Jade City is the thrilling first instalment to Fonda Lee’s Green Bone Saga. Set on the island of Kekon, Jade City dives straight to the action as readers are introduced to an explosive clan war, as vengeance, greed, and power threaten to shatter the fragile peace that has long brought order and prosperity to the city of… Read More Book Review: Jade City by Fonda Lee
*Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate links* As someone who hasn’t read a poetry book in years, it’s hard to really write up an analytical review of such collections. Perhaps more than any other literary medium, poetry is the most subjective. It’s all about interpretation, yet poetry can so often express the feeling we can’t… Read More Mini-Review: Nocturnal by Wilder
*Disclaimer – this post contains affiliate links* Most of us at some point in time have heard of Achilles’ heroics during Greek mythology’s Trojan War. If not, then you’ve definitely heard the term, Achilles Heel, a weakness that despite your strengths will be your undoing. Achilles, a mythological hero, was the best of the Greeks,… Read More Book Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient, #1) by Helen Hoang Publication Date: June 5th, 2018 by Berkley Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Contemporary, Adult, Romance Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there’s not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.… Read More Review: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Muse of Nightmares (Strange the Dreamer, #2) by Laini Taylor Publication Date: October 2nd, 2018 Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Fantasy Find: Goodreads| Amazon Goodreads Summary Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old. She believed she knew every horror and was beyond surprise. She was wrong. In the wake of tragedy,… Read More Review: Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Beartown by Fredrik Backman (Björnstad, #1) translated by Neil Smith Publication Date: April 25th, 2017 Rating: 5 Stars Genre: Contemporary, Fiction, Sports – Ice Hockey Find: Goodreads| Amazon Goodreads Summary The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove returns with a dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big… Read More Review: Beartown by Fredrik Backman
The Lord of the Rings has had an incredible influence in the world of literature and film. The film franchise paved the way for fantasy films, proving that epic fantasy can be visually and emotionally engaging, building a franchise that has a lasting legacy on the industry. None of this would have been possible without… Read More Reasons To Read Lord of the Rings: A Trilogy Review
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor Publication Date: March 28th, 2017 by Hodder & Stoughton Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult/Adult Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around – and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that… Read More Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Publication Date: May 1st, 2005 by Gollancz Rating: 4.5 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Fiction. Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary ELANTRIS WAS A PLACE OF GLORY The capital of Arelon, the home to people transformed into magic-using demigods by the Shaod. But then the magic failed, Elantris started to rot, and its… Read More Review: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Publication Date: February 7th, 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing Rating: 4 Stars Genre: Fantasy, Mythology, Short Stories Find: Goodreads | Amazon Goodreads Summary The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling – from Tolkien, Alan Garner and Rosemary Sutcliff to Game of Thrones and Marvel Comics. They… Read More Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
