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Title: Ayesha at last Author: Uzma Jalaluddin Genre: Romance Rating: 4/5 Every now and then, even the hardiest of souls likes a little light reading, a little romance, a little love. Even a true fantasy lover, noir aficionado or history buff needs some soul soothing magic. Even I need some love and affection on a … Continue reading Review: Ayesha at Last
Title: Warrior (Wolfblade #2) Author: Jennifer Fallon Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 Jennifer Fallon quickly become one of my favourite fantasy authors when I picked up her Second Sons trilogy a few years ago, when my aunt gifted me her entire Fallon Collection. Indeed, Second Sons stands as one of my favourite fantasy series ever. The … Continue reading Review: Warrior (Wolfblade Chronicles #2)
Title: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Author: Agatha Christie Genre: Crime Fiction Rating: 4/5 It's odd how there are authors so well thought of that I simply have never read. Odder still, I have never considered them and then dismissed them, I just never considered reading them in the first place. Even odder, Agatha Christie … Continue reading Review: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Title: Pachinko Author: Min Jin Lee Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 3/5 How do you explain a book like Pachinko? How do you explain its scope? The way it deals with racism? With life? How do you explain the impact such a book can have on you? The way that it changes the way that you … Continue reading Review: Pachinko
Title: Strange The Dreamer Author: Laini Taylor Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 Oh my. Oh my, oh my, oh my. That book was phenomenal. It was... It was everything I remember fantasy being as a child. So full of wonder, so full of tragedy and awe, love and hate, magic and mundane. It was wow. I … Continue reading Review: Strange the Dreamer
Title: The Hallows Author: Victor Methos Genre: Crime Fiction Rating: 3/5 Amazon First Reads. Say what you like about the incomprehebsibly large behemoth that is Amazon, but selling out to them does have its perks. First Reads being a new one to me, and the reason I got my hands on this brand new ebook. … Continue reading Review: The Hallows
Title: The Seer King (#1 Seer King Trilogy) Author: Chris Bunch Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3/5 ~ Like any good bookworm, I have a problem, a constant devil on the shoulder, a pit in my stomach as I eye up my next purchase; my TBR list. Specifically, the mountains of books that I own, haven't read, … Continue reading Review: Seer King
It would appear that I am in a rut. A confuddle. A miasma of average. For the past 6 books I have come out with a star rating of 3, and it's driving me mad. There has been no variation, no outliers, no suggestion of otherness. Its just been one 3-Star book after the other. … Continue reading My Three Star Problem
Title: More (More trilogy #1) Author: T. M. Franklin Genre: Paranormal YA Rating: 3/5 ~ I read this book because I made the cardinal sin of leaving the house without my current read. Suddenly I found myself away from home for two days without my fiction fix. So, like any good 21st century bookworm, I … Continue reading Review: More
Title: The Art of Racing in the Rain Author: Garth Stein Genre: Contemporary Fiction Rating: 3/5 ~ I first became aware of this book thanks to trailer for its upcoming movie adaptation. Marketed as a story as moving and emotional as Marley&Me, I figured it was certainly something that I'd end up watching at some … Continue reading Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Abibliophobic Guy 