It's weird setting up a review of a short story out of an entire anthology, but I thought it would be a good start to my going back and reviewing ARCs again. I suppose if I was going to start somewhere, epic fantasy was the way to go! Note: This review is of "Six Hooves," [...]
Third time's the charm! Honestly, it feels like it's been forever since I've started going to Bookcon, but come to think of it, it's really only been the three years so far! This time around, though, instead of just going the one day on Saturday, my friend Meg and I booked tickets for both days. [...]
Initial Thoughts: Like its predecessor, this sequel is a slow-burning tale of characters in a fantasy, medieval Russia, where the world is churning out of the old ways and into the new. But there are still winter-kings and firebirds and men who cannot die. And it was so. friggin. GOOD. THE GIRL IN THE TOWER [...]
Initial Thoughts: Hot damn, but this was a very good book. It was DARK by the end, and now I'm bummed because I have to wait for the second book, but omg, that ending though. I can't trust anyone in this book! And I definitely should have told myself not to get attached to people. [...]
Initial Thoughts: This was the type of book you needed to read in a slow pace beside the crackling of a fireplace. No, seriously, it's very reminiscent of old-world storytelling, and it was just so damn lovely. And lyrical. And filled with Russian fae-folk. And a badass girl who is not afraid to stare Death [...]
Story and Somnomancy 