Tag: romantasy
Zodiac Academy: The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
This series is turning into some kind of guilty pleasure for me. On the one hand I don’t think it’s very well written and it’s repetitive as hell – I mean I’m at the end of the book 3 and they’ve just gotten through one semester and they’ve finally earned the way to START being […]
Continue reading Zodiac Academy: The Reckoning by Caroline Peckham and Susanne ValentiZodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti
I approached this book with some trepidation. I had some really mixed feelings about the first book. Now after reading book 2 in the series, I’m wondering… is this a satire? It has the hogwarts houses. It has the tingling spidey sense. It has the hot bad boys. It has the evil and yet somehow […]
Continue reading Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne ValentiCrescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
So I’ve seen a few reviews of Crescent City that call this Maas’ first “adult” series, and I legit do not understand what they mean by that. There is plenty of sex and violence in her other series, in fact possibly more. What about this book makes it more “adult”? It is certainly a much […]
Continue reading Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J MaasThe Last Guardian by Laura Collin
Wow. This book has everything. Multiple races. (Not just elves and humans, but EIGHT additional races.) Complex magic systems that vary by race. Even more complex religions. Magical beasts. A tyrannical government and secret rebellion. Plots to destroy the world and even more plots to save it. Literal portals into hell! Collin has created a […]
Continue reading The Last Guardian by Laura CollinThe Book of Dragons by Molly Francis
The author kindly allowed me to be an ARC reader for this book. The hero who thinks they are just a normal person until their history is revealed is a major trope in fantasy – Luke Skywalker anyone? Main character Sif Lanthor is exactly such a person. She thinks she is just a “normal girl” […]
Continue reading The Book of Dragons by Molly FrancisAlchemised 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 […]
Continue reading Alchemised by SenLinYuThis 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 […]
Continue reading This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max GladstoneKingdom 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 […]
Continue reading Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J MaasTower 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 […]
Continue reading Tower of Dawn by Sarah J MaasEmpire 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 […]
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