This book was reviewed for the San Francisco and Seattle Book Reviews & Netgalley Vic James has woven a vision of a dystopic alter-earth where certain people, known as Equals or the Skilled, have magical abilities. In some countries, the Equals rule to the exclusion of others. Great Britain is one such country. […]
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Book Review: Plague Charmer by Karen Maitland
This book was reviewed via Netgalley Maitland’s The Plague Charmer is a historical fiction set in 1361 England, during the second wave of the Black Death. Porlock Weir, and its governing seat of Porlock Manor sit along the Exmoor coast. After a fierce storm lashes the coast, a woman is pulled from the […]
Book Review: Red Rising and Philosophy edited by Courtland Lewis
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco and Seattle Book Review Red Rising and Philosophy is but one among several new additions to the wonderful pop culture and philosophy series. This one focuses on Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Trilogy. There are four sections, looking at various aspects of the stories, from the value […]
Book Review: Children of Icarus by Caighlan Smith
This book was reviewed for the Manhattan and Seattle Book Reviews and Netgalley Smith’s Children of Icarus is a brilliant reweaving of Greek myth. In Daedalum, children between the ages of ten and sixteen can be chosen to be Icarii, the Blessed of Icarus, who are sent into the Labyrinth surrounding their city. If […]
Book Review: A Time for Dragonflies and Angels by JM Erikson
I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and impartial review A Time for Dragonflies and Angels by JM Erikson is a compilation of five short stories whose main focus deals with the notion of parallel universes. Recount Our Dreams: This is the story of a man participating in […]
Book Review: The After War by Brandon Zenner
Zenner’s The After War is a fierce post-apocalyptic story of war and loss, of nature’s vengeance, of survival in the face of overwhelming odds. As humanity begins to wage World War III upon itself the very planet decides to wage its own war against the species that has become a global parasite. We are due […]
Book Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
This book was purchased for my own pleasure, with no expectation of a review Brown’s Golden Son is a breathtaking followup to Red Rising., book one of the Red Rising trilogy. The second installment takes us two years into Darrow’s future, where he has moved from the Institute to the […]
Book Review- Map of Bones by Francesca Haig
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review Map of Bones is the second in Haig’s Fire Sermon series. The resistance has scattered, victim to Council predations. Zoe, Piper, and Cass make their convoluted way back to resistance leadership, through a maze of obstacles and diversions. Along the way, they collect […]
Book Review- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
I purchased this book for my own pleasure, with no expectation of a review ‘Arum Nostrum Non Est Aurum Vulgi: Our gold is not common gold.’ ~ Alchemist saying Brown’s Red Rising is a thrill ride from start to finish! We bear witness to a series of amazing, brutal alchemic transformations that create […]
Book Review- Divergent and Philosophy: The Factions of Life edited by Courtland Lewis
This book was reviewed for the San Francisco Book Review I absolutely love the pop culture and philosophy books! I find them a great way to make philosophic concepts far more accessible to the everyday person, and to open minds to different ways of thinking. This book, focusing on Veronica Roth’s haunting dystopic […]