With word of the latest Stormlight Archive book coming out, it would’ve been a great time to start rereading that series, but instead, I decided to reread Mistborn. With some novels that I reread, I am dismayed to find that I don’t like the novel quite as much as the first time that I had read it. Happily, that was not the case at all with Mistborn, even though I […]
I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard that there are only so many unique ideas in the world and it’s impossible to come up with a completely original idea. Blood of the Old Kings, with its standout world-building, interesting characters, and unparalleled magic system, is proof that there are still new stories to tell. I was immediately grabbed by the opening of Blood of the Old Kings, which […]
Gideon the Ninth is honestly unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s perhaps one of the weirdest mixes of space, magic, murder mystery, and dystopian society in a book ever. Though I struggled to get into it, the sarcastic humor of titular character Gideon, and her amazing relationship with her friend/rival/enemy Harrow, combined with the sheer originality of the content was what sucked me into the novel. Gideon the Ninth […]
This review contains massive spoilers for the book. Please read at your own discretion. To be honest, this book is plain “meh” for me. From the description of the novel, which heralded The Queens of Innis Lear as the next Game of Thrones, I was expecting a mature fantasy novel with complex political problems and fascinating lore. Instead, I felt like I was reading a young adult fantasy novel […]