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Tough Traveling: Desert Nomads
Posted on October 16, 2014 22 Comments
The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan ofReview Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested to […]
Book Review: The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin
Posted on October 14, 2014 16 Comments
The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Series: Dreamblood #2 Publisher: Orbit (2012) Author Info: http://www.nkjemisin.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I was hard on the first book in this series, The Killing Moon, mainly because I had read Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms first and fallen in absolute complete and total love with […]
Sunday Musings: Sunshine and Sniffles
Posted on September 7, 2014 6 Comments
After a long, hard, but fun week at Fan Expo Canada, I am still trying to catch up and wind down, and have earned myself a nice little cold for my struggles. Hurray for back to school! CURRENTLY READING I’ll be rounding out my Summer Reading List with The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin. Conveniently, […]
Posted on June 9, 2014 Leave a Comment
“We can never be gods, after all—but we can become something less than human with frightening ease.” — The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms , N.K. Jemisin
10 Authors That Deserve More Buzz
Posted on August 23, 2013 1 Comment
This list was originally inspired by the post I stumbled across by M.L. Brennan who in turn was inspired by a Top Ten Tuesday by Danielle over at Coffee and Characters. So, you know all those times you read an amazing, incredible book, but then when you rush out to hit up your bookish friends […]
Character Appreciation Post: Nahadoth
Posted on July 17, 2013 5 Comments
Nahadoth by sorskc Who is Nahadoth? Nahadoth is the first born of the Three gods of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. He is chaos and darkness incarnate; a true weapon of mass destruction that would consume all if he could. But when we first meet him, he is only a fraction of himself, imprisoned within mortal flesh by […]
Wendy: The Best Book I’ve Read This Year
Posted on May 24, 2013 1 Comment
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin This was actually my favourite book of 2012, but after reading the ebook, I had to have it (and all of N.K. Jemisin’s books) on my bookshelf. When it arrived early in 2013, I intended only to skim through to dog ear and highlight all the moments and […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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