It’s hard to keep track where the story is at with these last three books as for some reason, they bundled up the last three in one tome instead on individual books. (Amazon assures me that there are individual copies available, but I have my doubts as the series is hard to come by as it is.) Honestly, the heft of this one makes me yearn for a parallel world where Nix got to fully explore and fill in the details of Aenir and the Castle […]
Nix Doing What He Does Best
Nix finally found his footing with the third book in the Seventh Tower series. Most of this book takes place in the spirit realm Aenir, which is where Nix lets his creativity go wild. Nix’s forte is making worlds that the reader wants to live in and Aenir is no exception. In Aenir, almost everything is alive, including water and mountains. Milla and Tal had the misfortune of tumbling into Aenir on a cursed hill. The Storm Shepards that are bound to the hill are […]
Can We Go Back to the Viking Pirates?
So, with the introduction of the Icecarls in the last book, I thought Nix would spend a bit more time in the world that shouldn’t exist outside the Castle. I mean, they got giant narwhals, Shield Maidens and other things that have learned to live without sunlight. Nope, we’re going to go skipping back to the Castle. Even with Nix’s world building, the Castle is still rather stereotypical with its magical hierarchy and politics. At least the outside world is new and different. (Giant narwhals, […]
If George Lucas Asks You To Write a Kid’s Series
I guess you’d do it. I mean, I have prequel shaped wounds that time will never heal, but I still wouldn’t turn down getting George Lucas a glass of water if he asked for it. I mean, I might get a second glass to dump over his head while screaming “Han shot first!” But I would still make sure he wasn’t parched first. But being commanded by one of your idols to do something maybe isn’t the best way to get the creative juices flowing. […]
Who run the world? Merls.
The rather inauspicious beginning for Jennifer Donnelly’s Waterfire Saga has blossomed into a smart, mature series about the power of female friendship and the good young women can accomplish TOGETHER. How refreshing! I greedily devoured Dark Tide in less than two days, and I’m already super impatient for Book 4, which will close off the series. I will try to summarize in broad brush strokes, so that I don’t spoil major plot points for those who want to read the series (and you really, really […]
An Austen retelling that’s actually good
Scootsa1000 put this book in the same category as Clueless and Bridget Jones in her recent review of Jane (a retelling of Jane Eyre) and I immediately checked to see if my library had it. Because a good dystopian retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion? So here for that. Luckily my library had it in stock and I was able to immediately dive right in. The world Elliot North and Malakai Wentforth live in is recovering from something they call the reduction. Basically genetic engineering and […]
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