by Michelle | Jan 16, 2023 | Book Review, Books Read in 2023, Review Copy, S Author
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon is the perfect example of a high fantasy epic. With its dragons, magic, and fully developed world, few stories contain all the critical elements of high fantasy while being immensely readable and enjoyable. For fantasy lovers,...
by Michelle | Jan 12, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, Review Copy, S Author
I adore The Bone Season series. I have listened to or read the first book in the series at least three times and plan to do so again. There is something about the characters, the setting, and the story that have me coming back to it again and again. So it comes as no...
by Michelle | Jan 5, 2021 | Book Review, Books Read in 2021, S Author
The Dawn Chorus by Samantha Shannon is a great bridge between the end of The Song Rising and the upcoming The Mask Falling. Not much occurs among its pages, and yet so much happens that gives us greater insight into Paige. This is especially important given what Paige...
by Michelle | Sep 22, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, C Author, Review Copy
Susanna Clarke’s first novel was my first introduction to the world of the Fae and is something I will never forget. Even though I read it years ago, well before I started blogging, the one thing I remember the most is the feeling of dread I had throughout the...
by Michelle | Aug 28, 2020 | Book Review, Books Read in 2020, S Author
There are no words that can do justice to Samantha Shannon’s epic fantasy, The Priory of the Orange Tree. Dragons, princesses, magic, epic journeys, assassins, power struggles, religion, and legacies are just the highlights of the story within its brilliant...
