As compelling as his debut novel in the “Kingkiller Chronicles” trilogy, Rothfuss’s second tome nonetheless has a very different feel to it, almost like three distinct novels. It also has some weaknesses that were not evident in his first novel, but for all that, it is an engrossing read. This is the second day of our hero Kvothe’s retelling of his own story, and it presents him at the tender age of 16 leaving his beloved University and heading out into the real world where […]
Let Sleeping Kings Lie
I’m in a bit of a love/hate relationship with this series by Maggie Stiefvater. This is the third novel in what I understand will be a four-book series. I liked the first book, The Raven Boys, but slogged a bit through the second, The Dream Thieves—for reasons I can’t quite explain though I think it might have had to do with the absence of Blue’s point of view. This third installment was more engaging to me but also frustrating. So here’s a brief recap, as […]
When Gods Reincarnate as Teen Pop Stars, Things Get A Little Crazy
Over on my blog today, I’ve got my review of the ridiculously awesome graphic novel The Wicked + The Divine. If you like world deities and mythologies, this book has a lot to delight you. It also features a kick ass woman of color as narrator and a wickedly awesome lady Lucifer.
Hey I’ve never seen the sun come up in the west
Full disclosures: this book was written by my dad’s writers’ group, my dad is a fellow Cannonballer (new this year!), and I make no promises not to be biased as hell, ’cause Dad is awesome. Each story has to do with something we’ve all encountered: badness while traveling. At the end of each story, the author tells his/her own worst travel story, which I thought was a neat touch. There are regular road trip troubles, and adventures with ghosts and witches and other dimensions, and […]