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Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

April 9, 2020 by Dome'Loki 1 Comment

When I finished reading Skyward,I did not intend on getting the sequel right away, as there were already books in the house waiting to be read. However, once I was done with the book my 6th grader tore through it and then my husband followed quickly thereafter. So the next time I went to the bookstore, the sequel, Starsight, came home with me. (Note: this was written before lock down happened in California) It is an excellent follow up to Skyward but one thing annoyed me, Starsight is […]

“A hero does not choose her trials. She steps into the darkness, then she faces what comes next.”

Starsight (Skyward, #2) by Brandon Sanderson

March 26, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Look, I don’t know how he keeps doing this! My first impulse upon finishing Starsight was to give it five stars, but I’m glad I held off just because I want to really preserve the sanctity of that five-star rating, so people know I mean business when I do use it. It’s been a month since I finished this book, and it’s faded a bit in my memory since, and now that the book high is gone, 4.5 stars rounded down to four does seem […]

In an alternate world, chalk is the first line of defense against evil

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

March 7, 2020 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

So, I read this a couple months ago, but somehow forgot to review it (I thought I did, but I can’t find it anywhere). I remember it fairly well, but some of my more detailed impressions have probably disappeared. Somewhat surprisingly, from Brandon Sanderson, this is a young adult alternate history book. When colonists first arrived in the Americas, they found a vast archipelago uninhabited by humanity. Instead, they found dangerous “wild chalklings” everywhere. King Gregory III (again, alternate history) discovered the magic used in […]

Never doubt Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

March 7, 2020 by ingres77 1 Comment

(This is a review for the second part of a series. There will be spoilers for prior installments.) I enjoyed the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series, but I walked away from it feeling that I had missed the boat on fully enjoying the series. If I had read it during my peak epic fantasy years (late teens), I think I would’ve gotten more out of it. narfna didn’t think that age, generally, was an impediment to the enjoyment of this series. After reading […]

Great introduction to author Brandon Sanderson

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

February 21, 2020 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Two years ago when I set out to attempt my first full cannonball, I asked friends and family on Facebook what their book suggestions were, Skyward was one of them. Later someone recommended it to me as a good introduction to author Brandon Sanderson, as I hadn’t read anything by him. Despite fantasy being my jam, he’s written so much of it that previously I’ve been flummoxed as to where to start. Ironically, I’m not starting with one of his fantasy novels. Skyward is science fiction, […]

If only I had read this when it came out.

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

February 21, 2020 by ingres77 5 Comments

I have probably tried reading this book three times over the years, and I was never able to make it far. For my first attempt, I tried the audiobook but didn’t like the narrator. The second time, I forgot that I tried reading it before, and still didn’t like the narrator. The third time, I tried reading the actual book – but had to slog through the part I had previously read, because it had been long enough that I didn’t remember the story well […]

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