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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 […]

Book Review: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on November 12, 2011 2 Comments

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler What a fascinating book. I read Mind of My Mind first, where I met the main characters here, but as that was not their story, they did not have much depth. Reading Wild Seed, it made me somewhat disappointed that they did not have as much to do in […]

Book Review: Naamah’s Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

Posted on September 15, 2011 2 Comments

Naamah’s Kiss by Jacqueline Carey I’ve read the original Kushiel Trilogy three times, but haven’t been able to finish the last book in the series involving Imriel de la Courcel. I’ve had Namaah’s Kiss sitting beside my bed for well over a year and finally decided to pick it up and was instantly swept back […]

Book Review: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Posted on September 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman As a sequel of sorts to American Gods and based on word of mouth that told me that this was very much unlike the much darker predecessor, I wasn’t sure what to expect, although, anything centred around Anansi promised to be charming. The book started rather slowly with an intentionally boring character, Fat Charlie Nancy, who’s […]

Book Review: Hexed by Kevin Hearne

Posted on July 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

Atticus O’Sullivan lives an interesting life. On the surface, he’s an ordinary young man, making his living as a New Age book store/tea shop owner in Tempe, Arizona. In actuality, Atticus is a 2100-year-old druid, the last of his kind. Just weeks after his harrowing run-in with an ancient Celtic god who was trying to […]

Book Review: Hounded by Kevin Hearne

Posted on July 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

On the surface, everything about Atticus O’Sullivan appears ordinary. Early 20s, good-looking, and living in Tempe, Arizona, he shares his house with his Irish Wolfhound Oberon, bikes to work and runs a New Age bookstore/tea shop. No one suspects that Atticus is actually a 2100-year-old druid, the last of his kind. The truth is, he […]

Book Review: The Child Thief by Brom

Posted on July 15, 2011 3 Comments

The Child Thief by Brom While I think from just reading the summary, most people know they are not walking into a completely black and white, good vs evil, story. You know that it will be somewhere in between, that there is a lot of gray area in this story. And boy was it ever. […]