The March 2014 Flights of Fantasy group reads and my early decision on reading them: YA/MG The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) Decision: Yes Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to… Read more »
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Update: Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson
Bled dry by warfare, the vast Malazan empire simmers with discontent. Sergeant Whiskeyjack’s Bridgeburners and surviving sorceress Tattersail wanted to mourn the dead of Pale. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities, holds out, Empress Lasseen’s ambition knows no bounds, and the gods intend to intervene. Current location: 372/494 (75%)… Read more »
SPA-F: Pale Queen’s Courtyard (Moonlit Cities #1) by Marcin Wrona
Kamvar, a soldier, has lost his way. Leonine, a thief and sorcerer, has forgotten that he had one to lose. When the daughter of a High Priest finds herself exiled and hunted across the entirety of conquered Ekka, both men will remember who they are, and the country’s invaders will… Read more »
An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time – Part 10
A few things you should know about this list: *It was voted on by a large group of fantasy readers (majority rules) *If a single book is on the list and that book is part of a series, it’s a recommendation for the entire series. *I have read some of… Read more »
Andre Norton: A Primer
Who is Andre Norton? She’s an author any of y’all following this blog will get to know a lot about! My favorite author, Andre Norton is the Grand Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy. She has not only won numerous awards, she has an award named after her as well…. Read more »
Mini- Review: Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr
I’m constantly working on me. My lifestyle, my exercise habits, my diet. I picked up Crazy Sexy Diet from my library. I was looking for a book (with recipes and meal plans) that I could use to adjust my diet. I am not rating this book because I was expecting… Read more »
2014 Book Purchases: January
New Year, new goals! This year I plan to *try* to stay on goal regarding my reading goals and book purchases. I need to set a realistic goal but for right now the goal is to spend no more than $20 a month on books. Book: Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris… Read more »
An Aficionado’s Guide to the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time – Part 9
A few things you should know about this list: *It was voted on by a large group of fantasy readers (majority rules) *If a single book is on the list and that book is part of a series, it’s a recommendation for the entire series. *I have read some of… Read more »
A Month of Self Published Authors: Fantasy
I don’t read a lot of self published authors (SPAs). I used to but I stopped because: 1) There are simply too many! There’s way too much noise to slice through so it’s overwhelming. 2) So many SPAs act like gigantic assholes. I don’t want to be bothered with assholes…. Read more »
Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicles, #3) – Patrick Rothfuss Makes a Point
One of the things about Goodreads that causes a lot of drama is the rating system. Goodreads allows readers to rate books at any time (even prior to release) – which is great in my opinion, since it allows for geographical flexibility as well as ease of cataloging. Here’s the… Read more »
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