Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Witcher (Book #0.7 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 384 pages (Kindle Edition)
Published: 19th May 2015 by Orbit Books
Sword of Destiny is a huge step down from The Last Wish. …
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Cover art illustrated by: Tommy Arnold
The Desert Prince by Peter V. Brett
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Nightfall Saga (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High fantasy, YA fantasy
Pages: 656 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 3rd August 2021 by Del Rey (US) & 5th August 2021 by Harper Voyager (UK)
I won’t lie; I’m disappointed with The Desert Prince, but I have to acknowledge that this is a case of “not for me” due to having read The Demon Cycle. …
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Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Riftwar Saga (Book #2 of 3 or 4), The Riftwar Cycle (Book #2 of 31)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Classic Fantasy
Pages: 523 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: November 1982
I feel like nostalgia goggles are needed to enjoy this to the fullest now. I gave this an honest attempt, but I won’t be continuing with the Riftwar Saga. …
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Cover art illustrated by: Adam Paquette
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai by Bradley P. Beaulieu
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: Song of the Shattered Sands (Book #1 of 6)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 584 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 3rd September 2015 by Gollancz (UK) and 1st September 2015 by DAW (US)
For me, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai has everything except the most important one: characters to care for. …
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Cover illustrated by: Tommy Arnold
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Locked Tomb (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Space Opera
Pages: 512 pages (Hardback)
Published: 4th August 2020 by Tor.com
Harrow the Ninth was insanely confusing, and I am both annoyed and impressed at the same time. …
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Cover Illustration by: Kerem Beyit
The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Traitor Son Cycle (Book #1 of 5)
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
Pages: 784 pages (UK paperback)
Published: 1st September 2012 by Gollancz (UK) & 20th January 2013 by Orbit (US)
Great siege battles and incredibly detailed on how weaponry and armor works, but not gonna lie, I have mixed feelings about The Red Knight.
Cover illustration by: Chris McGrath
Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #12.5 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 434 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 14th April 2011 by Orbit (UK) & 26th October 2010 by Roc (US)
Back Up, The Warrior, and Aftermath were the only noteworthy stories in Side Jobs for me.
“Whenever it gets too dark, think of the good things you have, the good times you’ve had. It will help. I promise.”
Cover illustration by: Micah Epstein
Of Darkness and Dawn by Will Wight
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Elder Empire: Shadow (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 364 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 10th August 2015 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
This review is an unpopular opinion; please feel free to ignore this if you’ve read and enjoyed the first book, but in my opinion, Of Darkness and Dawn was a huge downgrade from its predecessor. …
Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Expanse (Book #3 of 9)
Genre: Sci-fi, Space opera
Pages: 560 pages (UK paperback edition)
Published: 4th July 2013 by Orbit
This was underwhelming; my least favorite novel in the series so far. …
The Iliad by Homer
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Hallelujah. It’s over. Well, at least The Iliad is, though the story continues in The Odyssey. I had forgotten how much the beginning of this epic sounds like a giant group of toddlers fighting over toys. These toddlers just happen to command warships and armies, and the toys happen to be women they view as war prizes. Frankly, it’s disgusting. If these idiotic “heroes” would just view women as actual people who can make their own decisions instead of pretty toys over which to wage war, every single event in this story could have been avoided. Had they just asked Helen who she wanted to be with and respected that decision, hundreds of lives would have been saved. The amount of bloodshed over the “taking” of this woman is just insanely wasteful, even if it’s fictional.
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