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Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, …
Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, …
From one of the most exciting and original voices in fantasy comes the second book …
In this book, the Hexologists are on the trail of a mystery. But each time they draw close, the answer seems to shift out of their grasp.
I'm a huge fan of Josiah Bancroft in general, so more of his writing just makes me happy. I think objectively the plot of this one may be weaker, but it's hard for me to give an unbiased review since I enjoyed myself too much. Not to mention, I do really love time travel stories. We also get an advancement of the meta plot of Isolde's father!
In this book, the Hexologists are on the trail of a mystery. But each time they draw close, the answer seems to shift out of their grasp.
I'm a huge fan of Josiah Bancroft in general, so more of his writing just makes me happy. I think objectively the plot of this one may be weaker, but it's hard for me to give an unbiased review since I enjoyed myself too much. Not to mention, I do really love time travel stories. We also get an advancement of the meta plot of Isolde's father!
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
Arthur Parnassus …
In this sequel, we switch our point of view character to Arthur Parnassus, learning more about him even as we see the advancement of the plot and world setting.
This book feels like it's trying to tackle and cover a LOT of ground--more than the first book, which already had a fair amount going on. It has its sweet moments, but it also has more that are grounded in reality than I'd say the first book. I find it a worthy successor--I quite enjoyed it.
In this sequel, we switch our point of view character to Arthur Parnassus, learning more about him even as we see the advancement of the plot and world setting.
This book feels like it's trying to tackle and cover a LOT of ground--more than the first book, which already had a fair amount going on. It has its sweet moments, but it also has more that are grounded in reality than I'd say the first book. I find it a worthy successor--I quite enjoyed it.
From one of the most exciting and original voices in fantasy comes the second book following the adventures of the …
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built …
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built …
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, …
A caseworker for magical youth is sent on an extremely unusual mission...
This is one of those books that Hallmark movies are made of, but it manages to not fall into the overly saccharine pit that so many like it do. I could see some calling it a bit preachy or on the nose with its allegories for racism and other forms of bigotry, but I personally did not mind. I think it handled the plot and characters quite well, too.
A worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Watership Down is one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set …
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he …
A worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Watership Down is one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set …
A terrible storm is raging, and ten-year-old Dinah is huddled by candlelight with her brother, …
Content warning Spoiler for the ending of the book
Three children listen to their adult cousin tell them a story about Tooth Fairies while waiting anxiously through a giant storm.
This is a pretty cute book. I'm not sure I'm a real fan of the cuts between the story being told in-universe, and what was going on "in real life." I think I ultimately would have preferred the in universe story to be standalone. That said, I was left pretty disappointed that we got no actual resolution to the "in real life" plotline. I get that it isn't the point, but since it didn't tie extremely strongly to the themes of the story-in-a-story (at least, not that I felt was overt), it didn't feel good to be left dangling in that regard.
