It is such a cute D&D universe story about what could happen after a D&D character retires from the fighting life, opening a coffee shop in a town that doesn’t know her or her reputation. There is also the theme of self fulfilling prophecies such as bad things will happen if you expect them andContinue reading “Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree”
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The Ruin of All Witches by Malcom Gaskill
This book started very slowly and it felt like the chapters were too long in the beginning. However, after hitting the middle point of the book, more of the accusations started occurring where the first half had been mostly setting the scene of the world in which these events were happening in. Once we gotContinue reading “The Ruin of All Witches by Malcom Gaskill”
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Poison Study is a book that I first read as a child after borrowing it off my Grandad (who was a big influence on my reading) and as soon as I picket it up this time after finding it in a charity shop, I was right back into Ixia again with my favourite characters. TheContinue reading “Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder”
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
This book is one of my favourites as most of the main events of the story occur in Autumn and so I read it at this time of year and have done most years since I bought it. The tale itself is a bittersweet love-triangle between Watanabe and two girls; Naoko – the girl whoContinue reading “Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami”
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
I can see why this book is considered a classic of the fantasy genre as well as within literature as a whole. The world-building, settings, and characters were all perfectly moulded to create a wonderful and timeless tale. I have always been drawn in by the aesthetic of the worlds of Tolkien, and had watchedContinue reading “The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien”
Circe by Madeline Miller
Though I have not fully read the original myths that contain the basis for the Circe story, I can absolutely say that, even if not accurate to the stories of old, Circe in this book is a tale that I love to read over and over. To see how Miller interpreted the hierarchies of theContinue reading “Circe by Madeline Miller”
Steeple Chasing by Peter Ross
This was a beautiful book about the relics of our past in the form of churches. The beauty and the stories of these magnificent places are shown to appreciated with and without faith tied in and about the history of people and the stillness and spiritual sensation is more important than religion. There is alsoContinue reading “Steeple Chasing by Peter Ross”
Paper Dragons by Siobhan McDermott
It is a really good read and a really interesting premise but I do wish that there had been more dragons as that is the title of the book and that there was more than one paper dragon (that wasn’t a boat) that came into play – especially when her mother was someone who couldContinue reading “Paper Dragons by Siobhan McDermott”
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Profound, terrifying, and beautiful. A world where individual personality is all but removed is a distorted utopian nightmare that people are so warped by – the world of Ford is social conditioning and capitalist materialism to a horrific extreme. The work is powerful and still serves as a message of why not to become passiveContinue reading “Brave New World by Aldous Huxley”
The Planets by Andrew Cohen and Brian Cox
Space is one of my interests so I already knew that this book was going to be up my alley – and I also enjoy Brian Cox’s writing style ( though I hadn’t read Andrew Cohen before). It was fascinating to see how each planet in the Solar System affects the whole – for betterContinue reading “The Planets by Andrew Cohen and Brian Cox”
Imagination Mansion 