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“We are the farting children of Heaven, blessed be our slippery viscera”

Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman

May 17, 2021 by Ellesfena 10 Comments

Series: Tess of the Road is the first in a series, but it’s a companion series to Seraphina and Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman. I first read Seraphina in March of 2018 and Shadow Scale in June of 2018 (and reread them both in 2020). I love these books, and I’ve been putting off reading Tess of the Road both to extend the pleasure of anticipation and also out of fear that it wouldn’t measure up. What I remembered about this series prior to reading […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: dragons, goredd, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina, tess of the road

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: dragons, goredd, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina, tess of the road ·
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We are Stardust, We are Golden

June 3, 2018 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

Shadow Scale is the sequel to Seraphina, a book I reviewed a few months ago, which is easily one of the most original books I’ve read in a long time. Since it’s a sequel, Shadow Scale didn’t have quite the same feeling of magic and wonder, but I loved it all the same for giving me more time in this universe with these characters. These books take place in a kingdom called Goredd, in a world where humans and dragons co-exist, mostly peacefully (at least […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: dragons, goredd, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina

Ellesfena's CBR10 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: dragons, goredd, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina ·
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