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Much to my delight, Sword and Pen delivered a truly satisfying and emotional conclusion to The Great Library, a spectacular YA series that has earned a spot as one of my favourites.

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Book review: Spellslinger (Spellslinger, #1) by Sebastien de Castell

July 15, 2021 Eon Comments 0 Comment

Cover art illustrated by: Dale Halvorsen
Interior card art illustrated by Sam Hadley

Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: Spellslinger (Book #1 of 6)

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy

Pages: 416 pages (Hardcover edition)

Published: 4th May 2017 by Hot Key Books

Spellslinger is a highly entertaining and engrossing start to this hexalogy.

Normally when I see a promising sounding book and notice that it is YA, I immediately lower my expectations for it as I have not always had the best experience with the genre. That has steadily changed over the last few years though, as more and more YA books have surprised me. When Spellslinger quietly showed up on my radar, though, I had no such reservations. I love Sebastien de Castell’s writing that much and will give him the benefit of the doubt any day of the week, and I am thrilled to say that it did not betray my trust in the least.

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Book Review: A Numbers Game by RJ Dark

July 12, 2021 TS Chan Comments 0 Comment

ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

A Numbers Game by RJ Dark

My rating: 4 of 5 stars.

Genre: Mystery, crime

Published: 4th June 2021 by Wavesback (Indie)

A Numbers Game was an enjoyable mystery read that has great emotions and the hallmarks of RJ Barker’s humour.

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Book Review: Blacklight Born (The Combat Codes Saga, #3) by Alexander Darwin

July 5, 2021 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Cover art illustrated by: Felix Ortiz

Cover art designed by: STK.Kreations

Blacklight Born by Alexander Darwin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: The Combat Codes Saga (Book #3 of 3)

Genre: Science fiction, Dystopia, Martial Arts

Pages: 379 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 14th July 2021 by Insight Forge Press (Self-published)

To my own bafflement, I finally finished reading a series for the first time this year. …

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Book Review: The Pagan Lord (The Last Kingdom, #7) by Bernard Cornwell

July 2, 2021 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

The Pagan Lord by Bernard Cornwell

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: The Last Kingdom (Book #7 of 13)

Genre: Historical fiction

Pages: 321 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 26th September 2013 by HarperCollins

For the first time ever in the series, I actually think The Pagan Lord felt almost completely like a filler book. …

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Book Review: Smoke and Iron (The Great Library, #4) by Rachel Caine

June 28, 2021 TS Chan Comments 0 Comment

Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine

My rating: 5 of 5 stars.

Series: The Great Library (Book 4 of 5)

Genre: Young adult, alternate history, historical fantasy, fantasy

Published: July 2018 by Berkley Books (US) and Allison & Busby (UK)

The best book in the series so far, Smoke and Iron gave me more than a consistently fantastic continuation in The Great Library.

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Book Review: The Dragon’s Path (The Dagger and the Coin, #1) by Daniel Abraham

June 22, 2021 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

Series: The Dagger and the Coin (Book #1 of 5)

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy

Pages: 577 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 7th April 2011 by Orbit

There’s a charm in Abraham’s writing and the stories he tells that just keeps me coming back for more. And the same can be said for The Dragon’s Path. …

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