“Oh, but history moved in such vicious circles.” In the grand finale of the Poppy War trilogy, R.F. Kuang writes with increased pace and skill. Rin’s journey is more hard-hitting than ever. The circumstances begin to fall into place with her as a truly monstrous yet compelling anti-hero. Rin, now…
It is an impressive feat to be able to write an unconventional, let alone an unexplored, type of love story as Audrey Niffenegger does in The Time Traveler’s Wife. While the plotline is intricately woven, the premise is simple: Henry DeTamble has a “Chrono-Displacement Disorder”, a genetic condition that causes him…
‘Can I take your coat?’ Cupcake offers. I turn to her. She’s looking at me so hopefully. So willing to take a coat I’m not wearing, I almost want to give her my skin. Mona Awad, Bunny Bunny by Mona Awad is a delightfully bizarre and experimental book that is…
The Dragon Republic is R.F. Kuang’s second installation to The Poppy War series, and a hard-hitting punch that fantasy needed so badly. This book has been so unpredictable, so action-packed throughout. It is, undeniably, a striking display from an enormously talented writer—600 pages of pure, readable goodness, chock full of ferocious rage and…
The existence of fae in A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas should have been a warning sign enough for me to avoid this book. I’ve had bad experiences with fae in the past—namely, The Cruel Prince. And people loved the series, despite my developing an aversion…
“I have become something wonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible. Was she now a goddess or a monster? Perhaps neither. Perhaps both.” R.F. Kuang As a reader, I know that determining how good a book is can be a difficult task. Some books aren’t objectively good, yet they impact…
Right off the bat, the premise of this book caught my attention. Two magicians, bound for a life-and-death duel in a breathtaking circus…end up falling desperately in love. Who wouldn’t love a story so fairytale-like? Reading this book, I was impressed at how smooth a read it was. A large…