if all the stars were books, the galaxy would still be smaller than my TBR list
Oh boy, this is going to be a doozy. Staying calm and not just melting down about this book is going to be difficult. I'll try to articulate. Promise. I also tried to make this as spoiler free for both books as I could, but this review talks a *lot* about the relationship between two... Continue Reading →
Have I ever mentioned how much I love Miyazaki movies? This is pertinent to this review, I promise. Princess Mononoke and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind are two of my favorite movies of all time, and at the very least, the first quarter or so of this book reads a little like an epic... Continue Reading →
Oh. Man. Getting an ARC of this book was pretty near the best thing that's happened to me this year so far, and I felt like it should be treated as my birthday, so I immediately dove right in after having some yes-I-am-an-adult-and-can-eat-cake-whenever-I'd-like-but-this-is-SPECIAL-cake-goddamn-it cake. At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to... Continue Reading →
I read this book last year. Twice! It remains one of the grimmest, darkest, grimdarkiest books I've ever read in my life. Just... goddamn. Arcane magic can be a ruinous power, despite admirable intentions. A mysterious scroll finds its way into Lord Severun’s hands, enabling him to release a dangerous experiment upon Wesson. With Sergeant... Continue Reading →
Normally I have so much more time for audiobooks over physical books but it's been the opposite this year so far. However, once I had a chance to start this one, I *made* time to listen to the rest. Oh yes. Also, FYI, I was given a copy of this audiobook by the author for an... Continue Reading →
Time for a short story! Sometimes it's nice to just get away for 20 minutes or so and read a nice little dark fantasy, yes? I received a free copy of this particular story in exchange for an honest review. So here it is! 😀 A monster stalks the ever-dark of Murkwater swamp. A creature... Continue Reading →
I love a good Viking story. Love me some Norse mythology, too, so getting comfy with some tea and this book was pretty much a certainty. Raef Skallagrim wants to take the sea road. His ship is fast and sleek, his crew skilled and eager, and they will seek out new lands and win fame... Continue Reading →
Mmm folklore. Is there anything it can't do? OK... probably a lot of things. But that's beside the point here. This is a world that is steeped in some rich folklore, and I have to say I loved it right from the beginning. He locked himself away from the dark, but in the Magpie King’s... Continue Reading →
Guys.... I think that Euan Morton just became my favorite narrator. Seriously. I would happily listen to this man read me the phone book. What the world (OK, OK, just me) really needs is for him to record versions of all the books that I've been meaning to read forever and just cannot bring myself to... Continue Reading →
Oh, Paternus. Never stop being a big mythological smoothie of awesome. I read Paternus in December. Then I listened to the audiobook in... also December. This is unusual because I very rarely reread books, never mind within 2 weeks of each other. This means that Paternus is extra-special. The gods and monsters of myth have... Continue Reading →
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