November Wrap Up

Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s time for another monthly wrap up post – I can’t believe it is the penultimate wrap up of this year. Anyway, I had an alright reading month in November. Like last month, I read four books, which I’m pretty happy writing this. As of writing this I am also in the middle of reading another book, but I don’t think I’ll get it finished by the end of the month. Anyway, let’s get started with the mini reviews.

The Flames of Shadam Khoreh / Bradley Beaulieu / ★★★

Lays of Anuskaya trilogy – book 3

Publisher: Quillings Literary Services

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 485 pages

This is the third and final book in the Lays of Anuskaya trilogy. While I did enjoy this concluding installment, I wasn’t as invested in the characters or story as I am in the author’s other series. I am planning to post a review of the trilogy so keep an eye out for that.

Shadows on the Moon / Zoe Marriott / ★★★

The Moonlit Lands series – book 1

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Genre: YA fantasy

Length: 465 pages

This is loosely based on Cinderella and follows a young girl called Suzume, who has the unique ability to change into any form (known as shadow weaving). I enjoyed this book overall, although I think the romance was little too heavy handed. I really liked the idea of shadow weaving and thought that the author did a good job of building on it throughout the book. I do want to give a trigger warning for self harm. I don’t normally give them but as someone who continues to self harm, this book was quite hard to read at times.

The Gods of Men / Barbara Kloss / ★★★★

The Gods of Men series – book 1

Publisher: Ingram Spark

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 448 pages

This is the first book in the Gods of Men series. It follows two main character perspectives – Imari (or Sable) and Jeric (or Jos). While I really enjoyed this book overall, it is quite familiar in terms of the fantasy genre. There isn’t any new stuff here, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The characters were well written and the pacing was good. The magic system is an interesting one but I would have liked more information about it. Overall I enjoyed this book and will be checking out the sequel.

Crownbreaker / Sebastien de Castell / ★★★★

Spellslinger series – book 6

Publisher: Hot Key Books

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 410 pages

This was a fantastic concluding installment to this six book fantasy series. It was great to be back with these characters and in this world. If you’ve enjoyed the previous books, then I think you’ll enjoy this one too and if you haven’t started the series yet, I highly recommend checking it out. I have a full review of the series, which you can check out here.