trilogy

Part 2 of the trilogy is the worst, even in book 3

The Dragon Lords Bad Faith by Jon Hollis

March 23, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

The Dragon Lords: Bad Faith is divided into 3 parts, and is itself part 3 of a trilogy. I rather enjoyed part 1 (Fools Gold), hated part 2 (False Idols), and part 3 was kind of meh. It wasn’t as bad as part 2 with no one to root for, and it added some good characterization and a few new characters, but it was also 200 pages too long. The second part of the book is ironically yet appropriately titled “Bad Decisions”, one of which IMHO was to include this section in the final published novel. Part 1, “Bad Luck” […]

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3/23/2019 | CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:15 |

Do Every Stupid Thing that Makes You Feel Alive

Kristin Lavransdatter Trilogy: The Wreath; The Wife; The Cross by Sigrid Undset

November 25, 2018 by Ellesfena 4 Comments

The Kristin Lavransdatter books tell the story of the life of Kristin Lavransdatter, a Norwegian woman living in the 14th century. I read historical fiction only very rarely, and a series about a Norwegian housewife in the Middle Ages wouldn’t normally be something that would be very high on my TBR list. I chose these because at some point in the last year, I was reading an article which had a short quote from one of the books. I can’t remember the quote or the context, but I was so taken with the power of that short quote that I […]

11/25/2018 Ellesfena's CBR10 Review No:48 |

Coffee Shop’s Theory of the Trilogy

False Idols by Jon Hollis

November 25, 2018 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

I’m back! After finishing my committed 52 reviews, I ended up not reviewing for a while, because life etc. NB: Much of what follows is from the slightly more technical and in depth blog post concerning my attempts to explain the theory behind why part 2 of any trilogy is often the least fun or entertaining. As of now, the Dragon Lords series is a trilogy; I have no idea if the author will keep it that way or continue with further installments. I read the first one (Fools Gold) a while ago, and found it entertaining, if at times […]

11/25/2018 CoffeeShopReader's CBR10 Review No:53 |

Do You Know How Hard It Is To Lead?

The Reluctant Queen by Sarah Beth Durst

August 28, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

After The Reckoning, I needed to take a break from Bingo since my upcoming selections were not what I needed after a tragic medieval Welsh history novel. One was too dark, one was another novel set in medieval Britain and I figured I needed something different as a palate cleanser. It also seemed like the perfect excuse to fit in The Reluctant Queen, the second part of the Queens of Renthia trilogy, which I had started shortly before Bingo but then couldn’t’ fit into any categories. I am happy to say that this was a case of a second novel […]

8/28/2018 Jen K's CBR10 Review No:154 |

Skewer the rich

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

June 9, 2018 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan was the April Mocha Girls Read book club selection. The story revolves around the romance between Rachel Chu and Nicholas Young. The two NY based professors are in love. Nick invites Rachel to spend the summer in Singapore with his family. Nick is the best man for his friend Colin Khoo’s wedding. The plan is to get the big event over with and travel around Asia. Sounds fun, right? However, Nick fails to explain exactly how extensive and wealthy his family is… Rachel is woefully unprepared what to expect. Thankfully, Rachel has a college […]

6/9/2018 teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:11 |

An epic romance sizzles during an Odyssey quest to save the realms

Breath of Fire (The Kingmaker Chronicles Book 2) by Amanda Bouchet

June 8, 2018 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Breath of Fire is the second book in Amanda Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles series.This novel picks up moments after the end of book one with our heroine, Catalia Fisa, healing from deadly wounds. She has a knack for playing fast and loose with her life, much to the chagrin of her lover Griffin. Cat is the Kingmaker, she can detect lies from anyone. Possession of her is quite handy for anyone in power. Cat’s mother, Alpha Fisa, would rather manipulate her powers to maintain her iron fist upon the realm. She is basically magical Mommie Dearest. But Cat can steal magic even from […]

6/8/2018 teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:10 |

Get it together, Fitz

Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb

June 23, 2017 by TheShitWizard Leave a Comment

Fool’s Quest is the second book in the Fitz and the Fool trilogy, having left Fool’s Assassin with Bee (and Shun) having been kidnapped by the Servants and a group of Chalcedean mercenaries. Here we catch up with Fitz….not hot on their heels, as he’s instead consumed by caring for the Fool, who’s been returned to him a broken man but one intent on having Fitz wreak vengeance upon those who harmed him. The Witmaster is on at Fitz to take a new partner, and to top it all off he’s also been outed at court as Prince FitzChivalry Farseer, […]

6/23/2017 TheShitWizard's CBR9 Review No:43 |

Okay, But I Have Questions

The Passage Trilogy by Justin Cronin

June 20, 2017 by Gracey the Giant Leave a Comment

So, this series apparently got a lot of hype when the first book, The Passage, first came out. I was, presumably, living under a rock at the time, and so hadn’t heard of it. In fact, I didn’t really hear about the series until the final book came out, at which point I decided to read them all. And, well, the first half of the first book was great, the second half was good. The second book was okay, verging on bad and the third book was solidly okay if a little too made-for-Hollywood for me. So, I figure the series averages out as […]

6/20/2017 Gracey the Giant's CBR9 Review No:21 |

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