Buckle up and fasten your seat belt, folks, cause I’m about to demand a HYPE for this.
Kategorie-Archive:Fantasy
Review: SENLIN ASCENDS (THE BOOKS OF BABEL #1)
So. I finally read this. Many thanks go out to everyone who kept recommending this one to me because reading this has been a joy. The first couple of chapters were just okay, but once Thomas Senlin entered the Parlor, this had me hooked.
Review: VICIOUS (VILLIANS #1)
One of my goals for this reading year is to read more books from five authors whose works have inspired me over the past year; V.E. Schwab among those after The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue which in my opinion was the best new release of 2020. ‚Vicious‘ had a lot I loved about ‚Addie LaRue‘, but also some weaknesses.
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (HARRY POTTER #6)
The one about Tommy Riddle’s past. After five books where we only got to know that Voldy is a mad, powerful racist, we finally get to know his road there better.
Review: THE POPPY WAR (THE POPPY WAR #1)
The first part of this one is a bland The Name of the Wind fanfiction. Nothing more.
Review: BEST SERVED COLD (FIRST LAW WORLD #4)
Behold: my first five star-read of 2021. ‚Best Served Cold‘ features an expertly constructed plot from the master of character writing. It’s a wild mixture of The Count of Monte Cristo and Kill Bill, a revenge story par excellence, graced with Abercrombie’s fleshed-out anti-heros: his best book yet.
Review: MALICE (THE FAITHFUL AND THE FALLEN #1) by John Gwynne
Unpopular opinion time once again.
Second read of the year, second highly anticipated series of the year, second disappointment. And this time it’s definitely not a thing of taste: in my opinion, Malice, a book I’ve heard mostly gushing reviews about, is just mediocre. Obvious plot, boring characters, terrible tropes I hate.
Review: A GAME OF THRONES (A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE #1)
An absolutely groundbreaking masterpiece. Its influence on modern fantasy can hardly be overestimated. Amazing twists and characters… and winter is still not here.
Review: JADE CITY (THE GREEN BONE SAGA #1)
A predictable Urban Fantasy in a Hong Kongish setting that reveals what’s gonna come right at the start by its choice of narrators. Technically well-written but without a soul.
Spoilery Series Review: THE INHERITANCE CYCLE by Christopher Paolini
Unpopular opinion time once again – here’s what I think about the Inheritance Cycle aka Star Wars with Dragons. Basically: it’s a good intro into the genre for kids. And that’s it.
