Title: Seven Blades in BlackAuthor: Sam SykesSeries: The Grave of Empires #1Published: Orbit (April 9, 2019)Pages: 704 (Paperback)Rating: 5/5 This is my first Sam Sykes book, but it definitely won't be the last. The novel has great morally gray characters, a unique magic system, and a tale that keeps you turning the page to find out what happens next. And, if… Continue reading Seven Blades in Black Review
Month: October 2019
Current Reads
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme created by A Daily Rhythm and currently hosted by Taking on the World of Words. It’s time for another WWW Wednesday. WWW Wednesday is super easy, it’s just about answering 3 questions: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?… Continue reading Current Reads
Small Spaces Review
Title: Small SpacesAuthor: Katherine ArdenSeries: Small Spaces #1Published: GP Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers (September 25, 2018)Pages: 218 (Hardcover)Rating: 5/5 Katherine Arden's Winternight trilogy is one of my favorite series of all time. So when I heard she was writing a Middle Grade series, I knew I was going to have to read it. And, I'm so glad I did.… Continue reading Small Spaces Review
Books and Bakes Tag
I saw Sam from Thoughts on Tomes do this tag, and it looked so fun that I wanted to try it. It was created by India at Life is a Page Turner . You can view both of their videos by clicking on their channel names. 🙂 1. Cupcakes - name a collection of short… Continue reading Books and Bakes Tag
Current Reads
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme created by A Daily Rhythm andcurrently hosted by Taking on the World of Words. It's time for another WWW Wednesday. I had so much fun doing it last week, I wanted to do it again. WWW Wednesday is super easy, it's just about answering 3 questions: What are you currently… Continue reading Current Reads
Queen’s Shadow Review
Title: Queen's ShadowAuthor: EK JohnstonPublished: Disney Lucasfilm Press (March 5, 2019)Pages: 345 (Hardcover)Rating: 4/5 My track record with Star Wars novels is pretty hit or miss. But, I love this world so much, so I still want to read as many of them as I can. Luckily for me, Queen's Shadow was a pleasant surprise, and I enjoyed this even… Continue reading Queen’s Shadow Review
End of the Year Book Tag
I've seen several of these videos on YouTube in the past couple weeks. It seems like a fun tag, so I thought I'd do it here even if I wasn't tagged by anybody. My blog, my rules, right? Haha. The tag was created by Ariel Bissett, and you can see her original video here. Are… Continue reading End of the Year Book Tag
Current Reads
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme created by A Daily Rhythm and currently hosted by Taking on the World of Words. I've never participated in this feature before, but it looks like fun so I thought I would give it a go. It's super easy too. WWW Wednesday is just about answering 3 questions: What… Continue reading Current Reads
Royal Assassin
Title: Royal AssassinAuthor: Robin HobbSeries: The Farseer Trilogy #2, Realm of the Elderlings #2Published: Harper Voyager (First published March 1996)Pages: 648 (Paperback)Rating: 5/5 I really liked Assassin’s Apprentice. I loved Royal Assassin. Hobb’s writing is just so damn compelling. “The man who must brag for himself knows that no one else will.” Royal Assassin picks up right were Assassin’s Apprentice left… Continue reading Royal Assassin
Assassin’s Apprentice
Title: Assassin's ApprenticeAuthor: Robin HobbSeries: The Farseer Trilogy #1, Realm of the Elderlings #1Published: Harper Voyager (First published May 1995)Pages: 392 (Paperback)Rating: 4/5 I know a common criticism of Robin Hobb, and this trilogy specifically, is that her narrative tends to meander, and there is a lot of unnecessary exposition. But, I didn't find that to be the case at all… Continue reading Assassin’s Apprentice