Well, hi there! I know, I know... it got quiet on here for a little while. But I'm back! And never fear, books have still been devoured and enjoyed in the mean time. Here's a few noteworthies I've read lately: The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett. Humanity has...
The Waking Fire (The Draconis Memoria #1) by Anthony Ryan. Imagine if dragons existed (in four colors: Black, Red, Green and Blue), and each type of blood granted certain powers to a select few of the population. Imagine the era of monarchies and governments had...
Steelheart (Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson. I'm a fan of Sanderson's Mistborn books, and his Stormlight Archives series so far. And while I never finished the Wheel of Time series (as of yet), I heard he did good things with it after Robert Jordan's death. So I've...
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay. What do a pirate, a spy, a painter, a merchant, and a soldier have in common? They are all key characters in this book, and they are all more than they seem. Children of Earth and Sky is a story about intertwined lives and...
Six of Crows (#1) by Leigh Bardugo. My husband asked what this book was about while I was reading it, and for brevity I answered "It's like Ocean's Eleven, but with magic." This is not an inaccurate representation, I think. There's a motley assortment of crooks...
The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires #1) by Jim Butcher. Jim Butcher is one of my favorite authors (The Dresden Files! The Codex Alera!), so when I heard he was writing a new YA-ish steampunk series, I couldn't wait to jump in. This first book in the series...
Fool's Quest (The Fitz & The Fool Trilogy #2) by Robin Hobb. First things first, if you are new to Robin Hobb's Realms of the Elderlings books, stop reading this blog post immediately and go pick up Assassin's Apprentice. Then make your way through the rest of the...
The House of the Four Winds (One Dozen Daughters #1) by Mercedes Lackey & James Mallory. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Princess Clarice is the eldest of 13 royal children - 12 girls and one boy. Her parents,...
Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest is a snarky YA romp through the tropes of mythology, in the form of a road trip across part of western America. I'm a big fan of classic mythologies, so this seemed like it'd be right up...
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