A Reading Journal
TL;DR: Incredibly heavy and beautiful, R.B. Lemberg does it again. This time exploring identity and translation and how these things can irrevocably change each other and ourselves. Source: The publisher! Many many thanks, I love these books! Plot: Stone Orphan is an assassin for hire who is waiting for her first contract when UlÃn arrives.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This is military fantasy - but Marines IN a fantasy world. This was such a fun and interesting take on the idea. Source: Tachyon press! Thank you so much for the review copy! Plot: Not too long ago, portals to a fantasy world opened up in our world. Our current day characters are fighting... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Absolutely not going to work for everyone, but if you have the right sense of humor this is hysterical and such a fun adventure. Source: NetGalley and I purchased my own copy, many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Avra accidentally steals a huge national secret and has to either hide or sell it. All... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A great wrap-up to the story, I loved this and read it SO fast.Source: NetGalley & I purchased a copy so thank you to us both! Plot: The Shepard King has taken over Elspeth and we follow multiple PoVs as the king’s family begins to fracture and the final hunt for the Twin Adders... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A rather dull main character and an incredibly toxic and red flag covered romance killed this for me. Plot: Started out a mystery and quickly devolved into just bad decisions after bad decisions and 'Do I love the Red Flag Princess?'.Characters: The MC was a wet noodle, the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: It took me TWO WEEKS to read this. But it was worth it. I love this series a lot. Source: NetGalley & I purchased a copy so thank you to the publisher and myself! Plot: Everyone comes together to either save or consume the world, at this point we just don't know.Characters: All of... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An absolutely banger - I was so surprised by this but delighted.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: This hops between three narratives. One is excerpts from a book about dragons and their slayers, and two following Maddileh in the past and present as she pursues the Fireborne Blade. They feed... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I haven’t laughed this hard at a book in a hot minute. Definitely not for people who don’t like humor or sarcasm in their books book definitely for me. Source: NetGalley, thank you so, so much to the publisher! Plot: Davi is stuck in a loop of ‘Wake up and try to save the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: This was almost as good as the first book. One tiny complaint, but otherwise such a fun adventure. Far less cozy than book too as well.Source: NetGalley and I purchased this! So thank you to Tor and past me! Plot: Aelis has to fix the big ‘whoopsie’ she had at the end of book... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: My favorite of the Singing Hills Cycle so far - this one has a very different tone and it was amazing.Source: Netgalley - so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Cleric Chih is traveling with a family as they marry off their daughter, and things unfold… poorly for some involved.Characters: Cleric Chih is our... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 