The Blade Itself

Book 1 of The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie This book focuses mainly on character development and very little in plot. It’s primarily a set up book for the rest of the series. What is it about? I still don’t know yet. It is a grimdark fantasy following 3 main characters and 3 important

A Darker Shade of Magic

By V.E. Schwab 4 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ There are four London’s, parallel but nothing alike except in name and location. Named with colors they are Red, White, Grey, and Black London. Magic has varying levels of presence in each London. Red is most balanced, White has so much that the world is literally turning colorless, Grey

His Majesty’s Dragon

by Naomi Novik ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Published in 2006 as Temeraire in the UK, the US title changed to His Majesty’s Dragon. An alternate history set during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), intelligent and sapient dragons (like many portrayals of dragons) are used in aerial warfare. This first book of 9 describes how Captain William Laurence of the

Fantasy I’ve Read and Fantasy I Want to Read

My favorite genre is fantasy. I like all types of fantasy, but high epic adult is best to me. I first started reading fantasy with Harry Potter, which is YA, when I was in sixth grade. My older brother (by 7 years) has many, many, many fantasy books that I borrowed as I grew up.

Favorite Series of All Time

Thought I’d do a little post on what series is my favorite of all time. I have many series that I love and will reread many times over. Most books I read tend to be part of a series. Harry Potter, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Mistborn, just to name a few. However, my most

My Motivation and Inspiration

I love to read. My favorite genre is fantasy. Magic, wizards, dragons, oh my!