The Dreamblood Duology consists of The Killing Moon and The Shadowed Sun by N. K. Jemisin, who is one of my favorite authors. The duology takes place in the fictional city of Gujaareh where peace takes precedence over all else. Within this city are priests that serve the goddess Hananja who rules over the realm…
Earlier this year I reviewed Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer, the first book in The Southern Reach Trilogy. Personally, I loved it, and since then I have seen the movie, which is also worth a watch. The first book is an atmospheric, environmental-horror, stream of consciousness ride. I’m sure that many people read the first book…
Hi, if you like fantasy, just read this series. I’m serious. Read it. OK, you’re still here. Hi again. Maybe you need convincing. I can try to do that… So, you like fantasy? Do you like world building on an epic scale? Do you like a cool magic system with a little bit of science…
Apparently this is the year of trilogies for me! Here is another young adult trilogy, but it is actually surprisingly good. As I’ve mentioned before, I have yet to find a Holly Black novel that I really like. I love the sound of her ideas, but I find her execution of them often lacking. I’m…
I listened to the first book, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, last year and really loved it. And I’m very glad that I listened to it instead of read it because I at least somewhat know how to pronounce many of the names and places in the next two books. The Girl With the…
First, I kind of love/hate trilogies and young adult literature is absolutely teeming with them. It is such an undertaking to devote my time to three 500+ page books and I have a hard time not making myself finish a series if I start one and end up disliking the first or second book. I…
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