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In most works of Fantasy, it is always the thought that counts. Heroes usually sacrifice themselves by rushing into danger, only for a last minute miracle to save them. A Memory of Light does not suffer such falsities.
Top Ten Tuesday - Quotes from The Wheel of Time I just finished reading A Memory of Light, the last book in the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. When I saw today’s prompt, I decided to pick out my favourite quotes from the series. I’m hoping to have the review … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Quotes from The Wheel of Time
The Woman in the Window byA.J. Finn - book review The woman in the window Anna Fox lives alone, a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors. Then … Continue reading The Woman in the Window byA.J. Finn – book review
Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson - Book Review Towers of Midnight – The Wheel of Time #13 The end draws near.... The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One’s prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unraveling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out … Continue reading Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson – Book Review
The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson - Book Review The Gathering Storm – Wheel of Time #12 The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In … Continue reading The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Top Ten Tuesday - Books That Must be adapted to Screen Five Book Series That Need Screen Adaptations ASAP Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson Political drama? Check. Troubled and quirky heroes? Check. Some version of the Night King, except he is actually ruling the world? Also … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Must be adapted to Screen
Peace Talks by Jim Butcher - Book Review Peace Talks – Dresden Files #16 HARRY DRESDEN IS BACK AND READY FOR ACTION, in the new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files. When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only … Continue reading Peace Talks by Jim Butcher – Book Review
Top Ten Tuesday - Books I loved but never reviewed Top Ten Books I Loved but Never Reviewed Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. I’ve divided this list into two. The first ten books I read before starting a blog or joining GoodReads, the second I read during the time I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books I loved but never reviewed
Top Ten Books with Colours in the Title This was harder than I thought. I guess I simply don’t read that many books with colours in the title. Richelle Mead is the only author with more than one book on this list. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Black Beauty by … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books With Colours in the Title
Top Ten books of the 2010s This is it. Today, we separate the men from the lads. Yep, that's right. These were the best books I read during the 2010s. Note, many weren't necessarily published during the decade. I simply read them between 2010 and 2019. 2010: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – The best books of the 2010s
Inadvertent Disclosure by Melissa F. Miller - book review Inadvertent Disclosure (Sasha McCandless #2) Tiny dynamo Sasha McCandless returns in Inadvertent Disclosure. It's been six months since an airplane crash altered the course of attorney Sasha McCandless's professional and personal life. She's busy building her solo law practice and tending her budding relationship with federal … Continue reading Inadvertent Disclosure by Melissa F. Miller – book review
Top Ten Tuesday - My Most Read Authors Going over my GoodReads bookshelves, I was shocked to find out despite reading over a hundred books over the last three years, I’ve been mostly reading the same authors. Every single writer below is a series author, which explains a lot. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted at … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – My Most Read Authors
Top Ten Books I read in 2019 I always make a point of creating a list of the best books I’ve read during the year every December. Due to other commitments, I never got the chance in 2019. So here goes. Disclaimer: most of these were released before 2019. I simply read them in 2019. … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday Turns 10 – My Top Ten Favourite Reads of 2019
Irreparable Harm by Melissa F. Miller - Book Review Irreparable Harm (Sasha McCandless, #1) Attorney Sasha McCandless has one goal: Make partner at the best firm in town. Then a plum assignment plunges her into a world of deceit and danger. When a commercial flight crashes, killing everyone on board, she's tapped to defend the … Continue reading Irreparable Harm by Melissa F. Miller – Book Review
Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan - Book Review Knife of dreams - The Wheel of Time #11 The dead are walking, men die impossible deaths, and it seems as though reality itself has become unstable: All are signs of the imminence of Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, when Rand al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, must … Continue reading Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan – Book Review
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