Tag: YA Fantasy

• Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows is Just Too Good

  Right on the heels of Scott Lynch’s The Lies of Locke Lamora, we have my reread of Six of Crows, something that I has been on my rereads list for many years now. If you’re not sure why I’ve linked these two books together, you should check out my review of The Lies of Locke…

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  August 12, 2024

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• The Lies of Locke Lamora is High Fantasy Gold

  Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Sequence is vivid, gripping and immersive, making for an incredibly detailed and compelling world. The Lies of Locke Lamora, the first in the trilogy, features an intriguing plot, an interesting and different narrative style, and characters that are complex and brimming with personality. I shouldn’t have expected anything less in an…

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  August 10, 2024

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• Fantasy Writers: You Need To Understand The Brilliance of DnD

  This goes for fantasy writers across all demographics. If you are a fantasy writer and have not engaged with Dungeons and Dragons in some way – be it a campaign you’ve played with friends or episodes of a campaign you’ve watched – then you need to stop what you’re doing and do just that. You…

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  August 3, 2024

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• My July 2024 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: energised. Returning to uni feels like I’ve been gifted a second wind, making reading and the pursuit of reading rewarding and therapeutic, even when it comes to the academic articles and theses I must read alongside my fiction. I enjoy the reading I do, and with the reads I’ve had this month that…

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  July 29, 2024

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• My Thoughts on Cassandra Clare’s The Dark Artifices Trilogy

  It has been over a year since I read The Dark Artifices Trilogy by Cassandra Clare, but I wanted to hold off on writing this review because I wanted to get through the original series first. That took longer than expected with the seven-month break between reading the fifth and sixth books. Now that The…

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  July 11, 2024

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• Is Leigh Bardugo’s Ruin and Rising A Satisfying Ending?

  Concluding my reread of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, we have the finale Ruin and Rising, a book I expected to deliver in at least one plot line – but did it? The short answer is yes, but there is room for improvement. If you want the essay answer, keep reading because there is a…

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  July 4, 2024

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• My June 2024 Reading Summary

  Overall mood: immersed. I have finally been bit by the reading bug and the symptoms have lasted weeks. I missed reading this much. While I’ve been busy with final paperwork and applications this month, I have had plenty of time to read and dive into stories again which has made all the writing so much…

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  June 29, 2024

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• I Am Pleasantly Surprised By Leigh Bardugo’s Siege and Storm

  Good news: I like Siege and Storm better than I did the first time, which is great considering it balances the books out in terms of my enjoyment of the series and story world. There is more emotional depth and investment in Alina’s perspective, external and internal, making for greater monologues and reflections. The character…

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  June 24, 2024

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• I’m Rewriting My Complete Fantasy Manuscript – What Will The Changes Be?

  For those who don’t know, I spent four years at uni working on two creative writing degrees. These degrees are part of the reason I feel so comfortable and capable when talking about books and writing. I learnt how to look at writing objectively, what to say to bring tone and tension into the setting,…

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  June 20, 2024

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• Is Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone As Good As I Remember?

  It’s been some time since I read Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo’s YA fantasy that took the world by storm in recent years. With the popularity of the Netflix TV adaptation, the controversial second season and the show’s cancellation, I thought it was about time to return to the books and see what I remember.…

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  June 17, 2024

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