I mostly read fantasy and fantasy romance. Recently also more sci-fi.
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The opening chapter in an epic fantasy masterpiece....Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake …
Kahneman introduces two modes of thought - system 1, fast and intuitive, and system 2, slow and reasoned - and …
Sequels: Ancillary Sword; Ancillary Mercy.
"A visionary and accessible book, bell hooks's All About Love offers radical new ways to think about love. Here, hooks, …
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After reading the blurb, I had high hopes for this book, which were unfortunately disappointed. I had hoped for an interesting character drama focused on a mother-in-law and daugher-in-law relationship overcoming differences after the death of their son/husband. This unfortunately was not the case.
Mother-in-law and daugher-in-law had not previously met, and the mother-in-law did not even know her son had married after dating the main character for just 6 months. So understandably, the mother-in-law was put off by the situation and the women, that turned up at her son's deathbed. Instead of getting to see both of them working through their grief and connecting over this shared struggle, the mother-in-law disappears from the scene for about 2 months after the funeral, only to reappear after some reflection, wanting to build a relationship with the daughter-in-law. The book then mostly focuses on the main character grieving the loss of her husband and connecting with her mother-in-law. While the story in and of itself was okay, I had very different expectations of what the book would be about, and was therefore left disappointed.
Side note: I originally read the German version of the blurb, so this issue might be unique to the German blurb.
Jade, the mysterious and magical substance once exclusive to the Green Bone warriors of Kekon, …
I really enjoyed this finale to the Green Bone Saga. The trend of time jumps, that started in the second book, continues in the third. We take increasingly big jumps in time. This does not take away from the story in any way, as the stakes keep on rising, and it feels only natural that time scales would increase as the clan war moves ever further away from the streets and into business territory. Through the time jumps, the book feels fast paced and keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end of the book.
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
Arthur Parnassus lives …
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I felt like this book was a lot weaker than the first book (The House in the Cerulean Sea). Whilst we follow the same cast of lovable characters, it felt overall like there was less development of characters in this book. In the first book, we get to know all the people on the island and how they slowly open up to Linus. A journey which feels really rewarding. This sense of growth and of discovery is missing from the second book. Arthur gets a little bit more development, but overall I felt like most of the other characters didn't experience any growth. In this book, the characters start taking on the government, and it's policy on magical children. It moves away from the character focused narrative of the first book and becomes more story focused. I generally tend to prefer character driven stories, so that might be the reason this second book fell flat for me.
"Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai -- …
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, …
Discover the Celtic Circle of BelongingJohn O'Donohue, poet, philosopher, and scholar, guides you through the spiritual landscape of the Irish …
