Tag: Book review
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Hidden Legacy Series
Behind the most forgettable story I have ever read hides some of the most amazing world building and magic system I have read. I want to read more of this and yet I don’t think Ilona Andrews have the know-how to exploit their own world to its fullest potential.
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The Finlay Donovan Series
Finlay Donovan is a down on her luck single mother who gets thrown into the role of a professional killer. This absurd rom-com promises equal amounts of laughs and thrills but sadly falls short in almost every way as its premise gets stretched out for way too long and turns into very frustrating fast food.
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The London Steampunk and The Blue Blood Conspiracy Series
One of my earlier reads, the London Steampunk and The Blue Blood Conspiracy are two urban fantasy romance series which came to set my standard for 7/10 and whilst they’re a bit generic and lean too much into the sex side of relationships, they’re still an overall fun adventurous time.
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The Kate Daniels Series
Attempting to find Ilona Andrews’ magic of the Hidden Legacy series a second time in their Kate Daniels series ended up in disappointment. It ticks all the boxes of urban fantasy romance but does nothing with it and is a mostly boring stretched out read even if the romantic relationship itself is fine.
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga #3)
What should have been the high octane ending of an epic trilogy turns into the third entry of a much longer saga. The first half feels a bit more generic and drags on a bit too long and whilst the second half goes back to the highs of books 1 and 2, I still question…
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Le Petit Nicolas L’intégrale
A short story collection of the adventures of young Nicolas and his friends. It’s still as fun as I remembered it being but it does not lend itself very well to binge reading.
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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington #1)
It’s maybe a bit childish for an adult to read consistently but it’s also very cute and comforting and sometimes a bit of childhood nostalgia is just what’s needed.
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga #2)
The sequel to arguably my favourite book of 2023 Red Rising, it stumbles a bit at the start but once it gets going it’s impossibly hard to put down. The story of Darrow’s rebellion against Gold is very different from the Hunger Games style story told in Red Rising but it loses nothing in thrill…
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The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec tells an easier to digest story exploring the culture of vikings and witches with nuanced and interesting characters but unfortunately finishes with a rushed Deus Ex Machina ending.
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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.