Tag: Adventure
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Sword of Destiny (The Witcher #2)
What I thought would be the start of the Witcher’s story proper turns into another series of set up short stories, some of which read more awkwardly than others but there is a subtle hint of higher stakes keeping up the attention.
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System Collapse (Murderbot Diaries #7)
The Murderbot series is starting to show signs of degeneration as the series is getting longer still without a continuous story to tell. System Collapse is still enjoyable but it clearly suffers from being a full sized novel instead of a short story.
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Lord of the Flies
One of the rare books where I have to think that an analysis of the story would be more interesting to read than the book itself since this clearly reads like an author who wanted to say something than tell a compelling story. It also left me underwhelmed as I didn’t buy into the premise…
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The Last Wish (The Witcher #1)
The book that started everything Witcher related fittingly is an amazing way of getting into this universe even before watching the series or playing the games. The book is a collection of solid short stories with relatively low stakes but each give a unique insight into the workings of this world.
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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1)
A surprising hit for me, Red Rising’s premise is heavily Hunger Games inspired but manages to detach itself from it and arguably perform better (at least if I compare this book to the HG movie). The greco-roman mythology twist is pure flavour but it works and the book is simply fun even if it tells…
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A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1)
A Darker Shade of magic is a book and I’d struggle to say more about it. Its inconsistent tone and mostly boring characters fall short of the premise and it doesn’t invite me to read any sequel.