Pros: Stunning conclusion to the trilogy Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Kingdom of Gods (The Inheritance Trilogy, Book 3) is a worthy successor to The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms and The Broken Kingdoms–which were stunning novels…
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Review: “The Kingdom of Gods,” N.K. Jemisin
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Review: “The Broken Kingdoms,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: I just can’t get over how amazing this trilogy is Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, Book Two) is a wonderful follow-up to her The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. Oree is…
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Review: “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms,” N.K. Jemisin
Pros: Stunning plot, characters, and worldbuilding! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 N.K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Book 1 (The Inheritance Trilogy) is so good that I suspect once I’ve read the other two books in the trilogy–if…
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Review: “Wellside,” Robin Shortt
Pros: The worldbuilding Cons: Still get confused about how the Library works Rating: 4 out of 5 Robin Shortt’s Wellside is a fun tale of a Well that exists between worlds. The story starts out at Chifley High, where student…
Review: “Lake Silence,” Anne Bishop
Pros: Creative and original Cons: … Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Anne Bishop’s Lake Silence (World of the Others, The Book 1) takes place in the same world as her other “The Others” books, but it doesn’t follow Meg, Simon,…
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Review: “Etched in Bone,” Anne Bishop
Pros: Warm, whimsical, dark in places, tense Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 In Anne Bishop’s “The Others” world, humans live at the sufferance of the terra indigene, or earth natives. These include shape-shifters and vampires, among other, less…
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Review: “A Curse of Memories,” Lee French & Erik Kort
Pros: Riveting arc-plot! Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 In book one, Chavali the Seer was brought back to life after her clan was slaughtered, and she swore to aid the Fallen in their quest to reunite with their…