narfna posted a review of Bones of Faerie last week that, while not effusive, piqued my interest enough to get me to go through it this week. Now I find myself very nearly in lockstep with the review in question. It feels almost too brief to form anything like a true connection with the characters. The plot is very nearly a perfunctory thing, a road trip here and back again with as little embellishment along the way as possible. The characters are, for the most part, thinly […]
Who’s got the power, the power to read (among others)?
Like Matilda, I could read at 4-years-old. Unlike her, my parents encouraged my reading, as I’m doing with my daughter. In case the title didn’t give it away, her favorite show is Super Why.
Trilogy Tour #5: Mistborn #2
The Lord Ruler, a tyrant and supposedly living god who ruled over the Final Empire for a thousand years, is dead, thanks to Kelsier, Vin and their crew. However, their victory came at a tremendous cost, as Kelsier sacrificed himself to ignite the common people into rebellion. But the Lord Ruler’s death has not brought peace to the land, with rival warlords jockeying for control, and Vin is still haunted by the Lord Ruler’s final words. Her fiancee, Elend, son of the most powerful noble […]
The Luck of the Kindle Bargain Bin
In which Siege discovers some surprisingly fantastic paranormal short stories while searching for cheap reads.