Category: Fantasy

The Lies of Locke Lamora has been a book that's been on both my virtual and physical TBR for what feels like years now. It's a book that whenever anybody talks about the best fantasy books, is one that often appears on people's lists. So I thought it was about time I finally picked it up and formed my own opinion on it. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The Lies of Locke Lamora predominantly follows the rise of our main protagonist Locke Lamora. I say predominantly because it does heavily feature a cast…

When you discuss legends of the fantasy genre names like J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephen King, Robert Jordan are often names suggested but Anne McCaffrey has written a series of over 20 books which were first published in 1968 - an under-heard of OG of the fantasy genre. Dragonflight is the first in the grand series that McCaffrey is known for. It's not that long, it does have some issues but overally there's a great basis here. So let's get into it. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Dragonflight follows Lessa, a young woman who discovers…

A Deadly Education was the first book I picked up from the selection of books my partner bought me leading up to Christmas (there were ten and I got to open up one a day leading up to Christmas - sort of like an advent calendar). It's a book that I'd wishlisted too and was looking forward to it. The idea of a young girl with strong magical abilities in a school reminded me very much of a certain other relatively popular magical book. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. A Deadly Education is…

If anyone ever asks me who my favourite author is, I more often than not tell them Brandon Sanderson simply because I don’t think I’ve ever read a book by him that I didn’t enjoy. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product  Rhythm of War is the fourth and penultimate book in the initial phase of the Stormlight Archive. And, unfortunately, despite still my admiration for his ability to carry such a huge world and cast of characters, there was something about Rhythm of War that didn’t feel quite peak Sanderson for me. So Rhythm…

The House on the Cerulean Sea is a book that's been on my radar for a very long time. Following a lot of people who talk books, this is one that has been doing the rounds for quite some time. So when one of my followers on Tik Tok very kindly sent this to me via my Amazon wish list, I was incredibly excited to quickly jump into it and see what all the hype was about. This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product  Despite the hype, I actually had very little idea what The…

Lauren Roberts' first book Powerless was a bit of a TikTok sensation - it came about just as romantasy was becoming a very popular genre. Reckless, for many, is the much-awaited sequel. I suggested Powerless sat in between the other two big hitters - ACATOR and Fourth Wing, but how does Reckless compare? Does it live up to the initial hype of the first book or not? This article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Reckless follows on right after the dramatic final scenes of Powerless (arguably the best bit about the whole book) and so…

I’m a huge fan of fantasy but I’ve never read a “cosy fantasy” before (as far as I’m aware anyway) so when people kept telling me that Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree was such, it intrigued me as to what this exactly meant. Now I know. And I’m a huge fan. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. Legends and Lattes is a relatively simple tale of an Orc called Viv. Viv has done the questing, the great journeys, the wars and the killing and now she just wants to settle…

Godkiller is the debut fantasy novel from Hannah Kaner and one that I'd seen doing the rounds across a lot of social media platforms before deciding to pic it up. The fact it was only £5 (about $6.50) in my local supermarket was also another reason I picked it up if I'm being honest! Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means that if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The narrative of Godkiller follows Kissen, a "godkiller" haunted by her past and driven by vengeance (and a prosthetic leg), as she attempts to make a living from her dark…

As Brandon Sanderson’s name once again becomes one of the biggest in books as the launch of his fifth and final book (of this part anyway) in his Stormlight Archive comes out later this year, I knew I wanted to dive back into his writing and so after telling everyone to read the Mistborn trilogy realising I’d never actually finished it, I picked up The Well of Ascension. Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase any products via the links below, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. The Well of Ascension is the second book in the series after The Final Empire. I remember…