• Review The Dark Prophecy

    This review contains SPOILERS — proceed with caution if you haven’t read the book yet! Each time they occur in this review, I’ve noted them with the word “spoilers” in bold as here. I first read and reviewed The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan (the second book in the Trials of Apollo series) in May 2017. This review…

  • Review the Hidden Oracle

    I first read The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (the first book in the Trials of Apollo series) in February 2017, so this review is a long time coming! Having read Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and the Heroes of Olympus, I admit I was unsure about this series. How was it going to be, I thought,…

  • Review the Loneliest Girl in the Universe Arc

    I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James, so I will not quote it, just comment in general. I have to say, I liked this book more than I was expecting. It has a rather interesting premise that reminded me, at first glance, of a young adult version…

  • Review Killers Of The Flower Moon

    I read this book in June 2017, and this review is expanded upon the one I initially posted on Goodreads then. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann is an excellent read about a relatively unknown subject of Oklahoma history — the murders of many Osage Native Americans, over oil rights. This was also a…

  • Review Mistborn The Well Of Ascension

    I first read The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (the second book in the Mistborn trilogy) in January 2016. This review, however, was written when I reread it in November 2017, and was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Some minor edits have been made to the content of this review. Now THIS is how…

  • Review Mistborn the Final Empire

    I first read Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson in December 2015. This review, however, was written when I reread it in November 2017, and was originally posted on my Goodreads account. Where to begin this review?! I loved everything! I suppose I could start with the impeccable world-building, or with the stellar characters, or with…