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
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
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
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
Title: The Blade ItselfAuthor: Joe AbercrombieSeries: First Law #1Published: Orbit (First published May 4, 2016)Pages: 503 (Paperback)Rating: 4/5 So Joe Abercrombie is a giant in the fantasy genre, but I’ve been putting off reading his books for ages. What if I didn’t like them? Would I even be able to call myself an SFF reader? But, I shouldn’t have worried. This…… Continue reading The Blade Itself
So I’ve bought 69 books so far in 2019. I bought 26 of them in September. Oops. 😳😂 But, I’ve already read 8 of them, and I’m currently reading 3 of them…so that makes it better, right? Haha. »» Assassin’s Quest (Fareer Trilogy #3) by Robin Hobb »» Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders #1) by…… Continue reading September Book Haul
So September wasn’t my best reading month of the year, but it’s a pretty close second. I read some okay stuff, and some great stuff, and I even had a chance to re-read my favorite book. All in all, I’m pretty happy with how things ended up. 🙂 »» A Princess in Theory by Alyssa…… Continue reading September Wrap-Up
I’m really excited about the books on my October TBR. I’ve got a couple exciting new releases, some older titles I’ve been meaning to read for ages, the continuation of a series I started last month, and a re-read of a favorite. I’m also going to participate in my first massive buddy read. Its for…… Continue reading October TBR
