Tag: #fantasy

• Grishaverse: King of Scars

  Three years since the martyrdom of the Sun Summoner, the death of the Darkling and Nikolai’s accesion to the throne Ravka is in deep trouble. Because it’s Ravka, there is always something. That trouble comes on dark wings on cold nights like the monsters of ancient fairytales. Only that monster is Nikolai’s demon, the curse…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 14, 2022

  Uncategorized

  #fantasy, #grishaverse, #kingofscars, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #nikolaiduology, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Grishaverse: Crooked Kingdom Review

  The Crows had been left in dire straits but just a few weeks later, new plans are in place and Kaz is sure that not only will be able to get the original windfall that Van Eck had promised them, but retrieve Inej from his Van Eck’s hiding place, save Grisha refugees and get Kuwei…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 11, 2022

  Reviews

  #crookedkingdom, #fantasy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Grishaverse: Six of Crows Review

  I know Six of Crows is highly-regarded and I’m pleased to see that it lived up to its hype. After all the premise is centered around a Oceans 8-esque heist that seems impossible to accomplish but will yield so many rewards if they succeed. And certain death if they fail. The goal is to retrieve…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 10, 2022

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #sixofcrows, #YA

• Grishaverse: Ruin and Rising Review

  Ah the final book in the Grisha trilogy. This one I cannot keep my thoughts on the ending spoiler free but that will be under the cut. What I will say is that the book starts off strong. Since the climax of Seige and Storm, Alina has been weak and her power faltering. A position…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 8, 2022

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #grishatrilogy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruinandrising, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Fairest Review

  Meyer does it again with this prequel to her popular Lunar Chronicles series. Fairest is technically a prequel as it sets up events years before Cinder but it was released between Cress and Winter. But since it’s such a stand-alone you can read it before, after or in between. The main point is to give…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 2, 2022

  Reviews

  #fairest, #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Gone Rogue Review

  The conclusion to Wires and Nerve has Iko and her resentful new collegue Liam Kinney to face Alpha Steele’s threats once and for all. The prologue/recap starts the book with an action movie tone that gives readers a hint of one hell of ride coming up.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 13, 2022

  Reviews

  #action, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #gonerogue, #graphicnovel, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #wiresandnerve, #YA

• Heartless Review

  Meyer steps away from the sci-fi landscape of Luna society and Earth to step into a world of magical realism where Victorian-era human characters chat with talking candles and animal beings in this tale of hearts stolen and broken.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 3, 2022

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #heartless, #macmillan, #magicalrealism, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Wire and Nerve Review

  This graphic novel continuation of the Lunar Chronicles puts Iko in the spotlight which is a relief as the android realizes she is the forgotten Earthen hero of the war.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 30, 2022

  Reviews, Uncategorized

  #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #graphicnovel, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #volumeone, #wiresandnerve, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Winter Review

  Now it might be typical for me to say that a YA book about a ordinary girl becoming the face of a revolution reminds me of The Hunger Games. But it does. It’s a testament to Meyer’s skill because like Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy she doesn’t sugarcoat the ugly aspects of war and revolution. Poor…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 29, 2022

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #winter, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Cress Review

  I really enjoyed Meyer’s take on the classic Rapunzel tale in Cress, giving further insight to the turncoat shell and hacker, Crescent Moon as well as giving Thorne some spotlight as well.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 28, 2022

  Reviews

  #cress, #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #YA