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Are We There Yet? (a sort of Eye of the World review)

Posted on August 11, 2013 1 Comment

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan Two stars for effort, worldbuilding and potential, especially knowing that Brandon Sanderson takes over in the end, but, having finally gotten through Eye of the World (audiobook really helped), I understand why I put it back on the library shelves, along with The Sword of Shannara, when […]

Book Review: Ex-Communication by Peter Clines

Posted on August 9, 2013 2 Comments

Ex-Communication byPeter Clines Superheroes, zombies, and Hollywood — you really can’t go wrong with this combination. This third book in the Ex-Heroes series is just as fun and entertaining as the first two. A big thank you goes to LibraryThing and their Early Reviewers program, which is where I received a copy of this book […]

Book Review: Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal

Posted on August 6, 2013 Leave a Comment

Glamour in Glass byMary Robinette Kowal I think 2013 has seen me branching out into more sub-genres of fantasy than any other year, thanks to participating in events like the Worlds Without End’s Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge. Once, Mary Robinette Kowal fell into the category of “An author I’ve never read before, but […]

Book Review: The Golem and The Jinni by Helene Wecker

Posted on August 3, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker I absolutely adored this. Magical realism at its finest! And even though it wasn’t exactly what I had expected, I can’t really say that I minded. Otherwise, as a character so deftly put it in this book, I would be like “a man who complains that someone stole […]

Audiobook Review: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Posted on August 2, 2013 Leave a Comment

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman This is the third Neil Gaiman book I’ve read and I’ve noticed a trend: An average, unmemorable male protagonist with slightly/over-controlling girlfriend/recently turned fiancé crosses paths with an unusual human that turns out to be magical and leads the protagonist into a whole new world of magic that has always been […]

Book Review: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Posted on July 31, 2013 1 Comment

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin The book is called A Wizard of Earthsea and that’s exactly what it is about, no more and no less. It introduces Duny, a young boy who displays power that leads him to study with a local witch, draws the attention of a great mage, and […]

Comic Review: Princeless vol.2: Get Over Yourself by Jeremy Whitley and Emily C. Martin

Posted on July 29, 2013 1 Comment

Princeless Book Two: Get Over Yourself by Jeremy Whitley Self-rescuing princess Adrienne continues her adventures with companions Bedelia, the half dwarf blacksmith and Sparky the dragon. Unable to rescue her youngest sister, Adrienne goes after the beautiful Angelica instead, only to find that Angelica may not want to be rescued. Meanwhile, their father has found […]

Book Review: The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan

Posted on July 25, 2013 2 Comments

The Crown Tower byMichael J. Sullivan Expected Date of Publication: August 6, 2013 A team, a partnership, working together…the Elves have word for it in the world of these books — they call it “Riyria”. If you’ve read Michael J. Sullivan’s excellent Riyria Revelations series already, you’ll know that Hadrian Blackwater and Royce Melborn weren’t […]

Book Review: Warbound by Larry Correia

Posted on July 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

Warbound byLarry Correia Expected Date of Publication: August 6, 2013 Thank you to Netgalley and Baen for providing me with an e-ARC of Warbound in exchange for an honest review. This is the third book of bestselling author Larry Correia’s Grimnoir Chronicles series, and because I had such a blast with the two previous books, […]

Cover Lover: Aetherial Tales

Posted on July 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

In my most recent exploration of BookCloseOuts, the Aetherial Tales series by Freda Warrington was recommended to me. I immediately fell in love with the beautiful cover art and the reviews for the series convinced me that the story was well worth the purchase.