Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- December 2023

Fantasy A girl called Corpse by Reece Carter This is actually a juvenile fantasy but I’m drawn by the blurb. And I quite enjoyed the story. If you like heartwarming stories I think this will be exactly your cup of tea.  The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat This Thai fantasy is quite interesting. I didn’tContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- December 2023”

Reading Highlights of 2023

I’ve had a particularly fruitful reading year this year, more than doubling my reading goals on Goodreads. Which is to say that I’ve already read more than 40 books this year.  So I’ve never done such a post before but I thought I would do one this year, not sure if I want this toContinue reading “Reading Highlights of 2023”

Broadening Horizon Reads 2023

I actually read (or listened to) the two BHR books concurrently. But, to be honest, I think I need to get back into the pacing of audiobooks as I think I’m half tuning out as I listened to them.  Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey  Technically, I might be able to learn something fromContinue reading “Broadening Horizon Reads 2023”

Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- September 2023

Fantasy Venom’s Taste by Lisa Smedman I haven’t read a Forgotten Realms novel for quite some while ever since they turned the whole from high magic to low. And I picked this up purely because I know the author from the Shadowrun setting and the blurb reads all right. And I’m not disappointed. This isContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- September 2023”

Craft and Curiousity 2023- Part 2

I’m still undecided between what to read for Curiousity this year but I decided to stick to mystery this time in my catalogue browsing which netted me the following three:  I’m most intrigued by the premise of Jewels and Ashes but I also wonder about indigenous mystery. The last time I read one (Madukka theContinue reading “Craft and Curiousity 2023- Part 2”

Craft and Curiousity 2023- Part 1

I’ve already done my Craft Read for this year- the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, except that it was not written in omniscient which I was led to believe (and that was the craft element I intended to study so it looks like I really should get a copy of Shipping News).  For my CuriousityContinue reading “Craft and Curiousity 2023- Part 1”

Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: June 2023

Fantasy The Lyonesse trilogy by Jack Vance  My final verdict upon my second reading is that I like the trilogy enough but I don’t really love it, hence why I couldn’t remember much about it. But I think a younger me probably did enjoy how whimsical the whole trilogy is (it does contain dark themesContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: June 2023”

Re-reading Books: Memories are always wrong?

Anyone who has followed up for a while should know that I’m whimsical when it comes to reading (well, writing also but less so in recent years given my focus on novel writing). So from last year to this year, I’ve revisited two fantasy works I knew I had definitely read before. I think IContinue reading “Re-reading Books: Memories are always wrong?”

Moonlake’s Movie Discoveries (4)

As I’ve mentioned before, one of my friends had this arrangement with me where we would watch the same movie once every two weeks and then analyse it in terms of the 3 Act structure. That agreement terminated after 3 movies but we watched Matilda, Romancing the Stone and Hunger Games together under that setup.Continue reading “Moonlake’s Movie Discoveries (4)”

Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: March 2023

Fantasy Storm Front by Jim Butcher A lot of the people I know really liked this series so I picked it up. For me, it was okay but I didn’t love it. Not sure whether that was my issue with audiobooks again after a lapse but it’s not really holding my attention despite me usingContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries: March 2023”