really moving story of slavery and freedom. This book is the story of Gavir, a slave in one of the households in the city of Etra, part of a confederation of cities that constantly seem to be at war with each other,
Powers – Ursula K. Le Guin Read More »
Interesting book. It’s set in a vaguely Eastern cultured world, where people use magic called madra. Lindon is born without any specific ability to shape madra, meaning he’s unsouled – more or less useless to his family. But he’s determined to make something of himself, and through sheer force of will sets out on what
Unsouled – Will Wight Read More »
This is a reread, which I don’t normally write up, but these two books (this is the follow up to The Curse of Chalion), are just so incredibly good, I want to make sure I mention them again. Ista is a minor character in The Curse of Chalion, the dowager royina, mother to the two
Paladin of Souls – Lois McMaster Bujold Read More »
This is a fun end to the Parasol Protectorate books. In the last book, Alexia had had a baby with her werewolf husband, meaning that young Prudence is a metanatural- able to take on the characteristics of a supernatural creature with just a touch. Which is all sorts of fun with
Timeless – Gail Carriger Read More »
Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Magic books are fairy tale retellings set in the late 19th and early 20th century – the magic in these stories centers on the elements of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. This is the first book that opened up that concept to other authors – and I really enjoyed it.
Elemental Magic – ed. Mercedes Lackey Read More »
So this series ends in a way that really does make sense, but still comes across as a bit of a reset back to the beginning. I’m really not sure how I feel about it. Part of me feels cheated, but on the other hand, it was stated early on that
Lord Sunday – Garth Nix Read More »
This is the penultimate book in this series, and Arthur Penhaligon, Rightful Heir to the Architect, has now gained enough power to move to the Upper House and find the sixth part of the Architect’s Will in Saturday’s domain. Saturday is the best sorceress among the Denizens, but Arthur himself has been changing,
Superior Saturday – Garth Nix Read More »