This is technically a review of the last book in two connected series but it can stand as a review of all ten books in both the The Belgariad and The Malloreon series. Because, let’s face it, they’re all more or less the same book. Now, unless it is loving satire written by Diana Wynne Jones, I am not typically a huge fan of quest fantasy. I find quest fantasy to be old-fashioned, trope-y, and sexist. And the books of David and Leigh Eddings hit […]
I’m verbose when I hate something.
Let’s start this off honestly. I only picked up this book because I’m trying to be less of a snob. Both about this type of fantasy (urban pop romance, I would call it) and about authors who are as prolific as Ms. Day (the first three books of this series were published in the same year). Eve of Darkness did nothing to dispel my disdain for this type of novel because Eve of Darkness is terrible on many, many levels. Basically all of them that […]
Wherein incest is rampant, for reals, trigger warnings ahoy
I kicked ass at reading this year (151 so far, whaaaaaaat) but totally, totally failed when it came to writing reviews. But I wanted to post at least one because…futility is awesome? I don’t know guys, just go with it. When I first heard about Kate Wilhelm about a year ago, I was inclined to like her. “A female author writing sci-fi in the 60s/70s? Hell yeah, screw Heinlein!” Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is the third book by Kate Wilhelm that I have […]