I was impressed by the tension and darkness of The Walls Around Us.
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Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
I was pleasantly surprised by Under a Painted Sky. I’m not normally into Westerns (in the traditional genre sense, involving cowboys and pioneers and the like). Yeah, I know, I bring a deep shame upon my über-Texas family. Such is my burden.
Continue readingA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
What’s not to love?
Continue readingClariel by Garth Nix
Clariel is a prequel of sorts to Garth Nix’s popular Abhorsen series. I first read Sabriel, the first book in this series, about a decade and a half ago.
Continue readingEmpire of Sin by Gary Krist
All in all, this is definitely a book I’d recommend to anyone who is used to reading fast-paced thrillers and mysteries but is looking for a little nonfiction for some balance in their reading diet.
Continue readingDragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
I love, love, love all the thought that went into building the world of Pern. It’s not just a nice map and a complicated political system — although those things are certainly important. The entire world has its own backstory that invites the reader’s curiosity.
Continue readingThe Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger
Based on the reactions of most of my friends, both online and IRL (admittedly too small a sample size to be scientific), it seems to me that a reader either loves or hates this series.
Continue readingMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Why did it take me so long to get around to reading this series?!?!
Continue readingSeraphina by Rachel Hartman
One of my new favs! I checked it out from the library, but I think I’ll be buying a copy of my own as soon as I can.
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