"She is like the wood. Like golden light falling through the golden branches of the oak. The fierce, hot green stillness of midsummer, or the colors blowing everywhere in autumn when the winds are clear and wild as water…" The Book of Atrix Wolfe is my second book by McKillip that I have read. She … Continue reading The Book of Atrix Wolfe – Patricia A. McKillip
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The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings – Dan Jones
Then he heard the horrible screaming once more, and felt a burst of air as the raven again shot skywards. ★★★ Solid 3 Stars The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings in my honest opinion will be more interesting to people who have a genuine interest in history as opposed to people … Continue reading The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings – Dan Jones
Persephone Station – Stina Leicht
“Humans were made of contradictions.” ★★ 2 out of 5 Stars It pains me to rank this book so low, especially when it has a cover as gorgeous as what it does. I mean look at that beautiful book, it just oozes beauty and for the cover alone gets 5 stars, it's rather disappointing that … Continue reading Persephone Station – Stina Leicht
Relatively Normal Secrets – C.W. Allen
With their parents gone, no one would be around to obstruct their "data collection" efforts. That was what Zed called it anyway, But Tuesday preferred not to sugarcoat things: they wanted to snoop. ★★★★ 4 out of 5 Stars Relatively Normal Secrets is a fast paced and engaging tale that follows two siblings, Tuesday and … Continue reading Relatively Normal Secrets – C.W. Allen
The Pariah (Covenant of Steel #1) – Anthony Ryan
"Every man is a liar, but the worst lie is the one he tells himself" ★★ 2 out of 5 stars Thank you Orbit and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review. Well lets just jump right into this. As we can all see I had a vastly different … Continue reading The Pariah (Covenant of Steel #1) – Anthony Ryan
In the Orbit of Sirens (The Song of Kamaria #1) – T.A. Bruno
"The Siren was coming for him. Every night, he ran, and every night, she engulfed him." ★★★★★ 4.75 Out of 5 Bruno's imagination is on a completely different level and wave length from the rest of us. The planet and life forms that Bruno has created are vivid, mesmerizing and fantastical, you'll want to meet … Continue reading In the Orbit of Sirens (The Song of Kamaria #1) – T.A. Bruno
The Silent Blade (The Seven Virtues #0.5) – Jacob Peppers
Recklessness and desperation will kill a man quicker than any blade. Knowledge and patience -- these are a swordsman's greatest weapons. ★★★★ 4 out of 5 Stars The Silent Blade is a novella in the Seven Virtues series that takes place as one can assume at the beginning, I'm not really sure to be honest … Continue reading The Silent Blade (The Seven Virtues #0.5) – Jacob Peppers
The Hand of the Sun King ( Pact and Pattern #1) – J.T. Greathouse
It was the only thing in the world that I yearned to understand for its own sake, not because an authority had decided that I must learn it. Once I had mastered it, it would be mine, to do with as I would. Neither bound to my father’s dreams of a restored Wen family, nor … Continue reading The Hand of the Sun King ( Pact and Pattern #1) – J.T. Greathouse
Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations #1-2) – Michael J. Sullivan
“You don’t win battles with hate. Anger and hate can make you brave, make you strong, but they also make you stupid. You end up tripping over your own two feet.” (Hadrian)” ★★★★★ 5 out of 5 Stars I want to marry Hadrian please. Is that not a good enough review? Okay I suppose it … Continue reading Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations #1-2) – Michael J. Sullivan
The Maleficent Seven – Cameron Johnston
He Failed.Time and time again he failed until it broke him. He gave up trying as the Lucent Queendom became a rising Empire with the Falcon Prince as it's head.Twenty years of failure - it couldn't help but change a man... ★★★★★ 4.5 out of 5 Stars Thank you Netgalley and Angry Robot for providing … Continue reading The Maleficent Seven – Cameron Johnston