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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
My rating: 1 .5 of 5 stars
Series: Thursday Murder Club (Book #1)
Genre: Murder Mystery
Pages: 355 pages (Hardback edition)
Published: 3rd September 2020 by Penguin (UK) and Pamela Dorman Books (US)
The Thursday Murder Club is a very light-hearted murder mystery novel with zero suspense.
“If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.”
ARC provided by the publisher—Orbit—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover art by : Ian Leino
The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft
My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Books of Babel (Book #4 of 4)
Genre: Fantasy, High fantasy, Steampunk
Pages: 672 pages (US paperback edition)
Published: 9th December 2021 by Orbit
The Fall of Babel is not just a title; it is a state. A state where the quality of the series ends up.
Josiah Bancroft, please do not read this review. I love your previous books, and I would prefer your memory of my thoughts on your books remains that way; leave it in the state of innocence and happiness just like Senlin before he entered the Tower of Babel. Now, let’s get on with the review.
“You could resent yourself for your imperfect enjoyment of your life, but that seems to me like a never-ending chore. A thankless one, too. I think that if we really knew how good our lives were while they were good, we’d be too scared to do anything, change anything. We’d never take a risk, or explore, or grow. You can hate yourself for not fully appreciating your happy days while you had them, or you could look back and be warmed by the memory, couldn’t you?”
Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell
My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Last Kingdom (Book #12 of 13)
Genre: Historical fiction
Pages: 346 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 3rd October 2019 by HarperCollins
Sword of Kings is the penultimate installment of The Last Kingdom series, if it wasn’t, I would’ve given up reading the rest of the series. …
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Sarantine Mosaic (Book #1 of 2)
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Pages: 451 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 1998 by Penguin Books Canada
It pains me to say this, but it’s time for me to accept that Guy Gavriel Kay’s books aren’t for me. …
Queen of Fire by Anthony Ryan
My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
I’m in utter disbelief, I can’t believe this…
Queen of Fire is the third and last book in Anthony Ryan’s Raven Shadow trilogy that began with the incredible Blood Song. By now, if you’ve heard about this trilogy, you’ll most likely have heard from several readers that the series didn’t end as good as the first book. I, unfortunately, have to agree with them completely. Anthony Ryan himself is great as an author and person, it seriously pains me to give this or any of his book a low rating but I really have to be honest that I didn’t enjoy reading Queen of Fire at all. I’m not angry at this book, but I’m genuinely sad and disappointed. How is it even possible that a series that began so brilliantly can derail this much? Even coming into this with the lowest of expectation, I still found myself disappointed at the final product of this tome. …