Son of the Poison Rose is the second book in the Grimdark series, Kagen the Damned. Our story picks up soon after the events of the first book and the thwarted coronation of the Witch King. Kagen, Tuke and Filia are on the run and enemy number ones of the new Yellow Empire. They alone […]
I felt a little hesitant to start a longer book with fantasy themes often oppressive of some peoples. The pacing was good and with the character and world development at a reasonable amount of detail, I didn’t have trouble. Kosara was a great character. She was very relatable having her fears and desires. She was […]
Tidal Creatures is the third book in the Alchemical Journeys series and needs to be read in order to make any sense. Seanan McGuire focuses on the the lore of the moon and all the gods who have incarnated into this world in Tidal Creatures. People are chosen to take on aspects of different moon […]
I loved the continuation with the scientific aspects of learning about the Neighbors and August learning about the plants and animals on Earth. We are seeing things from Renee’s point of view, which is naturally more focused on the scientific wonder of this opportunity. We start to learn more about the political and business thoughts. […]
Red Side Story is the long awaited *cough* since 2009 *cough* sequel to Shades of Grey, in the series of the same name. Set in a dystopian world where people see only one color usually and an entire society has been built around rules and hierarchy based on the color you can see. But, as […]
When Among Crows is a standalone novella based mostly in Slavic lore. Dymitr is on a quest to find Baba Yaga. To do so will take the help of some of the creatures he has grow up knowing as monsters. But there is one that may be swayed to help if for the right price. […]
Well this was sort of a surprise and I LOVED it. It really highlighted the difference between science and military / politics of things. This Eclipsed Evolution series is a view into aliens visiting Earth as their own planet is dying. The trilogy is initially being released on audio first. The audio is short and […]
I’m not entirely sure why I started reading A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. It is pretty far out of my preferred genre of books. It might have been after a discussion of books that use non-binary pronouns (they/them), but for whatever reason, I picked up A Psalm for the Wild Built, […]
I enjoyed the first in the Mossa & Pleiti series and so I continued. The main characters are two women. Mossa is an investigator who is good at her work, but very uncertain in social circumstance. I’d almost say she is autistic but Pleiti also has the hesitation about things in their relationship. Pleiti is […]
Rick Riordan (RR) mainly focuses on reading for middle grade, and normally that isn’t my thing with a few exceptions, his work being one of them. I have loved the stories he has mixed teenagers and mythos into like Percy Jackson and the Olympians focused on Greek mythos, The Heroes of Olympus is tied to […]