Overnight, Eve of Equality, a new feminist blog, becomes a sensation when a wildly popular TV talk show host stumbles upon it, Tweets about it, and promotes it on her show. The blog is smart, thoughtful, funny, and bold, brazenly taking on various injustices in the lives of women. But it’s the blogger Eve’s post about the controversial entrepreneur behind XY, a new chain of high-end strip clubs opening up across the country that sets off a firestorm. In a matter of hours, the Eve of Equality website crashes, its Twitter count jumps from a paltry 19 followers to nearly 250,000, and Eve is suddenly lauded as the new voice of feminism.
But who is the Eve behind Eve of Equality? Well… not who you might think. Meet Everett Kane, aspiring writer and fervent feminist. He writes his erudite blog in his apartment, at his kitchen table, conveniently but unexpectedly located right above one of the aforementioned XY strip clubs.
(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
Poles Apart by Terry Fallis is a novel where a man named Everett Kane, who describes himself as a Feminist. After meeting one of his heroes, it reawakens his Feminist views and decides to make an anonymous blog. It becomes a sensation overnight and Everett’s life is changed forever.
Poles Apart is a book that was a very easy read for me. I found the pacing very quick, and it was a very accessible book. I also liked that it was funny. It also had an interesting group of characters. The book informed me a bit about the women’s movement. And offered a few insights on how to live our life regarding gender equality. The ending almost had me in tears.
My main criticism I found with this novel was that some of the plot points were too predictable. Like at one part of the book Everett was wondering who was moving in below, and I knew what was going on, but Everett kept wondering about it for several pages. And I also knew the meeting between Everett and Mason Bennington was bound to happen. I feel this book could have done a bit better on foreshadowing, as the foreshadowing in this book was way too obvious for me.
Overall, Poles Apart is an easy read that shouldn’t take you too long to read it. The book is funny, with a very important message that is still very relevant today.
The Seanchan invasion force is in possession of Ebou Dar. Nynaeve, Elayne, and Aviendha head for Caemlyn and Elayne’s rightful throne, but on the way they discover an enemy much worse than the Seanchan.
In Illian, Rand vows to throw the Seanchan back as he did once before. But signs of madness are appearing among the Asha’man.
In Ghealdan, Perrin faces the intrigues of Whitecloaks, Seanchan invaders, the scattered Shaido Aiel, and the Prophet himself. Perrin’s beloved wife, Faile, may pay with her life, and Perrin himself may have to destroy his soul to save her.
Meanwhile the rebel Aes Sedai under their young Amyrlin, Egwene al’Vere, face an army that intends to keep them away from the White Tower. But Egwene is determined to unseat the usurper Elaida and reunite the Aes Sedai. She does not yet understand the price that others—and she herself—will pay.
(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
The Path of Daggers is book eight of The Wheel of Time series. This book has the following storylines: 1. Elayne and Nyaneve have to use the Bowl of the Winds to fix the climate and weather of the world before going back to Camelyn so Elayne can make her claim to be Queen of Andor. 2. Perrin goes to Ghealdan to stop Masema, the Prophet of the Dragon. 3. Egwene has to do some political maneuvering to try and gain more control over her unruly followers. 4. Rand goes out to stop the Seanchan and has to deal with rebel Asha’man.
There is actually quite a few epic moments in this book. The use of the Bowl of the Winds was amazing! Logain and Elayas returns! The battle scenes! Rand has some really cool scenes especially the “I am the storm” scene. Faile gets kidnapped! There’s quite a few really cool moments.
I liked how Robert Jordan explored the tensions between the different groups of people especially in the Elayne and Nynaeve storyline (the Aes Sedai, the Warders, the Sea Folk and the Kin). These are groups of people that are united in the goal of using the Bowl of the Winds to fix the climate change caused by the Dark One but these groups just do not trust one another and think the other has ulterior motives. This was handled very well.
I really liked the character development in this book for Elayne. Elayne gets quite a bit of character development and her trying to unweave the gateway so that the Seanchan don’t learn travelling, I think was a great character moment for Elayne. Egwene also gets some character development by turning out to be a clever politician. I think this is the first time in this series that I actually really liked Egwene’s storyline. I was at the edge of my seat wondering what the hell was going to happen next with the politics.
I actually disagree with the fanbase, but I had no issues reading this. I was able to read through this with no problem and this book was a page turner for me.
I also felt the ending was much better in this book than the previous book. We get a good fight scene with Rand and the Asha’man traitors, Elayne making it to Camelyn, Perrin meeting the Prophet, Faile getting kidnapped and Egwene about to attack Tar Valon.
Worldbuilding wasn’t too big of a factor in this book, but to me that’s okay because this world to me is already in my top-tier fantasy well thought out worlds. We do get some worldbuilding through the point of views we get from the Seanchan, and we get to meet the rulers of the Borderlands region. We also get some more Aes Sedai lore which is always welcome to me. As for the magic system, we get much more detail on how linking works. Linking is when two or more channelers join in together to increase their strength in the one power, and we got more insight into how this works.
Now I do have some criticism, first off where is Mat in this book? The last book ended with Mat on a cliffhanger? Is he dead? Is he alive? Does he escape the Seanchan? Does he find Olver? Robert why do you have to leave this cliffhanger unresolved with this book? Why?
The second criticism I have for this book is there is just way too many characters for me to keep track of. I know this is not the first time I’ve had this issue but this book is the book that made me realize that there is a lot of characters to try and keep track of, and it can be a bit much at times.
Overall, I really liked this book. And right now I’m asking: Slog? What slog? Cause this book is probably one of my favourites in the series so far. We actually see progress! The Bowl of the Winds storyline (a storyline that’s been going on since The Lord of Chaos) finally gets resolved. Egwene finally attacks Tar Valon. Perrin meets the Prophet. Things are actually progressing in this book! If I can say one thing to the Wheel of Time fanbase it’s this: “The Path of Daggers is actually really good, you guys are just mean.”
This was the most fun I had with a Wheel of Time book since book five and the climax of The Lord of Chaos!
So I’m kind of on a Wheel of Time frenzy right now. I’m still trying to read Lord of Chaos (I am getting close to finishing this so the review is coming soon). In addition to this, I am having a blast playing The Wheel of Time Video Game (Yes it exists! I will be doing a review of this soon as well). There are a lot of things that I love about this series, and today I want to talk about the good and the bad about this series.
The Good:
1) The Best Use of The Chosen One
I honestly feel that the Wheel of Time does The Chosen One the best. I know this trope has been done to death, but I feel like this book series does The Chosen One completely right. We see our main character Rand Al’Thor struggle, we see him struggle with the responsibility of being the Chosen One. Trying to find his way in the world, and fulfill his sense of duty and obligation. This book is not shy in showing us how much he’s under pressure to succeed and also live up to what people are expecting of him. This is the Chosen One trope done completely right.
2) Over Describing (To an Extent)
A lot of people criticize Robert Jordan for going a little overboard in his describing things. I do think it is a fair criticism as it can be a bit much. However, I actually kind of like his over-describing, especially when he is describing the setting, atmosphere, and what’s happening in that setting really helps me visualize the scene. I do appreciate Robert Jordan’s attention to detail when it comes to his descriptions. I also feel like his over-describing shines the most when it comes to fighting scenes and the climax at the end of each book.
3) The Fight Scenes and the Climax!
I love the fight scenes and each book’s climax! Whenever there is a fight scene, it always makes sense why they were fighting and the stakes in almost every fight scene are high. Same for each book’s climax, the climax is always high stakes, intense and they are usually pretty well done! Thanks to Robert Jordan’s very detailed descriptions, I can visualize almost all the entire action scenes.
4) The Magic System
I love the Magic System in this world. There is Saidar (Female Magic) and Saidin (Male Magic) and there are rules (such as channeling cannot bring back the dead, depending on the character’s strength they may not be able to perform certain weaves). Not to mention there are Five Elements (or threads): Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and Spirit. The One Power is drawn from the True Source. It apparently is the driving force of this universe. In addition to this, there is a Dream World: Tel’aran’rhlod that’s a part of this system as well. I love how detailed this Magic System and as I read each book, the Magic System continues to develop and be more refined.
5) Strong Female Characters
I like that Women are playing a huge role in this series. In this world, women are in most positions of power, and quite a few of the Female Characters even have their own unique storylines where they go off on their own adventures. And that is cool! There is no shortage of strong female characters in this strange: The Supergirls (Nynaeve, Egwene, and Elayne), Siuan Sanche, Aviendha, and Min are all really strong characters and they each bring something different to the table and are major players in the plot of this series.
6) Lore and The World-Building
Right from the start of the series, they dump you with Lore and World-building and I love the book series for it! Each book develops the Lore and the World-building and it’s one of my favourite things that I like about these books.
The Bad:
1) Repetitiveness
I think every Wheel of Time reader will agree with me on this: Robert Jordan is very repetitive. Phrases keep being repeated throughout this series including the following: “She smoothed her skirts”, “This character sniffed”. Another one is “she crossed her arms beneath her breasts.” Why do we need to know that? All you had to say was she crossed her arms and we would get the picture. It’s a weird detail to include. My personal favourite repetitive statement is Nynaeve tugging her braid. But yeah the repetitiveness can be a bit exhausting.
2) Romances
Oh my gosh, the romance in these novels! I really really do not like the Romances in these novels. Robert, you are terrible at writing Romances. Please stop! The Romances make me cringe. And none of the Romantic Relationships feel real to me.
3) The Villains
The Villains in this series are pretty hit or miss in this series. Padan Fain seemed like an interesting villain for the first two books and The Shadow Rising. But since then he hasn’t really done anything for example. Some of the villains just don’t feel that threatening: Aginor and Balthamel for example were killed off in their first appearance, and quite a few of the Forsaken (the big baddies right now) seem to get killed off a little too quickly for my liking.
4) The Pacing
While I do appreciate that this book series is taking its time with it’s story. At times though it doesn’t seem like much is happening and there are times when I wonder when are things going to happen.
Conclusion:
The Wheel of Time right now is probably my favourite Fantasy series and I continue to look forward to reading the rest of this series.
Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake.
(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
“The man in black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.”
The Gunslinger is not one of my favourite Stephen King Novels, but at the same time it’s an intriguing novel to look at. The story is about the last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain who is pursuing the “man in black” to which he wants answers about the future.
Once again Stephen King shows his strength of writing good or intriguing characters. As we have an interesting and mysterious character in Roland Deschain. At the beginning we have no idea who he is or why he is even pursuing this “man in black”. However throughout the novel we learn more and more about him, his personality, his motives and even his backstory. The other interesting character in this novel is Jake. Jake is from a world like ours but he, all of a sudden is in the world where the novel takes place and he knows absolutely nothing about the world we are in. That is quite an interesting concept right there.
The book is short and I think that is one of it’s strengths. And we do get a couple of short but interesting fight scenes in this novel.
My big issue with this novel is the worldbuilding. I have so many questions! First off, again Stephen? No Maps? C’mon! My next few questions are: What world is this? It appears to be a different world similar to the wild west but then again there is signs that it is close to our own. Such as “Hey Jude” song exists in this world, Jesus and Christianity also exist in this world, Hamburgers & Beer exist, and also remnants of a corporation known as Amoco exist. So does this world take place in our future? Is it alternate universe or a parallel universe? What is this world?
My other criticism of this novel is that it can be slow and difficult to follow. I had to reread certain parts of it just so I can understand what was happening.
This is not Stephen King’s best novel but it’s also not his worst novel. I’ve been told I should read the second book of the series before deciding to continue reading the series. So I will at least try to read the second book before deciding on whether or not I should continue reading this series. I sort of feel like this is more of a Prologue if anything for the series, so hopefully this series does get better.
Today I want to share with you my TBR List for 2023, these are the books that I look forward to reading this year. Now there are several books that I bought in 2022 that unfortunately I did not get to so those books are priority. Here is my list:
Books that are Priority:
The Rest of the Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan
Misery by Stephen King
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
The Rest of The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King (if I decide to continue reading the series)
The Firm by John Grisham
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Mistborn Era 2 by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn A Secret History by Brandon Sanderson
The First Law Trilogy by Joe Ambercrombie
The Matian by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
May Tomorrow Be Awake: On Poetry, Autism, and Our Neurodiverse Future By Chris Martin
Frankenstein the 1818 text by Mary Shelley
Other books I hope I can read this year:
Horror:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
Cell by Stephen King
Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
Cujo by Stephen King
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Fantasy:
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Gruin
The Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks
Science Fiction:
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
New Releases that I am excited for in 2023:
Like A Curse by Elle McNicoll
How to sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Wild Massive by Scotto Moore
Conclusion:
Well, that’s the list of books that I hope to read for the year 2023! I hope I can read all of them!
Wow, this year was fantastic for me in terms of reading. I managed to read about 50 books this year! I increased the amount of books I read by 20 books! Which was way more than I read in 2021. This surpassed my modest goal of 40 books this year. Not to mention my pages read count increased by 4,558! The only decreases I had is the average pages and the average rating that I read but I’m not overly concerned about it.
As for the blog, my views, visitors, posts, likes and comments all went up! I just want to sincerely thank you all for your support this past year. I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you.
Overall I have to say this year was much better than 2021. I did a lot more this year than the previous two years. I read more, went outside more and I even developed a brand new hobby in Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons is amazing for me! It keeps me social, great way to tell stories, create fun new characters and you get to play some Fantasy all on top of it! If you haven’t played D&D yet what are you doing? Play this game!
I want to once again thank you all for the support you’ve given me this past year. I really appreciate it. Thank you!
I look forward to reading even more in the new year! Happy New Year Everyone!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up where I give updates on my reading and other things I’m up to in the past month. So let’s get to it!
Total Books Read: 6
This month was pretty decent in terms of reading. I was able to read about 6 books. And I was able to read about 2,448 pages. Which was really good I feel.
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages was fantastic! It had a lot of great action, worldbuilding & lore. It also had a great conclusion to a great trilogy. This is the book that made me be on board for the Cosmere Universe.
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
I really like Stephen King as an author, but this was just an okay Fantasy Novel. Nothing too special.
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
I really, really did not like this book. None of the characters stood out, reading this was a slog, it was not even funny and there are circular conversations happening almost every other conversation. I do not understand how this is a classic.
The Witch in the Well by Camilla Bruce
This was a nice Horror novel from a recent release in 2022. I liked it. The lore behind Ilsbeth Clark was handled well, and small town horror is something that is always welcome to me. I also just like how this story was told and the unreliable narration.
Show Us Who You Are by Elle MicNicoll
This is another re-read and I’ve already done a review on this, so I’m not really going to repeat myself. Although I do admit that I noticed a few more things such as how Adrien’s accident was foreshadowed very early in the story. Which to me just proves how good Elle McNicoll is as an author.
A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
Last book of 2022! Wow, this was pretty good. I love the character moments, the worldbuilding and lore, and the few action scenes that we do get. I was a little disappointed about the last chapter but otherwise Wheel of Time is still really good.
Currently Reading:
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Yeah, I unfortunately was unable to read this at the end of 2022, so I’m going to make this the first read for 2023! I’ve started it and it’s interesting but strange at the same time.
What I’ve Been Doing and Watching:
This has been a very busy month with work. I am so thankful for being able to take sometime off and recharge before going back to work next week.
I attended a Christmas Lunch Party and it was great.
I finished watching Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures Stone Ocean, and what a hard hitting and bittersweet ending to this series. Wow! I’ve watched more episodes of The Librarians and I am still enjoying this series.
I began a new D&D Campaign. Right now I am doing the Waterdeep Dragonheist Campaign. There I am playing a chaotic neutral Half-Elf Bard that has both an academic side and a rogue side to him. I am having fun with it. All while still enjoying the campaign I’m doing with my friends.
In Magic the Gathering, I’m bringing “assemble the party” to this game with Nalia de’Arnise as my commander in the new deck I’m building.
Plans for Next Month:
No major plans. I intend to keep using my commute to be able to read even more. I hope to continue watching The Librarians. And keep looking forward to more D&D sessions!
In this volume, Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter’angreal that may reverse the world’s endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel–Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. And above all, Rand faces the dread Forsaken Sammael, in the shadows of Shadar Logoth, where the blood-hungry mist, Mashadar, waits for prey.
(from Goodreads)
My Thoughts:
A Crown of Swords is the seventh book of the Wheel of Time Series. This book follows the fallout from the climax from the last book at the Battle of Dumai’s Well. There are three many storylines in this book: 1. Rand has to regain control over his allies after being kidnapped in the last book. All while plotting to attack Sammael and quelling the rebellion against him in Cairhein. 2. The search for the Bowl of the Winds in Ebou Dar with Elayne, Nyaneve and Mat. 3. Egwene trying to solidify her leadership as the Amyrlin.
I have to say, I actually really liked the Prologue. Quite a bit happened in the Prologue with consequences that really impacted the story.
I really like the character moments for the following characters: Rand, Mat, Elayne, Nynaeve and Egwene. I really felt like all of these characters had some growth or had a really cool moment in this book. I really appreciate that we got more time with Mat. As I feel like out of the main cast up to now, Mat had the least amount of screen time. Here he gets a little more screen time and I really liked his storyline and he even begins to learn some responsibility.
In terms of worldbuilding, I really liked the worldbuilding and lore in this book. In Ebou Dar we learn more about the city such as the festivals and holidays they have. Small details like that do help make the world feel a little more real, as we have different holidays all the time. We also get some more lore about the White Tower and it’s secrets. We also learn just a little more about the group of people known as the Seanchan and the Sea Folk.
We also get a very interesting and mysterious character in Cadsuane. Right from her first scene, she commands the entire room. I still do not know what her deal is, I do not know if she is good or secretly evil.
As for my criticism of the novel, I still do not understand what Pad Fain’s plan was in this novel. He just happened to be in the camp that Rand was visiting, he disappears, then he comes back and stabs Rand only once. And then he just runs away without making sure if Rand is dead. What was the plan here? Pad Fain was one of the most interesting villains but I am just confused about what he was planning here.
For this book, I feel like there are two climaxes to this novel: The climax for Ebou Dar and the fight between Sammael and Rand. While I liked the climax for Ebou Dar, I felt like the fight between Sammael and Rand was very anti-climatic and was pretty rushed as it only made up about 18 pages. Instead of Sammael dying in an epic fight with Rand, he just dies due to the mysterious force known as Mashadar in the city of Shadar Logoth. That’s kind of a lame end for a villain that’s been around since the third book in the series!
Overall, I liked this book slightly more than The Lord of Chaos. While I did like the Lord of Chaos because of it’s awesome climax, most of the book was pretty slow with not a lot happening. With this book, I feel like the first half of the novel not too much happened, but in the second half of this book is where things got a lot more interesting. Despite the anti-climatic last chapter, A Crown of Swords still brings a lot of good character moments, world building and when we do get fights it’s always interesting. I’m a little worried about the next three books as they are known as the “slog”, but I’m determined to read through them in the new year.
So yesterday I did my least favourite books that I read this year, now let’s be more positive and talk about my favourite reads of 2022!
But first let’s do a few Honorable Mentions!
Honorable Mention #1: Troop by Nick Cutter
The Troop is probably the second best Horror Novel that I read this year. It was very uncomfortable with some very uncomfortable scenes. What makes this scary to me is that it’s about containing a contagious disease, the idea of a contagious disease is terrifying considering what we’ve all gone through the past two years. I also just have a personal connection to this story, as I myself was a Scout at one point in my life.
Honorable Mention #2: I Overcame My Autism and all I got was this Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
This was a good and funny memoir. I had a good time reading this. And I like how she writes about many issues facing the autistic community: disinformation about Autism, ABA Therapy, Autistic Masking, Special Interests, etc. It was well worth the read for me.
5. Tales of Dunk & Egg Series by George R.R. Martin
I love these shorter books from George R.R. Martin. It’s a nice side story in the world of Westeros. Dunk and Egg are great characters to follow, with some very interesting adventures.
4. Like A Charm by Elle McNicoll
Elle McNicoll is definitely one of my personal favourite authors. This is her third book and she still is able to make very good high quality books with excellent Neurodivergent represenation. This is a nice Urban Fantasy about Raya, a girl who has Dyspraxia who learns that there is trouble going on in the mystical community and she is the one that can save the community.
3. Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Pet Sematary is my personal favourite Horror Novel that I read this entire year. Pet Sematary is a story about a Doctor named Louis who moves to a town in Maine. He finds out there is a Pet Sematary and an Indigenous Burial Ground that has the power to resurrect the dead. This was Stephen King’s Horror at it’s best and he does an excellent job of exploring themes such as: grief and loss and our own mortality.
2. The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
I think I’ve already said enough about this trilogy, but it really is one of my favoruite books I’ve read this year. This is on my list of best trilogies ever. I love the characters, the plot and I am still thinking about how well done this magic system is. I also liked how Brandon used both the Dark Lord trope and the Chosen One Trope. Brandon Sanderson is officially on my favourite authors list as a result of this trilogy. Looking forward to read more from Brandon Sanderson next year!
1. The Wheel of Time (Books 2-7) by Robert Jordan
The Wheel of Time is a slowburn. And yet it’s one of my personal favourite Fantasy book series! It was The Great Hunt where I began to really fall in love with this series and so far I’ve liked every book in this series (so far). I love the magic system, the worldbuilding and lore, the characters are all growing. Not to mention the fight scenes and the climax in each book is awesome! I hope to finish reading this series in 2023!
As the year of 2022 comes to a close, I was able to read more books this year than I did last year. I managed to read about 49 books this year alone! However when you read so many books in a year, you are going to find a few books that you just didn’t like for whatever reason.
Disclaimer: This list is just my opinion. So please don’t get offended if a book you really like is on this list.
Before we get to the list, I want to give a few Honorable or Dishonorable Mentions.
Dishonorable Mention #1 Circe by Madeline Miller
Now unlike the other books that are on this list. I don’t think this is necessarily a bad book, however I was disappointed with it. For the record I do really like Greek Mythology, so I had high hopes for it. However the book just ended up being just okay.
Dishonorable Mention #2 The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
I had some high hopes for this one: it’s a space thriller during the Cold War. That alone makes it interesting. However this book for some reason really focused on the technical details and I know nothing about the technical details of say a helicopter, space shuttle etc. The characters were flat, and I had a lot of questions of some of the characters motives. I have a lot of respect for Chris Hadfield but this was a disappointing novel to me.
5. The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman
Yes, the first book on this list is a Fantasy novel. Now I really liked the first two books in His Dark Materials trilogy. They were written well, with good characters and some cool action scenes. This book however was a complete letdown for me. There are several problems I had with this book: a lot of plot contrivances, a big villain problem (villains that really didn’t do much of anything), and a very anti-climatic ending. I kept asking myself while reading this: What happened to this trilogy? The ending of this trilogy really left me with a very bad taste in my mouth.
4. Books 4-5 of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The first two books in this series is good. The third book the quality did drop but it still had it’s moments. However book four and book five of this series to me is when this series really starts to go off the rails. The fourth book instead of it being science fiction it becomes a romance, and it’s not even good romance. While the fifth book, I didn’t find it funny at all, and the book just abruptly ends and ends on a pretty bad note.
3. Sophie’s World
I was very, very disappointed in this book. I do like reading about Philosophy but this was disappointing. I was expecting an engaging story but all I got was a Philosophy Textbook masquerading as a Novel. And it’s not even a good Philosophy Textbook. Reading this was a slog.
2. Ordinary Monsters
Even though I love Fantasy, it is my favourite genre. There are a few Fantasy novels that I don’t even like. This is one of them… I really did not care about any of the characters. Literally one of the main characters is referred to as C. Ovid. Yes, you read that right. And did I mention that this is a book that came out this year?? I also just do not understand why they ended a decent fight scene just to explore the villains backstory that went on too long. Not to mention this book does nothing really knew. A definite let down for me.
1. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
I was completely unable to get into this novel. Reading this was a slog to me. And I didn’t like any of the characters. In fact, I felt like all the characters were interchangeable to me. And I thought this was going to be a Comedy but I did not laugh at anything at all. And if I do not laugh at all in something that’s comedy than that’s when I know when something is bad. I was very disappointed with this one as I was interested in the premise but this was my least favourite book that I tried reading this year. This is a classic really? I have no idea how this is considered a classic.
Conclusion:
Well, those are the most disappointing books I’ve read this year. Tune in tomorrow for the five best books that I read for this year!
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