In which I talk, not about the book, but about the lessons it’s teaching us. This series puzzles me a lot. I have read a lot of this author’s work and enjoyed almost all of it, so I’ve given this series a very large dose of benefit of the doubt. It’s not that the plot…
Reviews
Book reviews.
Review: Charming by Elliott James
This review has been so delayed that it’s almost silly to post it, but since I did read a review copy it seems only fair. This book wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I had hopes for more of a tie to the old fairy tales, what with the book being called Charming and all….
Review: The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Another awesome magic system and another YA novel win for Brandon Sanderson on this one. This book lacks the whimsical humor of his Alcatraz books and some of the more mature themes from his adult fantasy series. The Rithmatist purposely lacks a romantic element, and I really enjoyed that aspect. It was a nice contrast from…
Review: Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig
This book foretells the near-future dystopian conclusion to our recent political history: Occupy Wallstreet and the 1%, GMO food scandals, domestic government spying campaigns, and the health detriments of high fructose corn syrup. In this somewhere-in-the-future world, the richest 1% literally float high above the rest. Below, spouses are chosen by government dictate and everyone…
A Not-Really Review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Warning: There will be vague spoilers in this post. I will put them under a spoiler cut for the blog, but if you are reading this elsewhere (via RSS) then you might want to skip this until you’ve read the book. This is going to be more of a reaction piece than an actual review,…