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Ashes of the Revolution by Nathan G Alexander
I recently started reaching out to authors who post on Instagram that they are looking for ARC readers and it’s been a fascinating experience. All of the books I have received fall within the fantasy genre, but they could not be more different from each other. Ashes of the Revolution falls on the more realistic […]
Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
I am genuinely unsure what to make of this book. So first of all, it has a lot of pretty well-worn tropes. I don’t usually hold that against a writer, some of my favourite stories are re-imaginings of older works. But the “re-imagining” part is definitely not playing a role here, the main characters are […]
Alchemised by SenLinYu
Oh my Gods, I loved this book so much. Normally when I read I have a notepad next to me and I note down points that I want to mention later. For this book, I made zero notes – I was glued to the story from the very first page. There are parts of the […]
.dot/slash(magic) by Liz Shipton
This was a thoroughly enjoyable story. I put it in the “fantasy” section because although there is romance, it’s not the main focus of the story. And although it deals with computers, I wouldn’t call it science fiction either. Instead it fits into that “fantastical science” category inhabited by stories like Matrix and Stargate. The […]
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
I had to think about which category this book belongs in before finally deciding on Romantasy. The romance is absolutely the central focus of the book, but do I call it a fantasy? Eventually I decided that the world-building is “fantastic” enough to count, but if I run into any more like this I may […]
The Primal of Blood and Bone by Jennifer L Armentrout
I really enjoyed the first four books of the series, but I have to admit that this one disappointed me. It felt really disjointed, like Armentrout didn’t really have a clear view of where the plot was going and she just kept throwing in extra characters to make things happen. First of all it took […]
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J Maas
This book is honkin’ huge. Which makes sense because there is a lot of ground to cover. The team is scattered across the map, each group with a different task to accomplish and all facing incredible odds against success. Doing their respective stories justice is bound to take a lot of pages. Another character reappears […]
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas
I am ashamed to admit how long it took me to notice the pun in the name of this book – Yrene’s last name is towers and her magic looks like white light. I never claimed to be smart. So this entire book takes place in the city of Antica in the Southern Kingdom. The […]
Empire of Storms by Sarah J Maas
A LOT happens in this book. Holy crap. A+++ for plot movement. I should have known that Aelin showing up in Terrasen after two decades would not be as simple as just stepping up to her throne. Darrow tells her she is not the Queen unless the other nobles give their support, but I notice […]
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
So Aelin returns to Rifthold, where the story began. The same characters are in play but everything feels different. Everything is different and only in part because Aelin has changed so much. Choal starts off being plenty pissy, but to be fair the man has a point. I’m sure he was hoping she would return […]