Title: Assassin’s Apprentice Author: Robin Hobb Genre: Fantasy Series: The Farseer Trilogy #1 Pages: 435 pages Synopsis: Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious KingContinue reading “Assassin’s Apprentice”
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Elantris
Title: Elantris Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Series: Elantris #1 Pages: 618 Pages Synopsis: Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transformingContinue reading “Elantris”
Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2023
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: 4 The Gathering Storm by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan This was the best book I read this month. Hands down. This bookContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2023”
The Gathering Storm
Title: The Gathering Storm Author: Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Wheel of Time #12 Pages: 766 pages Synopsis: Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn, struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle. As he attempts to halt the Seanchan encroachment northward–wishing he could formContinue reading “The Gathering Storm”
Summer Stack 2023
Books Featured: The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson Bad Cree by Jessica Johns The Midnight Library by Matt Haig The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson Elantris by Brandon Sanderson Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb These books are my priority reading thisContinue reading “Summer Stack 2023”
Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2023
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 a very good month for me in terms of reading, I was able to read six books this monthContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2023”
The Song of Achilles
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction Pages: 408 pages Synopsis: Achilles, “the best of all the Greeks,” son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled fromContinue reading “The Song of Achilles”
Mistborn: Secret History
Title: Mistborn Secret History Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Series: Mistborn #3.5 Pages: 233 pages Synopsis: Mistborn: Secret History is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy. As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books Mistborn (The Final Empire), The Well of Ascension, and The Hero of Ages. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book The BandsContinue reading “Mistborn: Secret History”
The Bands of Mourning
Title: The Bands of Mourning Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Series: Mistborn #6 Pages: 514 Pages Synopsis: Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the firstContinue reading “The Bands of Mourning”
Knife of Dreams
Title: Knife Of Dreams Author: Robert Jordan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Wheel of Time #11 Pages: 726 pages Synopsis: The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable: All are signs of the imminence of Tarmon Gai’don, the Last Battle, when Rand al’Thor, the Dragon Reborn,Continue reading “Knife of Dreams”
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