Title / Shape of Water Author / Andrea Camilleri Publication Date / 1994 Genre / Crime Page no. / 249 Star Rating / ★★★★ This is the first book in the Montalbano series. It was originally published in its native Italian in 1994 and was published in English in 2002. In this first instalment, we meet the … More Shape of Water / Andrea Camilleri
Title / The Girl With The Ghost Eyes Author / M. H. Boroson Publication Date / 2015 Page no. / 288 Overall Rating / ★★★★ This is a historical fantasy story and is the first book in the Daoshi Chronicles. It is set in Chinatown in San Francisco during the nineteenth century and follows a … More The Girl With Ghost Eyes / M. H. Boroson
Title / The Spider Author / Leo Carew Publication Date / 2019 Page no. / 340 Overall Rating / ★★★★ This is the second book in the Under the Northern Sky trilogy. It follows closely after the events of the first book, the Wolf. Once again, we follow the main protagonist, Roper, as he tries … More The Spider / Leo Carew
Hi guys, I hope you are all well. Since I’ve stopped reading a few books recently, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on them. Obviously I didn’t finish these books but I think it can be quite interesting to see why people DNF a book. I have three books to share with you … More Thoughts on some DNF books
Title / Theonite: Planet Adyn Author / M. L. Wang Publication Date / 2016 Page no. / 298 Overall Rating / ★★★★ This is the first book in the Theonite series. It is set in the same universe as the author’s other book, The Sword of Kaigen, which you may have seen me rave about. Since I … More Theonite: Planet Adyn / M. L. Wang
Title / The Magician’s Apprentice Author / Trudi Canavan Publication Date / 2009 Series or standalone / Standalone Page no. / 752 Overall Rating / ★★★★.5 Set in the fictional land of Kyralia, the story takes place hundreds of years before the events of the Magician’s Guild, the first book in the Black Magician’s trilogy. Along with … More The Magician’s Apprentice / Trudi Canavan
Title / Waste Tide Author / Chen Qiufan Publication Date / 2019 Genre / Science fiction Page no. / 480 Overall Rating / ★★★★ Originally written in Chinese and published in 2013, this edition is translated by Ken Liu and published by Tor Books. It is the author’s debut book. Set in a dystopian China of … More Waste Tide / Chen Qiufan
