I wanted desperately to love Sisters of Sword and Song – all about a sisterly bond, a standalone, with mythological elements? It sounded like it should have been exactly up my alley, and all the reviews I’ve read have been brilliant, but for reasons I can’t really put my finger on, I found it disappointing.… Read More Sisters of Sword & Song (Rebecca Ross)
Plot: ★★★★★ Characters: ★★★★ Readability: ★★★★★ The Poppy War was everywhere on social media, so when it popped up on Scribd as an audiobook I picked it straight up. I didn’t have much of a commute at the time so it took me almost two weeks to listen to, but I looked forward to my… Read More The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
Plot: ★★★ Characters: ★★★★ Readability: ★★★★ My sister is a big fan of Rick Riordan, so every now and again I get the urge to read a few more and understand a little more of her obsession. I read the original Percy Jackson books years ago, then started the Heroes of Olympus back in 2016,… Read More The Hidden Oracle (Rick Riordan)
Plot: ★★★★ Characters: ★★★★ Readability: ★★★★★ It’s no secret by now that I’m a big fan of Mira Grant’s books, but having pretty much exhausted all of her works recently, I decided to start on the series she’s written under the name Seanan McGuire instead. One of the first I’ve picked up is Every… Read More Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Series stats Author: Rick Riordan Number of books: 3 Total number of pages: 1404 Opening line: We only have a few hours, so listen carefully. Status on my shelves: I borrowed all three from Scribd as audiobooks. Why I picked this series up: I’ve been catching up with Rick Riordan’s books, because I have several… Read More The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan [Series Snapshot]
