Half way through this collection, I was well and truly hooked. None of the stories managed to disappoint and I took to rationing them to prolong the enjoyment. Whenever I had just finished one book and came face to face with the daunting question of, 'What next?' I would use my thinking time to read … Continue reading Review – The complete stories: Volume 2, Isaac Asimov ★★★★★
Book two of the Apollo Quartet sticks to the tone set by the first, imagining a whole new history for man's journeys into space.
Joe Abercrombie's final challenge to complete a near perfect series was to provide a satisfying conclusion... It's safe to say, this is a near perfect series.
King's crime fiction trilogy has its ups and downs but it is carried along by the growth of its protagonists and some truly thrilling action and intensity.
'We should forgive our enemies, but not before they are hanged.' - Heinrich Heine This! This was the hit of fantasy that I've been looking for recently. With a cast of characters that are simultaneously vile, brutal, lovably vile and lovably brutal, Before They Are Hanged was a joy to read from beginning to end. How … Continue reading Review – Before They are Hanged, Joe Abercrombie ★★★★★
After watching the most recent episode of Star Trek Discovery, I felt I had to write something. This series is phenomenal in my opinion. It's not reliant on the devotion of life long Star Trek fans to ensure its success. Rather, it is some of the best new science fiction I can think of at the … Continue reading Review – Star Trek Discovery, Season 2 ★★★★★
Short stories are an art which stand apart from the novels we all know and love. Though shorter in length, they can be just as moving when executed by an expert in the craft.
Though not as strong as the first two books in the series, The Prisoner of Heaven, the third book in the series of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is still a delightful read. Here, the story follows Fermin Romero de Torres. He has made a life for himself in Barcelona, working in the Semperes' bookshop and … Continue reading Review – The Prisoner of Heaven, Carlos Ruiz Zafon ★★★★☆
This book was not what I was expecting. It's a gem which stands out among the crowd of the fantasy genre in the best possible way. Clarke's prose is delicate, detailed and truly enrapturing. Not even the hefty length (over 1000 pages!) could keep me from enjoying this one on the train every morning. I … Continue reading Review – Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke ★★★★★
As much as I love the idea of this series and maintain hope for it moving forward, I'm still stung by disappointment so far. Rather than finding clearer direction in this second instalment in The Iselvale Cycle, I felt that Jackson led the reader off on even more tangents which in many ways feels like an … Continue reading Review – Time’s Demon, D. B. Jackson ★★★☆☆
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