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Book Review: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) by Brandon Sanderson

July 2, 2018 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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Cover art illustrated by: Chris McGrath

Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Mistborn (Book #1 of 3), Mistborn Saga (Book #1)

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy

Pages: 672 pages (Leatherbound edition)

Published: 17th July 2006 by Tor Books

Here it is, the beginning of the trilogy that sparked my love for reading fantasy novels. …

The Good Girl

June 28, 2018 Celeste Comments 0 Comment

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

Wow. I definitely didn’t see that ending coming.

Have you ever read a book where the last chapter completely changes the entire book for you, and how you view all of the events that preceded it? That’s what happened to me with this book. Before that final chapter, I found the book compelling, but honestly kind of predictable. This is the story of a kidnapping, told from the perspectives of three people: the mother of the kidnapped girl, the detective on the case, and the kidnapper. Each chapter is from one of these perspectives, from either before or after an unspecified event. …

American Gods

June 25, 2018 Celeste Comments 0 Comment

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mythology has always entranced me. Greek or Egyptian, Norse or Celtic, any myth I’ve ever come across has interested me, especially considering what each myth says about the culture it stems from and how said culture sees the world. Myths are man’s way of explaining the world and its phenomena to himself. How the world was created, why there are droughts and floods, how the tiger got its stripes or the elephant its trunk, are all things that man has attempted to explain through myths. …