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Title: Blood of Empire. Series: Gods of Blood and Powder #3. Writer(s): Brian McClellan. Publisher: Orbit. Format: Hardcover. Release Date: December 3rd, 2019. Pages: 672. Genre(s): Fantasy. ISBN13: 9780316407311. My Overall Rating: ★★★★☆. Previously in the Gods of Blood and Powder trilogy: Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan. Wrath of Empire by Brian McClellan. Watching an author create … Continue reading Blood of Empire by Brian McClellan
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I wanted to share with you guys one of the biggest enemies that every bookworm has to go up against in their life: their own memory. Every single person who has ever picked up a book and enjoyed their time with it has shared with me their dread of not being … Continue reading How Do You Remember What You Read?
Isn't it wonderful that we find great joy in picking up a book and devouring it from cover to cover? It makes it all even more wonderful when we get our hands on a book that makes us feel things that nothing else could ever provoke in us. But with great joy comes great pain. … Continue reading The Nevers and Forevers of Readers
“There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.” — Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora This is my 2016 coup de coeur. Only a very few books are able to suck me into a place so magnificently beautiful that I forget where I'm laying down, what's around me and what time it is. … Continue reading The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
“But I got no reason to talk. Everybody's got their own quirks and secrets. The smaller the town, the harder it is to keep things private. You'd think it'd be easier, but it ain't.” — Erik Therme, Mortom We've all dreamed of receiving an outrageous amount of money deposited into our accounts or an … Continue reading Mortom by Erik Therme
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment We all know what's the endgame here. Someone will commit a crime. Punishment will follow. Now, now. Don't think it's that … Continue reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Among the many life lessons she sadly had to learn as a young girl, her father often warned her, Easy money always comes with a big price tag.” — Mylo Carbia, The Raping of Ava DeSantis I have been looking forward to meet and greet a good horror story … Continue reading The Raping of Ava DeSantis by Mylo Carbia
“that is the secret of happiness and virtue - liking what you've got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their unescapable social destiny.” — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Have you ever imagined that even the most perfect utopia imaginable couldn't bring the happiness you truly desire? Aldous … Continue reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
“iladis manus tu, iladim manus ti, “What does it mean? “You will be remembered, for I will remember you.” — Damian Wampler, Sevara (Volume 1) - Dawn of Hope The premises behind the world of Sevara is bound to send chills down any free man. Girls are unwanted at birth. They're … Continue reading Sevara (Volume 1) – Dawn of Hope by Damian Wampler
“-The altitude, sir — it gives headaches.” -Reality and memories give me headaches.” - James Garmisch, Silver, Lead and Dead There comes a time where you just want to go through your VHS collection (or maybe just your movie list on Netflix), pop it in the player, kick back and relax. Nothing … Continue reading Silver, Lead and Dead by James Garmisch
Roars and Echoes 