Fantasy Category
Book Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Posted on December 5, 2012 1 Comment
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Spoilerish. Hm. Where do I start with this? I really enjoyed this book. I would be lying if I said that part of the reason I picked up this book wasn’t because the writer is a woman of color. It’s so rare […]
Book Review: Stars Wars: The New Jedi Order: Traitor by Matthew Stover
Posted on November 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Traitor by Matthew Stover The issue I have with the Force is that the movies made everything so black and white. Give in to your hate and passion and poof, you’re dark side. The Sith have their code about killing all the things and power, and the Jedi have their code about not having sex and only killing all the things when you […]
Graphic Novel Review: Dragon Age: Those Who Speak by David Gaider
Posted on November 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Dragon Age: Those Who Speak by David Gaider The Silent Grove re-opened a few issues raised in Dragon Age: Origins and the prequel book, The Stolen Throne, and added a few new ingredients. I was worried that Those Who Speak would fail to deliver an appropriate conclusion to all of that in a mere three issues – and I was right. […]
Posted on October 19, 2012 1 Comment
The Stolen Throne by David Gaider I’ve recently finished two playthroughs of Dragon Age: Origins and in both, my Warden permitted the same fate for Loghain Mac Tir. It was the fate deserving of his crime against king and country, but I never could appreciate the reasoning given for his betrayal as there seemed to […]
Book Review: Dragon Age: The Calling by David Gaider
Posted on October 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Calling by David Gaider Story-wise, this wasn’t as good as its predecessor, The Stolen Throne, with a somewhat shaky plot pushed a long by the questionable motivations of the characters. Fortunately, it was the characters that made me want to read these books in the first place in order to learn more about them, and Gaider again […]
Musings: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Posted on September 15, 2012 2 Comments
I adore this book. I could not sleep after reading it – after staying up ridiculously late to finish reading it – my mind was too busy. I bought the trade paperback of the book and read it again within two months because I love this book so much. It was even better the second […]
Book Review: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Posted on August 19, 2012 1 Comment
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson The idea alone of using colour as a source of power made me very curious about this book. The details Sanderson puts into the use of colour and Breath is very intricate, yet surprisingly not overwhelming. The obvious religious comparisons are not overwhelming either. I was concerned for a moment when Austre, the […]
Book Review: His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Posted on February 19, 2012 2 Comments
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik If you’re looking for an action read involving war dragons, this isn’t it. There are a few skirmishes, but they are far between. Instead, this is a book about the relationship between a very unique dragon and a naval officer snatched out of the life he was used to […]
Book Review: Bloodshot by Cherie Priest
Posted on December 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Bloodshot by Cherie Priest Aside from the overindulgence in semi-colons and “And” at the beginning of sentences, this was a fun read. The plot is a bit predictable and leaping from time to time, but the main character is interesting enough to keep me reading. Her neurosis goes overboard from time to time, but usually […]
Book Review: Sorrow’s of Adoration by Kimberly Chapman
Posted on November 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Sorrows Of Adoration by Kimberly Chapman This is not a book I would have picked up of my own volition, but since it was written by a friend and lent to me by another , I initially started reading it out of that “obligation” of friendship. At 2:00 Wednesday morning, I finally decided I needed to get […]
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