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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• The Dream Thieves
• Firstborn
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Landline
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• WinterCategories:
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The Sin Eater’s Daughter, by Melinda Salisbury (audio)
Twylla is deadly. As the embodied daughter of the gods, her skin is poisonous to anyone she touches, save the royal family, who are protected by the gods. Though Twylla hates her role and fate, she accepts it, until a … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, divinity, favorite, multi-read, RIP-worthy, speculative
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The Raven King, by Maggie Stiefvater
1. Book 4 of the Raven Cycle. 2. There will be no spoilers at all in this review (book or series). 3. I honestly considered simply writing the word LOVE!!!!! on this review and being done with it. 4. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, circus horror, comfort, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, humor, LGBTQIA, memorable, multi-read, place-character, portentous, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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Callback: The Well of Ascension
Recently I’ve been re-listening to my favorite of Brandon Sanderson’s trilogies, the Mistborn trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. After finishing The Final Empire, I found I didn’t have much to say about … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, callback, divinity, favorite, humor, memorable, psychology, reread, speculative
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Mistborn: Secret History, by Brandon Sanderson
As I said in my review of Bands of Mourning, this novella is a companion to the original Mistborn trilogy, with major spoilers for that trilogy, plus minor spoilers for Bands. The story goes deep into the depths of Sanderson’s … Continue reading
Callback: Warbreaker
When I read Words of Radiance last month, I was pleasantly surprised to run across characters from Warbreaker. I’d been thinking about rereading the book for a long time, so this was the perfect lead-in! During my first experience with … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, Adult, Prose
Tagged callback, divinity, dream-invader, memorable, reread, speculative, WTF moments
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Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
Book Two of the Stormlight Archive, following The Way of Kings. Note: this review will not contain book spoilers, but will contain spoilers for The Way of Kings. Shallan and Jasnah make their way toward the shattered plains with information … Continue reading
Posted in 2016, 2017, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, divinity, dream-invader, favorite, multi-read, reread, speculative
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Callback: The Way of Kings (audio)
Note: Because this is a re-review, there will be book spoilers. My original review of The Way of Kings is spoiler-free. I admit it: I didn’t want to reread this book. It’s long. Over 1000 pages. And back in 2012, … Continue reading
