12/11/2023 0 Comments To kill a kingdom seriesIt would have been nice to get to see more interactions with the broader crew, but the members that we did get to see were bound by more than just their goal – and I wound out rooting for all of them so that even when I disagreed with them or thought they were being a bit obstinate at points, I didn’t stop caring.Įlian is a fascinating character and probably my favourite in the entire book, and I particularly enjoyed the exploration of his thoughts and feelings about the life he was making for himself and the life that he was expected to follow. However, even here, this book took an interesting approach because these weren’t Pirates focused on treasure and raiding, but on hunting sirens – and the crew was a family. And it provides an interesting take of Sirens and Merpeople and their relationship with each other and humans (I adored the encounter with the mermaids in Pirates of the Caribbean, so I was always going to enjoy this), with an added dash of Pirates. It is a darker YA fantasy, although there was plenty of humour to offset that. It has a simplicity while being incredibly eye-catching (and I would say much the same for ‘Into the Crooked Place’s cover). Now, I am not a huge reader of romance – and I would typically avoid it, and I would have missed out.įirstly, on a purely aesthetic note, I absolutely adore the cover, and I feel as though I would have looked at it in any bookshop, let alone when it was right in front of me at a con. I first discovered this book at MCM, and after attending a panel featuring the author, I certainly wanted to read it, and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s been a while since I read modern YA (I often reread ones that I grew up with, and there is a comfort in that), and I could tell that influenced some of my views while reading this. ![]() In other more personal news, I am aiming for releasing my first novella at the end of May – so there will be some more news and sneak peeks about that over the next few months, so stay tuned (I am both excited and terrified, and it is the most wonderful, nauseating feeling… and I still hate editing). Chakraborty, ‘The Black Song’ by Anthony Ryan, ‘The Burning God’ by R.F.Kuang, ‘The Stone Knife’ by Anna Stephens, ‘The Court of Miracles’ by Kester Grant. Again, this is a new world, and I am excited to see what it will bring.Īs a ‘valentine’s’ gift to myself, I have been to the bookshop to pre-order a bunch of books this week, all some of my most anticipated reads for this year: ‘The Empire of Gold’ by S.A. This week also saw the announcement of a new trilogy from Anna Stephens, who is the author of the Godblind Trilogy, which is wonderfully dark and one of my favourite series of all time. ‘Seraphina’s Lament’, her first novel, remains firmly at the top of my favourites list, and I can’t recommend it highly enough, and while this new book is in a different world, I am just as excited for it. First was the cover revealand opening of pre-orders for Sarah’s Chorn’s second novel ‘Of Honey and Wildfires’ – it looks beautiful, and I am love with her writing so I pre-ordered immediately and I am now counting the days until it is released. In other book news, there are two announcements that I was excited about over the past week. I’ve also just purchased ‘The Eye of the World’ by Robert Jordan, so I will be giving the Wheel of Time a try for the first time after having it recommended to me several times. This was a book I’d picked up on a whim, and I am delighted that I did. ![]() The entire book was incredibly thought-provoking, and some parts will stay with me for a long time. In addition, I also read ‘Where I Left My Soul’ by Jérôme Ferrari (4*), which was ‘beautifully written, and incredibly powerful. ![]() Illness lay me low last week, so I am still reading ‘Into the Crooked Place’ by Alexandra Christo, and I’ve decided to split my reviews for that and ‘To Kill a Kingdom’ which I finished over the weekend.
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