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”
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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 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”
TBR for 2023
For my Oriental fantasy reading this year, I’m reading book 1 of the Poppy War series which is available in audiobook format. On fantasy, I might read the Essex Serpent which I had put down as a historical fiction/fantasy. But other than that, I’m short on ideas. My library always gives me pages of stuffContinue reading “TBR for 2023”
Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- December 2022
Back to more of a balance between fantasy and mystery this quarter. Fantasy The Spellwright Trilogy by Blake Charlton This is basically a standalone trilogy starring three different protagonists. I liked book 1- for a fantasy, the prophecy thing that surrounds the protagonist was twisted a couple of times making this a bit fresh andContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- December 2022”
Craft and Curiousity Reads- 2022
Paradise by Toni Morrison The original intention was for me to study the omniscient POV with the Bluest Eye and this book by the same author was not written in that same POV. But what the author has managed to do is that even though each chapter is seemingly named for a single character, itContinue reading “Craft and Curiousity Reads- 2022”
Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- September 2022
Before we get to the good stuff, I’ve apparently already finished 31 books this year. Woohoo! And my gaming group has finally come back together after a long hiatus and we are running a Shadowrun game so I’m reading quite a fair bit of the novels in that setting to get up to speed. FantasyContinue reading “Moonlake’s Book Discoveries- September 2022”
Broadening Horizon Reads 2022
Children of the Corn by Stephen King He certainly has a very economical way of writing that suits his genre. But personally I tend to favour longer prose with a bit of flair so I’m not quite sure what I’m taking away from it in terms of technique. As for the horror genre, I don’tContinue reading “Broadening Horizon Reads 2022”
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