Honestly, I feel like this book is my reward for all the Eddings, Brooks, Goodkind, et al, that I spent reading as a child. If you spent a childhood reading as many high fantasy hero’s journeys as you could get your hands on… this book is redemption and reward. If you ever read any of […]
Godkiller was a book that I loved. It was about quests, and found families, and delicious revenge. And yet, if Godkiller was the pebble, then Sunbringer is the avalanche following right behind. Inevitable and full of characters with hard choices, I can’t help but think of it as a metaphor for US politics. First there’s […]
I’m not sure I’ve ever reviewed a book from this series before, but that’s not because I don’t love it. In fact, it’s probably in my top 3 favorite series of all time. Seanan McGuire’s mind is as methodical and bloody as something from a Saw movie (I assume… I’m too chicken to watch those). […]
There are only two small reasons why I’m not declaring this book my book of the year: 1) it’s January and 2) I technically read this last year. But if this volume doesn’t end up on a ton of ‘best of’ lists this year, then it’ll be a travesty. Here’s my summary of the book […]
Finally, in this volume, we get all the gory details of how Valdemar was gifted with their mythical Companions. I won’t spoil it for you, especially not with how long it’s been since this series started. The infant kingdom of Valdemar is led by a good man, but he is still just a man, as […]
I love this series. I love the Harker siblings. I especially love Botheration, our lovable Hellhound companion. This second volume is filled to the brim with a low-level anxiety that is the result of the complications the siblings encountered in the first book. They’re keeping an apocalyptic level secret, even from their own superiors. Everyone […]
I can’t lie, I’ve been a fan of Gabriela Romero Lacruz since before she was an author and before I even knew her name. I ran across her shop from a social media post ages ago, and the tiger mug I drink my coffee out of makes me smile every time I use it. I […]
I jumped at the chance to review this book based on the synopsis. Gods that are AIs? Well, as someone who’s been thinking people have been a little too worshipful of AIs lately, I was incredibly interested in this book. It wasn’t what I was expecting, to be honest, but I found it intriguing and […]
Perhaps it was the recent ending of Dracula Daily, but Emily’s journal here reminded me strongly of Mina’s journal. They had the same feel to them, so if you like the one, you will most likely enjoy the other. Instead of vampires, however, Emily is dealing with faeries. They are slightly less bloody, but just […]