Hi guys, I hope you are all well. I’ve recently read a Powder Mage novellas, so today I thought I’d share some thoughts on them. I am a huge fan of the Powder Mage and Gods of Blood and Powder trilogies, both by Brian McClellan, but I’d never really read any of the novellas, so … More Powder Mage novellas / Brian McClellan
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time for my annual Bookish Academy Award post. This tag was originally created by bookadoodles and I’ve been doing it for the last couple of years to recap for year of reading. Best Actor: (Best Male Protagonist) … More Bookish Academy Awards
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s the end of another month which means it’s time for another monthly wrap up. This one is probably going to be a bit shorter than usual, since I’m writing this up on the last Sunday of the month and posting it the next day. Normally I … More June Wrap Up
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s time for another monthly wrap up post. I wasn’t a huge reading mood at the start of the month and then I got distracted by a new PS4 game (Division 2, for anyone curious), but I did still manage to read 4 books. It was also … More April Wrap Up
Title / A Memory Called Empire Author / Arkady Martine Publication Date / April 2019 Series or standalone / book 1 of 2 Page no. / 464 Overall Rating / ★★★.5 A science fiction debut, this is the first book in the Teixcalaan series. Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in Teixcalaan to find that her predecessor, from the same … More A Memory Called Empire / Arkady Martine
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It is time for the first wrap up of the year. I had a pretty good reading month, although there was one book that unfortunately didn’t work for me. I read 6 books in total (5 novels, 1 graphic novel) and started a seventh. I’m currently on … More January Wrap Up
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. To be entirely honest with you guys, I’m running low on post ideas so I thought I’d share a tour of my favourite bookshelf. I wanted to start the new year with new content but I’m currently in a bit of a creative block, so please bear … More Bookshelf Tour: Fantasy Favourites
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s the end of the month, which means its time for another monthly wrap up post. You guys probably know the drill by now – each month a write mini reviews of the books I’ve read and then I share some books I plan to read. I … More September Wrap Up and October TBR
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. It’s the end of the month, which means its time for another monthly wrap up post. I lowered my Goodreads reading goal this month to 80 books as I don’t think I’ll be able to read 100 this year. It was nice to go from being behind … More July Wrap Up and August TBR
Title / The Beast Player Author / Nahoko Uehashi Publication Date / 2018 Series or standalone / book 1 of 4 Page no. / 508 Overall Rating / ★★★★★ Originally written in Japanese and published in 2006, this edition is translated by Cathy Hirano. At the heart of this book is a coming of age story … More The Beast Player / Nahoko Uehashi
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