"Alizayd al Qahtani didn't make it a month with his caravan."First line in The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty Author: S. A. Chakraborty Published: January 22nd, 2019 Genre: Fantasy Series: The Daevabad Trilogy #2 My rating: ★★★★★ This review is all spoiler-filled because it's the second book in a trilogy. If you want… Continue reading The Kingdom of Copper by S. A. Chakraborty – Spoilery Book Review
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The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty – Book Review
"He was an easy mark."First line in The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty Author: S. A. Chakraborty Published: November 14, 2017 Genre: Historical Fantasy Series: The Daevabad Trilogy #1 My rating: ★★★★★ Buzzwords: Middle Eastern fantasy, djinn, political fantasy Synopsis: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets… Continue reading The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty – Book Review
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan – Book Review
"Fitful drafts of chill air blew in through the cruciform windows of the Bell Tower, and the fire did little to combat them."First line in Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan Author: Marie Brennan Published: May 3rd, 2008 Genre: Historical Fantasy Series: The Onyx Court #1 My rating: ★★★★★ Buzzwords: Elizabethan London, fae underworld, court… Continue reading Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan – Book Review
April 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"It was strange and novel to have a human body again."First line in Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare Hello, lovely readers. It's the end of the month so here you have my wrap-up for April. I had a bit of an anxiety-filled start to the month as I had been preparing posts for Wyrd… Continue reading April 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
March 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"I'm pretty much fucked."First line in The Martian by Andy Weir March is over! Thank god. Personally, this March felt longer than March 2020. Not that anything particularly bad happened. It's more that nothing at all happened, so I'm glad that month is finally over. April is definitely going to be better. But anyway, the… Continue reading March 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins – Book Review
"Tonight the moonlight makes the floor of the Great Hall into a game board."First line in The Betrayals by Bridget Collins Author: Bridget Collins Published: November 12th, 2020 Genre: Literary Something (?) My rating: ★★★★★ Buzzwords: Elite school, alternate reality, dark academia Synopsis: If everything in your life was based on a lieWould you risk… Continue reading The Betrayals by Bridget Collins – Book Review
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb: Spoiler Review
"Why is it forbidden to write down specific knowledge of the magics?"First line in Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb Author: Robin Hobb Published: March 1996 Genre: Fantasy My rating: ★★★★ I'll start off spoiler-free by saying that this sequel didn't manage to live up to its predecessor for me. It was still amazing, though. All… Continue reading Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb: Spoiler Review
February 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"Darkness was a beautiful thing."The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson Hi, everyone. I hope you've all had a manageable February. My own was pretty uneventful, even though I had some time off work this month. It's quite hard to have an exciting vacation in lockdown, but I still enjoyed sleeping in. You would… Continue reading February 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
January 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"Waves as monuments: huge and uncaring, crowned in furious white."First line in Call of the Bone Ships by RJ Barker Somehow it's already February, and that means I need to post my wrap-up for January, so here we are. In terms of my personal life, January was a month I would very much like to… Continue reading January 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
December 2020 Reading Wrap-Up
"A girl is running for her life."First line in The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab Somehow 2020 has ended, although I'm still checking the calendar quite often just to be sure. Not that 2021 is just magically going to solve everything right away, but it feels like we're closer to an… Continue reading December 2020 Reading Wrap-Up
