Fantasy Category
Book Review: The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
Posted on April 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig Okay, my first thought after reading this book: Chuck Wendig is awesome! Then, my second thought: Why on earth haven’t I heard about or read anything from this author before now? So, my thanks to Angry Robot for rectifying this, by providing me with an e-ARC of The Blue Blazes […]
Book Review: The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks
Posted on April 24, 2013 4 Comments
The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks This is the second book in the Genesis of Shannara series so expect spoilers if you have not read the first, Armageddon’s Children, which I reviewed here. The second thing to note is that I am not a previous fan of the Shannara series. When I first attempted […]
Audiobook Review: Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Posted on April 5, 2013 8 Comments
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher I’m not much of an audiobook person, but I need to do something with this Audible account. After unsuccessfully trying to listen to N.K. Jemisin’s The Killing Moon, due to not caring for the narrator’s voice, I decided to give Jim Butcher’s Fool Moon a chance. It’s narrated by James […]
Book Review: The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells
Posted on April 4, 2013 5 Comments
The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells Moon has spent his life working to fit into the other societies, but when he finds his own, he has difficulty. I appreciated the way Wells balanced Moon’s need for acceptance with his suspicion and discomfort without making him come across as petulant or annoying. Actually, there a few […]
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Posted on March 8, 2013 3 Comments
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson Genre: Fantasy, Magical Realism Publisher: HarperCollins Author Information: Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First, I should say if you want a sweet, innocent Peter Pan story, this story isn’t for you. This is nowhere near as dark as Brom’s The Child Thief, but while Brom’s book focuses […]
Book Review: Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey
Posted on February 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic, Supernatural Series: Book 1 of Black Dawn Publisher: Angry Robot (March 26, 2013) Author’s Information: Twitter | Webpage Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars This is an advance reader copy that I snagged from Netgalley. I think the book will be released sometime in March/April […]
Book Review: The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Posted on February 16, 2013 2 Comments
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Chalion Publisher: Voyager (December 1, 2000) Author’s Information: Website Tiara’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars First, I should say that if you enjoy a fantasy story full of action, then, this may not be the story for you. There’s more talk […]
Book Review: The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
Posted on January 25, 2013 1 Comment
The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin Wendy’s rating: 3 of 5 stars This was a good but disappointing book. I blame my likely unfair review on N.K. Jemisin for writing The Inheritance Trilogy first. Comparisons inevitable happened, mainly over the way The Killing Moon was crafted and presented. Where The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – a book […]
Book Review: The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Posted on January 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis Tiara’s rating: 3 of 5 stars The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe has for, quite some time, been a movie that I’ve enjoyed, and I’ve enjoyed in just about every incarnation of it. I first remember seeing the movie as a young girl on PBS. I had to […]
Archive Book Review: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
Posted on January 5, 2013 4 Comments
Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines My rating: 3 of 5 stars Libriomancers have the ability to “pull” things such as objects and even people/animals (albeit, it’s a bit dangerous to pull anything other than objects from the books) from books. Isaac is a libriomancer who has been delegated to a librarian job after something went […]
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