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Hi, friends! A very quick check in this Wednesday to let you know what I've been up to. Because the weather has still been pretty terrible for May there hasn't been much going on aside from work, reading, and typical day-to-day activities. Recently I finished Ben Galley's epic fantasy story The Forever King. Check out … Continue reading Renee’s Recent Reads 5/18/22 ☠
"A whimper. A garbled moan of a half-prayer to an absent god. That was the sum total of the last words the woman was allowed before the noose slid tight against her pallid neck. A whimper. A garbled moan of a half-prayer to an absent god. That was the sum total of the last words the woman was allowed before the noose slid tight against her pallid neck." -ch1 opening
""Eight," the blackjack dealer announced as he laid out the card on the baize next to the eight of hearts I already had." Ch1 opening
"When the Moon rose in the Third Northern Hall I want to the Ninth Vestibule to witness the joining of the three Tides. This is something that happens only once every eight years." Ch1 opening
Hi all, I'm making my way through Brandon Sanderson's the Stormlight Archive series since book four came out this fall. These epic fantasy tomes take place in Sanderson's cosmere (his fictional universe within which a number of his novels take place) and follow the events of Roshar, wherein storms rage, battles with the Parshendi are … Continue reading Review: “The Stormlight Archive Books 1-3” by Brandon Sanderson
Hi all, hope everything is going as well as can be expected while we're still in the depths of a pandemic. Here on the West Coast smoke has finally begun to clear a bit, so it's at least slightly less apocalyptic. With everything going on I've been neglecting posting a bit but I've still been … Continue reading Patrick Rothfuss is a Gem 💎 (and please finish book three)
TLDR; a unique fantasy staring orcs, sorcery, and divinity-based magic in a shroud of mildly dark aesthetic with a pinch of sci-fi inspired features
TLDR; A great 'portal'-style fantasy with ten thousand doors, a young woman discovering herself, and a story within a story that warms the heart ❤
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