I was going through my list of books I'd meant to put a review in for, and for some reason I had notes down for this one but completely forgot to actually write my review! I would have used a general full review format, but I thought it was better to have the gist of [...]
Of course I chose today to write a blog post about two books with the longest titles. Still, good stuff, good stuff! Ever since I finished The Folk of the Air trilogy, I've been looking forward to reading this small collection of Cardan stories. It did not disappoint one bit, and I loved the extra [...]
Initial Thoughts I think at this point Leigh Bardugo can do no wrong. She can write me a retelling of a lamb moussaka recipe and it'll probably be poetic. Honestly, though, this collection of fairy tales inspired by the different places in her Grishaverse is precious, and I loved every piece (some more than others). [...]
Initial Thoughts: As with any short story collection, this little gem had stellar stories, great stories, good stories, and those that weren't for me. Personal favorites were definitely "Spinning Silver," "Even the Crumbs Were Delicious," "Seasons of Glass and Iron," and "The Briar and the Rose". THE STARLIT WOOD: NEW FAIRY TALES edited by Dominik [...]
Initial Thoughts: The last two stories made the entire collection for me. I think this was where things really lead up to the beginning of the series. "Sword of Destiny" and "Something More" were hands down my favorite. SWORD OF DESTINY by Andrzej Sapkowski, David French (Translator) Orbit Books, December 2015 High fantasy, short stories [...]
Story and Somnomancy 