I just recently came across some information about Roanhorse and her writing, in regards to Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts, that I feel like I need to share here before reviewing Black Sun. I say this because, honestly, my reviews of those two novels in her Sixth World series are incredibly positive ones.… Continue reading Black Sun
Tag: magic
Cemetery Boys
This is one of those books that I knew I was going to read as soon as I heard about it. It seemed so original and right up my alley, interest-wise, and also that cover is really gorgeous. Plus, it was just about the most perfect book to cuddle up with on a cold Autumn… Continue reading Cemetery Boys
The Night Masquerade (Binti #3)
Well, I knew after I had finished the second novella in this trilogy that I'd be getting to the third one sooner than I'd made it from book one to book two. Binti ended with a nice little wrap-up, making it easy to be satisfied and step away for a bit. But there was just… Continue reading The Night Masquerade (Binti #3)
The Nevernight Chronicle
Every time I pick up and start a new epic fantasy novel/series, it just feels like coming home. I have really spread my “reading wings” over the past years and found so many books that I have loved from so many different genres, truly. But my first love, my reader origin story, was always fantasy… Continue reading The Nevernight Chronicle
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
Well, this is my first ever “real” graphic novel. I mean, I’ve read a couple others (Persepolis and Good Talk) but both were nonfiction/memoirs. So, while I really enjoyed them both, I feel like they didn’t full represent the medium completely. Maybe that’s a misperception on my end, but there it is. And the point… Continue reading Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
The Starless Sea
I read Morgenstern's first novel, The Night Circus, like 10 years ago (OMG time goes so fast!). Anyways, I freaking loved it. And, after joining bookstagram a few years ago, I realized that basically everyone else felt the same way. It's one of the most universally, positively-reviewed, posted-about backlist books. So of course I, like… Continue reading The Starless Sea
Storm of Locusts
I read the first book I Roanhorse’s The Sixth World series (Trail of Lightning) last year and was so into it! I loved the world and the characters and the magic and the Navajo mythology and it was a wild ride from start to finish. So, when I felt a reading slump coming on a… Continue reading Storm of Locusts
Home (Binti #2)
I cannot believe it’s been like, two years, since I read Binti. I really enjoyed it too! But for some reason it just took me forever to pick up this second book. I don’t know. My husband has always been annoyed with me because I can totally leave a show in the middle of a… Continue reading Home (Binti #2)
Gideon the Ninth
Well, I think we could all agree that I knew I’d be reading this one. Tagged as lesbian necromancers in space, there was really no more I needed to know. And all the awards it’s been nominated for since then really only reinforced what I already knew. In fact, this was in the stack of… Continue reading Gideon the Ninth
His Dark Materials
Remember a few months ago when I posted about Harry Potter (finally)? I told a super cute story about how my husband and I started on January 1, 2019 and read a chapter out loud to each other before bed each night (ish - since he works 24 hour shifts, there were a lot of… Continue reading His Dark Materials