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The Haunting of Hill House book follows four strangers, all of whom come to Hill …
Fun, then uneasy, then extremely disquieting. Jackson breaks the unwitting reader down as deftly as Hill House does its unwitting inhabitants. Excellent prose- campy but not cheesy. Perfect pace & tension, a new favourite!
Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate... and, unfortunately, his relatives. …
What a fun read. Adventure! Travel! Magic! Tropes! Tropes! Tropes!
Light without being smug, sweet without being yuck, & a little bit of romantic yearning that doesn't cross into stupid.
It's the worldbuilding for me tho. A textured universe that I want to spend more time in.
The Book Thief is a novel by the Australian author Markus Zusak, and is his …
It's historical misery porn, your Angela's Ashes or Kite Runner sort of deal. It's a bit smug & condescending which is a lot since it's pretty clear the author had no idea how to end it & panicked. The main character is devoid of personality & the cute trick of the narrator being the grim reaper gets old the second time it appears. I cried at the end but possibly because I was also ready for death to swing past one last time.
Will I ever learn to read a synopsis before starting a book? No. I blame the dice roll that chose this from my burgeoning 'to read' pile. Lousy roll
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
I think I get it, it's jazz- two authors in an experimental flirtation. One author is scifi, the other enjoys regency epistolary romance. A cute experiment that never should have seen the light of day
The cringe. The prose is so awkward, so desperate. It's like Ready Player One, full of snide references- Do you get it? Do you see? Are you worthy of me & my enormous capacity for yellowing Tumblr memes & high-school literary reference?
Yeah, nah. Get in the bin.
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
Oh this is ... florid
The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. …
"A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale from the bestselling author of Uprooted, called "a very enjoyable fantasy …
Superior Glokta has a problem. How can he defend a city surrounded by enemies and …
Holy. Shit. Idk whether to laugh or cry so I'm just doing both.
Short & cute, much like a goblin. It's an art to pack this much world, character, & pathos into a novella while keeping everything so rich, so cosy. Tbh the story suffers a bit but the story is secondary so I didn't mind at all.
Superior Glokta has a problem. How can he defend a city surrounded by enemies and …
Ehh book 2 is this one, whoops
Springtime in Styria, that means war. There have been 19 years of blood. The ruthless …
Better get started so Mattchew can yell at me about it 😄
Gujaareh, the city of dreams, suffers under the imperial rule of the Kisuati Protectorate. A city where the only law …
It was to be Sir Pterry's 75th birthday the other day. GNU Terry Pratchett
Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too …
ahaha, yes! What an absolute treat! We're getting the party together & settling into the world. Can't wait to see how the adventure unfolds
FOLLOWING HER SERIES, HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY-NOMINATED DEBUT SERIES, N. K. JEMISIN RETURNS WITH …
Loved it. A fairly standard fantasy tale but oh, what flavour. The author has meticulously constructed a gorgeous world, mythos & magic system - & lets you just figure it out. Will definitely pick up the second book & probably everything else Jemisin has ever written too.