Sometimes you read a book and you go temporarily insane. The first time I read this book, I'm pretty sure this happened to me. At the very least, I experienced some sort of existential crisis while trying to sort out my feelings for it. I definitely remember being so upset and flamboozled that I … [Read more]
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“The cogs of existence are oiled by sorrow; the machine produces nothing but despair.”
If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and seriously creep yourself out, then this book is for you. Alectryomancer and Other Weird Tales, is a collection of 13 (naturally) stories that are quite diverse in tone and scope. It’s called “Weird Fiction”, which I learned originated in the late 19th … [Read more]
A challenging new adult romance
Okay, so I finished this one last night. I don't know if I have my head fully wrapped around it, but I need a space to try to get my thoughts in order. First though, what is up with that cover? Is that supposed to be our hero, because he looks like a douchenozzle. Just a side note. Really though, so … [Read more]
Fun sci-fi thriller up until it goes off the rails.
For about the first 75% of this book, I was totally on board. It was thrillery. It was sciencey. It was sciencey-thrillery. There was banter, and mystery, and some stealthy nerd references. There was a hero with an eidetic memory, and some scientists acting super secretive. There was an escalating … [Read more]
Fourth verse, same as the first.
I feel like this review is going to be virtually identical to what I've already written for the first three volumes in the series. So let's just break it down to its component parts: 1. Daniel Abraham has done a fantastic job as an adapter of this series. Everything is clear and exciting and he … [Read more]
This series is officially the most batshit thing I’ve ever read.
Temple of the Winds (The Sword of Truth, #4) by Terry Goodkind
Definitely the worst of these books yet. I almost one-starred it, but the main thing that was making me want to do that was semi-addressed by the end, so I don't think this series has quite reached the point of untenable badness just yet. (And I want to save the one star, because I'm pretty sure … [Read more]