Rereading this book a few years later, aiming for a self-care weekend. What was I thinking, giving this book five stars? It's insipid and while I do remember the story radical changing, I don't see slogging through this first book to get there.
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fjordic rated The Captain: 3 stars
fjordic rated Into the Mist: 4 stars
fjordic rated Arm of the Sphinx: 4 stars
Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft (Books of Babel, #2)
"The Tower of Babel is proving to be as difficult to reenter as it was to break out of. Forced …
Unsouled by Will Wight (Cradle, #1)
Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world.
Lindon …
fjordic reviewed Court of Thorns and Roses / A Court of Mist and Fury / A Court of Wings and Ruin / A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1-3.5)
Feyre is a huntress. The skin of a wolf would bring enough gold to feed …
Review of 'Court of Thorns and Roses / A Court of Mist and Fury / A Court of Wings and Ruin / A Court of Frost and Starlight' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
fjordic rated Work Rules!: 4 stars
fjordic rated Senlin Ascends: 5 stars
Senlin Ascends by Josiah D Bancroft, Josiah Bancroft, Leino M Ian (The Books of Babel, #1)
"The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel of the Silk Age. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds …
fjordic rated Can't Spell Treason Without Tea: 2 stars
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, …
fjordic rated The Buried Giant: 2 stars
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope …
Vanessa van Edwards: Captivate (2017)
Captivate by Vanessa van Edwards
"Wish you knew exactly what to say in awkward social situations? Do you want a formula for charisma? Do you …
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 non-fiction book written by Susan …
fjordic rated What Moves the Dead: 4 stars
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
From T. Kingfisher, the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones, comes What Moves the Dead, a gripping and atmospheric retelling …
fjordic rated It'll Be an Adventure: 4 stars
fjordic rated The Steerswoman: 5 stars
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
The Steerswoman is the first novel in the Steerswoman series. Steerswomen, and a very few Steersmen, are members of an …