I love Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series. I’ve read all the books many times and make sure that I’ve got each new book the day they are released. I’ve listened to them all on audio book, too. So I am a fan, and you need to keep this in mind throughout the review. I am going to complain, but the complaining comes from a place of love. Despite my complaints, I enjoyed this installment. I’ve already bought the next book, Skin Game, coming out on […]
The Unfamiliar Familiar
narfna posted a review of Bones of Faerie last week that, while not effusive, piqued my interest enough to get me to go through it this week. Now I find myself very nearly in lockstep with the review in question. It feels almost too brief to form anything like a true connection with the characters. The plot is very nearly a perfunctory thing, a road trip here and back again with as little embellishment along the way as possible. The characters are, for the most part, thinly […]
Who’s got the power, the power to read (among others)?
Like Matilda, I could read at 4-years-old. Unlike her, my parents encouraged my reading, as I’m doing with my daughter. In case the title didn’t give it away, her favorite show is Super Why.
Trilogy Tour #5: Mistborn #2
The Lord Ruler, a tyrant and supposedly living god who ruled over the Final Empire for a thousand years, is dead, thanks to Kelsier, Vin and their crew. However, their victory came at a tremendous cost, as Kelsier sacrificed himself to ignite the common people into rebellion. But the Lord Ruler’s death has not brought peace to the land, with rival warlords jockeying for control, and Vin is still haunted by the Lord Ruler’s final words. Her fiancee, Elend, son of the most powerful noble […]
The Luck of the Kindle Bargain Bin
In which Siege discovers some surprisingly fantastic paranormal short stories while searching for cheap reads.
On Vengeance, Collateral Damage, and Horrifying Eye Prosthetics
Monza Murcatto has spent the last eight years leading a mercenary company to fame and riches during the Years of Blood, a time of open warfare between the city-states of Styria. She and her charismatic brother Benna pay a visit to their patron, Duke Orso of Talins, the most powerful man in Styria, a man who is but a season of campaigning from vanquishing his enemies and becoming King. Unbeknownst to Monza and Benna, Orso sees in Monza a potential rival, as his grandfather leveraged […]