Mairin

Dark age is a brutal horrific story I have ever read
I did not cry, but there were moments where I stood and stared in horror for what I was reading -

I love these characters, even stupid a Darrow and his stupid Decisions but it broke my heart, and Lyria surprised me. Went from hating her, to liking her in this book.

Virgina was a nice head to be in, seeing behind the brilliance. I may be one of the few who like Lysander

This book made me screen, I KNEW IT while at work - if you've read it you'll know.

A excellent book.

They have conquered death.
Thus, the first Scythes were born

Citra and Rowan are opposites of characters and I loved following their views as they take on an apprenticeship with a Scythe. But, the droning on and on about the learning was getting to me. I listened to this on high speed on audible which helped.

The strange politics with the Scythes was odd, and wasn't really explained in depth. The villain was the typical revolution madman and it was clear what was going to happen to him.

Also, how the co where'd death etc was left a little underwhelming and also not explained in the depth I wanted. I had questions but, I could let them slide.

However, the tension that lacked through the first half of the book disappeared for the second. Tensions were high but I didn't feel as attached to the outcome as I should be.

It was nicely written, and book 2 I have high hopes for.

3⭐️

I Enjoyed this book. The story took me deeper into the magicians school, the politics involved which was interesting and I loved to see more of the High Lord.

However.
I was expecting more from the story than student squabbles.

I'm hoping book 3 will make up for this disappointing read.

A book that has been sitting on my shelf for too long and it did not disappoint!

I love each of the characters, I love the hiorchary of the magicians and the darkness that surrounds them.

Engaging read. Trudi Cadavan does not disappoint

As always these are such fun reads. This one was a bit lower stakes than previous books and lacked some deep character development but I feel the future books will hold more.

DNF page 125

I wanted to like this book but after forcing myself to push through over 100 pages and not much happened o called it quits.

I can let slide the choppy and non-Immersive writing as this is a debut however the author told us a lot of what happened that would have been cool to experience firsthand instead of an internal monologue of what did happen.

The characters started out okay but faded the more I got into the book. I knew next to nothing about them and a few of them felt too cardboardy for my liking

I even read the last page and it didn't entice me to keep reading

As ever, I'm in love with Wax and Wayne. This does have a slight feel of second book syndrome, but still largely enjoyable. I have a telling some the things are for er shadowing for later books.

I couldn't finish this book. I tried and tried but it didn't hold my interest. The beginning was great but after the first 5ish chapters it went downhill for me. Which is a shame as I'd have loved to have finished and loved this book.

I could probably go on and on about the characters in this book, and while they don't seem to have a drastic growth, apart from Matthias, they've all grown in ways that make them better people. I love how LB deals with mental illnesses like PTSD, abuse, and the impact hate has on others. The ending with Matthias, just when he realised what he'd been taught to believe was wrong and was taking action to combat it, was cruel, but I felt it fitted. I'm not a big fan of him, but oh, I felt tears start in my eyes. The writing on the scene was brilliant!
I would have loved to see an ending with everyone happy and together, but I think I prefer the way it ended, with Inej and Kaz especially. LB understands that mental illness can't go away overnight, and sometimes it takes years, and even then, sometimes people still struggle in moments.
The best part in the book, and the worst, has to be with Jesper and Kuwei. Oh, I had anxiety all day after listening to that scene! Secondhand embarrassment is horrible, and I really felt for Jesper then.
I loved how Jesper's dad waltzed into the story. Most of the fantasy books I read have absent parents, or dead parents, and this makes a delightful change.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend.

Fucking brilliant. I couldn't put it down

I would reread this all day long


V E Schwab writing improves with each book and I love her style. Immersive, brilliant well thoughtful characters that make me want to hug them (and I don't do hugs)

Book starts slow but picks up. Tensions are high. And the ending made me buy the third immediately.


Full of fighting games and characters internal struggles I wanted to cry and cheer at the same time. So many emotions went though while Reading this book.


Kell and Rhy are precious
Lila Bard is the best badass I've met

(Also the king is a C***)

But this book got me out of a slump! Big time.

One of my top favourites this year.

Dnf 50% I tried. I really did but I had no drive to continue. I found the characters to be boring and if I'm honest I feel the author chose the wrong MC for this book.   The traitors son and senna would have been far more interesting   Also I couldn't see the point of this book? There was next to no plot and hardly any character development. Hardly anything had happened. And I get that Gehrin storyline you won't get a lot but I would still expect to see more connection between the brothers instead of being told. And to go from one brother hating him to being fine the next minute is a bit jarringBut to have no threads of storylines woven throughout the book was a choice and one that isn't for me. There was no hook to keep me going no questions and answers happening. Why was the kings son killed ? What is Master L plan? Why was he taking the kids to what purpose? Having his POV i feel we should have been told the why of things. We're told a lot of the political manoeuvring and they feel very shallow and unbelievable. The author has obviously put a lot of thought into the worldbuilding but in some cases it doesn't translate well to the page but I can see this being the strongest part of the story. I found the writing to be a bit jarring. It would repeat itself and meander on long sentences when it's not needed. Towards the end I skimmed a lot to try to get to the point of each scene and chapter and yet I couldn't seem to find one. Overall I find the story very shallow and it's not for me.

I loved the winnowing Flame trilogy and did Talonsister live up to it?
It did!

Talonsister is a slow book. There is a lot of plots at work here but I loved the mystery. Who is Yins and how did she come to be raised by Griffins? And Leven why can't she remember her past?

I loved all of these characters. Yinis was the storyline I struggled with most more because the other storylines were more interesting than Yins was boring. but Williams knows how to tie things together.

Trust in the author. Things were slow but it all has a point and came together in the best way.

The world was fascinating. Williams took a lot of inspiration from Britan and she doesn't hide it, but with queens and Griffins, a wild seniant forest, druins and Titans it made for a world I loved to explore. Also queernormative:

The characters were what drew me to this story. Keato I loved. His relationship with Belise almost broke my heart.
I did find the romance a little rushed however.

The ending. Everything beforehand was written to the ending and it made the slow book worth it. Questions were answered and characters coming together. I almost cried.

a lot of things were set in place for future books and I cannot wait to read them

The age of kings is dead... and I have killed it.

If that doesn't hook you onto this book I don't know what will.

Set in a revolutionary type world, similar to the Tv programme Sharpe, I knew I would love this. And I wasn't wrong!
At first, I began listening to this on Audible, and I struggled with the two similar names, Tamas and Taniel. I set it to the side and picked up the hard copy months later, and I can't believe I didn't read this sooner!
Civil war on the brink, old legends coming alive and a magic system centred around guns; what more do you want? I loved the step away from Medieval Fantasy into new ears of technology.
The Fight Scenes were a bit bland, but his characters had depth, and I fell in love with Olam. As a side character and protector of Tamas, he really leapt off the page. Tamas and Taniel's relationship is interesting, and I can't wait to see where this is going to go. Tamas's determination to survive and his ruthlessness but also kindness is something I didn't expect.
The ending didn't have me on the edge of my seat, but it wasn't so over the top or under-done that I felt unsatisfied. Ca-Poal's part in this story, as a character who can't speak, shows so much expression I wish more authors would go this route and have disabled characters.
McClellan's writing style is simple and draws me into the story. I can't wait to see where this series leads!

The idea is brilliant. I love the writing style especially the 2nd person POV.

But I've been reading this since February and gotten no where. Maybe I'll come back to it but it hasn't really hooked me as much as I like in a book.

As with any sanderso book, I loved it. I love how each relationship developed, especially with steris and wax.
And steris. She has to be my fave next to Wayne.

The direction of the story starts to get tense. I'm starting to fear for some of the characters, and a scene towards the end almost had me screaming. But the best moment was between steris and wax. I cried.

Each of the characters were given their moments to shine and grow. Wayne never fails to make the laugh

A thrilling tale I devoured. Each book is better than the last.

Out this series I loved this book the most. But Taryn and Liri I cannot stand! The other characters I love from Braon to Newhawk and especially Jack Myst! I loved the battle and how the commander had to sentence people to death makes me feel like it was really a war and what our heroes went through. But I found Taryn incredibly stupid and his relationship with Liri was just so cheesy! And I also found that every character had to be with someone and everyone will live and be happy ever after which is not what war is like.
Truthfully I probably wouldn't have read this book if It didn't have Jack Myst in it. Now that is a character!

A city that can fly! I love it!

I love the world building in this - the magic system is well thought out, I love how they make the city fly, the politics of it all, how non architects and architects react to each other, the secrets that are being with -held.


This was-an entertaining story. We follow two POV., from the wife (Ahilya) and husband (Iravan). it was pleasant to see the differing sides of their story and both sides of their issues with each other.

The main focus of the story is the wife and husband relationships , how they are struggling with what they want, how they talk to each other and it makes the matter worse.
But its all worth it the end.

I loved the conclusion to this story, how the magic system
Expand and their relationship.

I highly recommend this story. I can't wait for book two

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were fleshed out and I could ignore some of the weaker writing.
The prologue was amazing and by far the best in the book.
The biggest strength was the worldbuilding. Well thought, flashed out and downright incredible. Reminds me a little of Brandon Sanderson.

The ending felt a little rushed. I would have loved it more is there was just a bit more of a set up, a fear for the characters and more time to understand why the characters made the decisions they did. it felt more written to achieve one point than the characters making choices that would lead to a certain point,

Still enjoyable, with a few debut author mistakes.

Warning, rant review.

What the fuck is this series? And this book?,


The author writes women so poorly, sexualises them and don't get me started on the child assault! But oh the child if fine with it because it's gay. Piss off.


The more I think about this book the more angry I get. I love the concept and the first book was okay. Not great. I wasn't a fan of the short stories but I had high hopes for more and from what everyone was saying, it was going to be great

Oh, how wrong I was.


I've read omniscient. I like it. But each character has a point, it in this it's takes pages and pages to get one point across and then we don't see the character again. The dialogue is odd, but I can let that slide as he is a Polish author.


But what is the point of this plot? Book 1 and 2 could have been mashed together. There's an odd coup, Ciri gets lost and wondered the desert for fucking ages and then she's captured but not. The fight scenes come across as a blow by blow. I was bored. Not understanding the reasons why characters have theses points, the time jumps are odd and honestly, the writing style is so strange.

I've tried the audible, tried the physical and honestly I'm starting to hate this more than curse child.


And the CHILD ASSAULT

I would die for Temeraire

okay, first, I do prefer the first book. but, oh WHY did you do that to Jean?

but with each book their friendship seems to grow. I'm all here for it, and Loved it.

also, I'm so here for drunk Locke!

overall, a good book.

A very palate cleanser book

It was fine. Nothing new nothing brilliant. I like the world and the first story in this had me hooked but I was lost a bit toward the second story. I feel as if the author skirted along the edge of what could have been a deeper more meaningful book. There were themes that he touched on but because he didn't delve deeper into them it came across shallow.

I do wish there were more female characters in this. Having read other works by this author I know he does write them well enough but they are lacking in this book.

I loved this book! A vastly different feel to era 1 but just as compelling. Never has a character made me laugh as Wayne has.

I inhaled this book.it was so much fun with a lew twists I didn't see coming. I love the homage to era 1.

This book made me cry at work for Peters and Leslie's relationship. I love it. I cannot cope with how accepting Peter is about Leslie's condition.

Very minor spoilers below.

First time I read I DNFed. Then I'm reading as a readalong for the show annnnnd... my thoughts have changed when I was a little girl reading this for the first time.


First off. I hate the mc! But I am IN LOVE with the DARKLING.
Never have I been rooting for a villain before!

And the best friends to lovers but the guy was a dick because it took the girl to get beautiful trope? Can f-off.

And the whole ‘oh I'm not pretty but actually I am”