Title: Around the world in 80 Days Author: Jules Verne Genre: Adventure, Classic Pages: 317 Pages Synopsis: One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with hisContinue reading “Around the World in 80 Days”
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The Fires of Heaven
Title: The Fires of Heaven Author: Robert Jordan Genre: Fantasy Series: The Wheel of Time #5 Pages: 808 Pages Synopsis: The bonds and wards that hold the Great Lord of the Dark are slowly failing, but still his fragile prison holds. The Forsaken, immortal servants of the shadow, weave their snares and tighten their gripContinue reading “The Fires of Heaven”
Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2022
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! Books Read: 4 I manage to read four books this month, which I feel good about. I can safely say that I liked all of theContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2022”
The Hobbit
Title: The Hobbit Author: J.R.R. Tolkein Genre: Fantasy, Adventure Pages: 280 Pages Synopsis: Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug’s left eye.Continue reading “The Hobbit”
Circe
Title: Circe A Novel Author: Madeline Miller Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology Pages: 385 Pages Synopsis: In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child – not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the worldContinue reading “Circe”
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Title: Mistborn: The Final Empire Author: Brandon Sanderson Genre: Fantasy Pages: 643 pages Series: Mistborn #1 Synopsis: For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the “Sliver of Infinity,” reigned with absoluteContinue reading “Mistborn: The Final Empire”
Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2022
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! Books Read: 3 Yeah, this wasn’t the greatest month for my reading. I had to take a weekend off to attend a Celebration of Life whichContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: June 2022”
The Last Unicorn
Title: The Last Unicorn Author: Peter S. Beagle Genre: Fantasy Pages: 294 Pages Synopsis: The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone… …so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest on a quest for others of her kind. Joined along the way by the bumbling magician Schmendrick andContinue reading “The Last Unicorn”
Sophie’s World
Title: Sophie’s World Author: Jostein Gaarder Genre: Philosophy Pages: 471 Pages Synopsis: When 14-year-old Sophie encounters a mysterious mentor who introduces her to philosophy, mysteries deepen in her own life. Why does she keep getting postcards addressed to another girl? Who is the other girl? And who, for that matter, is Sophie herself? To solveContinue reading “Sophie’s World”
The Troop
Title: The Troop Author: Nick Cutter Genre: Horror Pages: 355 pages Synopsis: Once every year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite—shockinglyContinue reading “The Troop”
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