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  • Marked (Alex Verus #9)

    Marked (Alex Verus #9)

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    Alex Verus, my favorite episodic British mage. Alex has come a long way from his little storefront helping adepts and normies. He strides on the line between Light and Dark, mainly finding a path of survival through it all for himself and his little band of mages. Not much has changed in that. He is…

  • The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5)

    The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2.5)

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    Auri! I am so glad Patrick gave her a moment in the moonlight. During the other books, I would tell my wife how much I enjoyed this girl/woman who would take the inanimate and give them something more. Not quite a life, but a place in the world. It delighted me to read this novelette.…

  • The Wise Man’s Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2)

    The Wise Man’s Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2)

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    Twice as deep as the first book it was absorbed faster than parched ground after a rainstorm. Beautifully articulated as we continue the education, remediation, trials, and tribulations of young Kvothe. The few sticking points I had were time and age-related. In this book Kvothe goes on a journey, there are 3 or so books…

  • The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

    The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

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    It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book like this. When I was in high school I read quite a bit of David Eddings work. While I can’t compare works, there was a feeling–something of magic, of growth, exploration, education. A mystery to be solved and great works to be had. This took…

  • Review: A Conjuring of Light

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    A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab My rating: 4 of 5 stars A beautiful book and a really neat series. I like that it was a true trilogy and that it ended, even though I’d have loved to see more and I do hope the author may revisit the world because there is a…

  • Review: City of Miracles

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    City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a fun series. Each book was separated by a handful of years. Enough time for perspectives, aging, getting comfy with the world and it’s quirks after the blink. I’d sorely like to read a novelette of the hey-day of gods…

  • Review: Bound

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    Bound by Benedict Jacka My rating: 4 of 5 stars Oh Alex, what fate is woven for you and your friends. These are such fun books. I needed a break in some science-fiction so I dove into the newly released Verus novel. One of those books you can just siphon down because it’s easy reading,…