For something so iconic, I was at least expecting The Name of the Wind to do the wheel quite well. Maybe some chrome rims or a flashy spoke design. Instead, I found the MC deeply annoying, the women (few that there were) underdeveloped, the magic system derivative, and the conflict cookie-cutter.
Book Review | Fourth Wing | The Most-Hyped Book of the Year
Pride and Prejudice only has a 4.2. Lord of the Rings has a 4.4. A Court of Thorns and Roses, which is oft-compared to Fourth Wing (a comparison about which I have MANY opinions) has a 4.2. What in the world is up with all this hype for Fourth Wing??
I Found a Zodiac Academy Dupe That I Actually Like
Arguably, my most popular blog post ever is my absolute evisceration of Zodiac Academy. I hated it. A lot. I thought it was because I hated the tropes—but turns out I just hated how the tropes are done in those fateful first few books. Now I've found a series that does a lot of the same stuff Zodiac Academy does, just...better.
Book Review | The Serpent & the Wings of Night
There's a reason TikTok is drooling. Serpent (I'm going to call it serpent, it has an incredibly annoying name but I promise it's a great book) has all the tropes you love in romantasy; it gives spice, vampires, enemies to lovers to enemies, one bed, resentful training montage, who did this to you, and more.
March TBR
A reread of Gideon the Ninth for a book club that will hopefully lead to me finally reading the rest of the series, plus a few literary fiction pieces I'm really excited about!
The Fantasy Hall of Fame | 3 Age Groups, 9 Books
What would you put in your Fantasy Hall of Fame—for Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult? Guest writer Isabella Brotchie gives her takes.
February TBR
Not many changes since I got SO off-track in January. I'm already enjoying Empire of Pain and really looking forward to The Cloisters.
Book Review | Godkiller
A perfect fantasy book, in the archetypal sense: perfectly plotted, familiar yet creative. It reminded me why I fell in love with reading in the first place. Here's why.
Zodiac Academy | Series Review
I was finally bullied (haha, irony intended) into reading beyond the first Zodiac Academy book. Time to dismantle the disclaimer and gleefully tell you why I dislike the series so much.
January TBR
So excited to read this Claire North I got as a present. And the Cloisters was a Barnes & Noble discount purchase that looks like so much fun.
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