Sage and three other boys are quietly taken from different orphanages by a nobleman. The four boys all seem to resemble the kingdom’s missing prince who is believed to have been killed by pirates. Sage must compete with the other boys to stay alive by learning to pass as royalty. At the end of two […]
Review | Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
2012-12-20 · by ·
And now for something completely different: Monster Hunter International. Though it could probably be classified as horror (ater all, it’s about werewolves, zombies, ghosts, and other monsters) pick up Monster Hunter International, and you’re going to to find something akin to fantasy (or maybe science fiction?), if it was written by a Second Amendment and gun […]
Review | Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
2012-12-11 · by ·
Warbreaker is Brandon Sanderson‘s fifth novel. Warbreaker has all of the themes that have been played throughout author Brandon Sanderson’s other fantasy novels: epic fantasy, unconventional magic systems defined in almost scientific terms, an empire or nation on the edge of collapse, war and/or planetary destruction, and heroes(usually female) that are thrust into saving a […]
Review | The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
2012-12-10 · by ·
The demigods of Olympus are at it again. For the first time since the American Civil War, the Roman and Greek demigods have met. Despite an ancient rivalry that continues to plague the two Half-Blood Camps, the Romans and Greeks must set aside their differences and work together for a greater cause. Gaea, the Earth […]
Review | Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
2012-11-30 · by ·
Book Description (from the cover): Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. […]
Review | Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale
2012-10-02 · by ·
Book Description (from the cover): Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city seems a thrill beyond imagining. When Miri and her friends from Mount Eskel set off to help the future princess Britta prepare for her royal wedding, she is happy about her chance to attend school in the capital […]
Review | Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
2012-09-09 · by ·
Description (from the cover): Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king’s priests have divined her small village to be the home of the future princess. In a year’s time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride […]
Review | The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
2012-07-07 · by ·
The Night Circus is a story about two magicians who are in a competition to see who is the better of the two. The Night Circus is the venue selected for the magicians to compete in. To outsiders, and even those who run in the inner circles of the Circus, it is quite clear that […]
Review | The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
2011-01-21 · by ·
I long for the days before the Last Desolation. The age before the Heralds abandoned us and the Knights Radiant turned against us. A time when there was still magic in the world and honor in the hearts of men. The world became ours, and we lost it. Nothing, it appears, is more challenging to […]
Review | The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
2010-11-30 · by ·
Riordan has done it again! So much so, that I think this was my favorite of all his books that I’ve read so far. It’s been a while since I’ve posted a book review despite having read a handful of books in the last little while. But after reading this gem of a book, I […]
