Many years ago, my sister had told me about the Way of Shadows, a fantasy novel and part of a trilogy that she had read. I was sufficiently intrigued and added it to my TBR. Two CBR Book Exchanges ago, Malin had graciously added it to my book haul and hoped that I would enjoy the reading experience. And, while I admit that this book was not my cup of tea, I am grateful for the experience and the diversity in reading material that she […]
Arabella’s second foray is not as successful as the first.
Last year (JUST KIDDING, CBR informed me it was actually February; OMG we have lived ten years since the election, you guys), I enjoyed David D. Levine’s Arabella of Mars, which was billed to me as Jane Austen meets Jules Verne. It’s an accurate comparison. I was excited to see a new adventure come out a mere year later. I immediately grabbed it from the library and read it on top of my unread-stack. Because this is a direct continuation of the first novel, I’ll […]
Cosmere Collection
Arcanum Unbounded – 5/5 Stars So I am a big Brandon Sanderson fan. I think he’s goofy and a weird and lives in a world in violence is normal, sex is gross, and the word maladroit is normal. But so it goes. So I haven’t read Elantris or Warbreaker as I set off into this world and though I will soon, I was willing to read anything not directly spoilery about those worlds. Highlights for me: The Emperor’s Soul – This novella is really good. […]
Going to give this series one more chance, and then I’m out.
I feel like this series is just getting more confusing the longer it goes, and I am less and less interested. It also continues to be overly bleak with no humor at all to lighten it up. The art continues to be gorgeous. I don’t know, maybe it’s just me. It’s been a couple of months (I think) between actually reading it and writing this review, but I seem to recall a pirate ship adventure, and nobody trusting Maika at all, and the monster inside […]