There’s a guy who can steal time and spend time (and hence is basically immortal) and the conceptual ghost of World War One…who live in the world, where an ancient immortal from the past basically disrupted time/space/other dimensions. It is 100% amazing. Continue reading
The story is about a golem without a master and a djinni newly freed from 1000 years in a copper flask. They both find themselves in New York city in the late 1800s, trying to find their way in a strange world. Continue reading
Phoenix is essentially a scientifically created super being. She’s only 3 years old but has accelerated growth and maturity, so she’s like a 40 year old woman. She won’t grow any older. Continue reading
Woah. So okay. This is in the same realm of Archivist Wasp, in the sense that it is a blending of genres and is utterly batshit crazy. The genre blending by Molly Tanzen is western meets ghosts and monsters. Yes. And it totally works. Also sentient bears. Just go with it. The main Character is … Continue reading
This books was A DELIGHT. I hope Silvia Moreno-Garcia has more books up her sleeve. I read it in one day. The plot is relatively straightforward but takes place in 2 different times. The first is 1988/1989, when the main protagonists are 15/16 and the other is in 2009 when they are older. The first … Continue reading
This is the last of the three books I randomly bought the other day. Mechanica is a retelling of Cinderella by Betsy Cornwall. The twist is that there’s also fairies and it’s a bit steam punk. More like magic steam punk. That also doesn’t describe it well. Basically, there’s a bit of science and engineering … Continue reading
I can’t remember how I came across this book, probably another random search of ‘best sci fi women 2015’ or something like that. Even though it isn’t sci-fi, it’s still a pretty good read. I was very nearly not going to get it as the list made me hate all fantasy novels. However, V E … Continue reading
Well. I didn’t hate it has much as Final Empire which was the other book on the list from Brandon Sanderson. But that isn’t saying a whole lot because I REALLY didn’t like that book. OMG. I just found out that the Stormlight Archive, the series that Way of Kings is a part of is … Continue reading
I am very close to writing off most fantasy novels. Only Sunshine has saved the genre from a complete trashing. It is books like the Sword of Shannara that make me throw up my hands and want to give up. Perhaps I am being unfair, maybe something written lately will be better. Maybe. In priority … Continue reading
I think this was the longest book on the list, almost topping 1,200 pages. And holy shit, it was totally not worth the effort. Not since reading War and Peace have I ever encountered a book so full of absolutely fucking miserable characters. And then the plot just follows along to making everyone even more … Continue reading
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