Tag: the tropic of serpents: a memoir by lady trent
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My October 2025 Reading Summary
Overall Mood: content – I have spent a lot of months recently reading a lot of books, so I wasn’t expecting to get all that many read this month. In fact, I was half expecting to have to ditch my Spooktober plan halfway through and make up a lot of discussion posts to stretch out…
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Lady Trent Returns in Marie Brennan’s A Tropic of Serpents
A little late for my scholarly reading month, yet not quite befitting for the books I did read, The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan is one of those books that I have been hesitant to post given its seemingly untethered relevance to both my scholarly reads and my spooky reads. I thoroughly enjoyed A…
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Light Academia and Dragons in Marie Brennan’s A Natural History of Dragons
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan is a light academia fantasy novel involving danger, discovery, and dragons. Not only is it a brilliant fantasy akin to the Emily Wilde series, but it is a touch darker, more grounded, and carries a lovely reminiscent tone due to its nature…