Category: Fantasy

Brandon Sanderson is one of my favourite authors and many say that The Final Empire is the perfect entry point into his books. So of course I had to pick it up and find out what all the hype's about. [caption id="attachment_1155" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Please note that this article contains affiliate links. This means if you choose to purchase The Final Empire via one of these links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you to support the blog. These links do not affect my final opinion of the product. As you'll know, I've read Brandon Sanderson before and even reviewed him on here before. I read The Way of Kings before I picked up The Final Empire, but had heard that…

When you look at other series out there that die-hard fans would say comes anywhere near to Harry Potter, the Percy Jackson series will feature on a lot of people's lists. It's got the young cast, the great friendships and the magical elements. But how good actually is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. [caption id="attachment_1149" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Pin me to Pinterest![/caption] Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first of technically seven books in the series, however, there are spin-offs too. It features our main character Percy Jackson, accompanied by mythical friends, all of whom are children of greek gods (literally, not just ridiculously good-looking people.) Plot – 3.5/5 Comparisons are made to Harry Potter because it features the general story of a boy who doesn't feel like…

The Last Wish is technically the first book in The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski. I say technically because it’s a collection of short stories as opposed to the beginning of a larger overarching story that starts later in the series. (more…)