*I received a complimentary copy of this book, and I'm leaving a voluntary review* This surprised me. It's not my usual kind of read at all, but I was intrigued and wanted to read something new, so I picked up this historical fiction about two brother operating a sawmill in the late 1800's. The writing... Continue Reading →
Book Review: 1984 by George Orwell
This is one of those books I should have read already. It's one of those everyone should have read. If you haven't heard of it before, I'll give you a brief introduction: Winston Smith works for the Ministry of truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the... Continue Reading →
Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects
I've just finished this, and it's not for nothing that Warcraft is one of my favorite fantasy universes and Golden is one of my favorite fantasy authors. This was absolutely amazing - and though I love all the Warcraft books written by anyone - Golden is simply superb. To give you some plot: Thrall, former... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Last Wish: The Witcher #1
I've wanted to read the books for a while now, and I've finally managed to get through this first one. My fascination with The Witcher goes back to when I played the second video game, back in 2011. I never actually liked the game, but the story stuck with me. And since the release of... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Agony Of An Age by J.W. Barlament
*I received a complimentary copy of this book, and I'm leaving a voluntary review* This fantasy epic is a three-in-one novel, with three separate stories following different characters on three different adventures. The stories are, in short: First - Rahdain, an immortal soldier is reluctantly forced to lead a final charge as the head of... Continue Reading →
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
This book, number 4 in the series, continue right from where number 3 left off. If you haven't read my previous reviews, you can find them here, for book 1, book 2, and book 3. After walking around for a short while, Roland and his companion stop to make camp, and this is kind of... Continue Reading →
Book Review: An American Family by Jackson Paul Baer
*I received a complimentary copy of this book, and I'm leaving a voluntary review* Isaac, father of two-Carter and Olivia-has his whole life turned upside down when his wife Ramie disappears one night. The FBI conclude that the case is pretty clear: she was taken by a serial killer and they'll probably never find her... Continue Reading →
Book Review: 720 Heartbeats by Jaka Tomc
*I received a complimentary copy of this book, and I'm leaving a voluntary review* "A thought-provoking mystery, thrilling to the end." In Tomc’s 720 Heartbeats, we follow Slovenian police detective, Rok, through a thrilling mystery as his best friend and partner, Boris gets shot. Boris survives but his wife who’s also shot, doesn’t. A tragic... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Death of A Songbird by Yvonne Crowe
*I received a complimentary copy of this book, and I'm leaving a voluntary review* In Death of a songbird we follow Lina, a Rome-based news reporter, who after hearing about the death of famous Romani folksinger Kezia, tries to get the scoop on the story. The case seems very open and shut, and Lina is... Continue Reading →
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
I've just finished listening to the third installment in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series: The Waste Lands. No that's not a typo. Apparently. It's amazing. I'm so into this now. I feel like book 1 and 2 were weird, a bit strange, not off-putting but just crazy enough that a lot of people probably... Continue Reading →