Science Fiction & Fantasy book reviews
I love writing reviews of The Witcher books. They're terrible books honestly, but I have so much fun with them I don't really care all that much. At the start of The Tower of the Swallow we meet Ciri again, having just been found wounded and collapsed in a swamp and rescued by a philosopher... Continue Reading →
I just saw this tag on Imyril's blog There's Always Room For One More and thought it looked like fun. I don't often do tags and this is a very spur of the moment post, so strap in for some slapdash writing and poorly thought out answers. Is there a book that you started that... Continue Reading →
Hello bookwyrms, nice to see you all again and nice of you to check in and have a look see what I'm reading at the mo. You might notice a bit of a theme in the books featured today. They're all a bit grim and a bit dark. Grimdark if you will. That's because I've... Continue Reading →
Ah, feels good returning to my poorly-written guilty pleasures haha. I've had complicated feelings about The Witcher books so far. They're not very good and I wouldn't for a second recommend anyone actually read them, but I sort of enjoy them regardless. I dunno, they just have a kind of raggedy charm, like an old... Continue Reading →
Definitely my favourite of The Witcher books so far, TIME OF CONTEMPT contains enough of the stuff I love in fantasy for me to enjoy it, even if I still think this is one of the most over-rated series of all time. And hey, you know what, sometimes the books we read don't have to... Continue Reading →
Peace with Nilfgaard is not what it was meant to be. Despite the victory of the Northern Kingdoms at the Battle of Sodden, Nilfgaardian financial power is destabilising their economies, Nilfgaardian diplomats and envoys spread propaganda among the merchants and nobles of the north and, after decades of oppression, elven and dwarven partisan terrorist cells... Continue Reading →
⭐ :star:DIDN'T CARE FOR IT SWORD OF DESTINY is the second collection of short stories in the dark world of The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Geralt is a monster hunter, a mutant who slays beasts and demons for coin. This collection follows Geralt as he hunts a dragon, gets hung by his guts from the... Continue Reading →
Happy weekend booklings! Spooky Season is over already but I got to read some great books in October. I devoured every book in Tade Thompson's ground-breaking WORMWOOD TRILOGY; I made progress in The Witcherverse with the second short story collection, SWORD OF DESTINY; finally read FAHRENHEIT 451 and delved into some classic horror with Stephen... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone and thanks for stopping by for another weekly catch up 🙂 I'll be using WWW Wednesday hosted by Taking on a World of Words. And hey, get involved! Answer the three questions below and let me know what you're reading this week. What did you recently finish reading?What are you currently reading?What will... Continue Reading →
Another week, another batch of books to talk about! Thanks for stopping by for this week's Hey! Watcha Readin' and as ever I'll be using WWW Wednesday hosted by Taking on a World of Words. If you want to take part answer the questions below and get chatting about the books we're all reading. What... Continue Reading →
