Book related posts (from a reader’s point of view – see ‘Writer’s Life’ for writing posts).
The Tales of Pell series is obviously a string of parodies, and this one is just as obviously a play on The Princess Bride. I certainly enjoyed the first book in the series, titled Kill the Farm Boy. The second book, No Country for Old Gnomes, failed to capture my interest and I didn’t finish…
The ARC fairy has been kind to me lately. Here are some of the ones I’ve received recently.
And how nice is this?
If you’ve read a lot of epic fantasy, you know a lot of tropes. Well, this book is what you’ve been reading for. You’ll take great pleasure in checking each trope off your list as it’s twisted over and turned on its head (and then kicked in its upturned pants for good measure). You’ll snort…
So I received an eARC of this book from Netgalley, and then ended up with a(n annotated by the author) hardcover copy when I subscribed to PageHabit. The annotated copy was quite interesting, and I’m glad that I waited until after I finished the book before reading those. I really don’t know what to say…