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: I will say that I enjoyed this book, though I find the marketing summaries for it are completely off-base. Yes, it says it's a fairy tale, but it's not based on anything recognizable, and it's not exactly filled with fairy or fantasy-like elements. Yes, it's a historical fiction previously published in 2007 (also, weirdly enough, as [...]
Initial Thoughts: The good thing is this story is swashbucklingly adventurous and reminiscent of Avatar: the Last Airbender. The bad thing is that it isn't Avatar: the Last Airbender. Just a sorta kinda copy with a completely different world and magical system. Did I like it? Yes! I did wish the story's medium had been [...]
I am to the point where I'm finally caught up in books and reviews. Well, I mean, I still have a ton to read and review (especially now that NetGalley is approving more things on my request list than rejecting...), but you know. It's going to be slower once September hits. Yeah. I read The Cake [...]
Story and Somnomancy 