Actual rating 2.5While competently written, A Touch of Light is a book that just failed ever really catch my interest. I think there are several
Listened to on audio, enjoyed the narrator.On a technical level, Fata Morgan is excellent, introducing the readers to the large cast of the bomber crew
Open Sorcery is a book based on the premise of Magic operating like coding in a modern world setting. It executes this premise excellently, both
The Stone of Farewell improves on the Dragon Bone Chair simply by virtue of beginning more immediately, the conflict has already begun and the characters
For me, Miss Percy’s can best be described as ‘fine’ despite its components being largely strong: the prose is strong, the main character is well
Ever the Night Road feels like a coming of age adventure novel, driven very much by a main protagonist that feels lost about her place
Full of slow, brooding, and often macabre, horror, A Song For the Void is well written and delivers excellently on its time period. The ‘Charger’
Mythera Chronicles has a strong foundation, with solid worldbuilding and fairly complex characters, but the pacing is too quick, often diminishing the values of these
From page one, The Umbral Storm immersed me in its world, a world full of fantastical imagery and strong creative depth. The scenes of the
I found the first odd third of Broken Souls (basically the prequel stories) difficult to progress through. This is largely due to Lura’s side of
As with most sequels, the Nowhere Gate is similar to its predecessor and share some of its strengths and weaknesses: the characters are varied and
I listened to the audiobook for Roil and the narrator was good, but nothing extraordinary.If you like darker fantasy and distinctive world building, Roil is
A quick, easy read, Beyond the Atmosphere introduces into a complex setting of warring species, internal intrigues, widely distinct cultures. This setting, the variety of
There is a good story in Into the Violet Gardens, dealing with government betrayal and the abuse of ‘others’/racism, but its prose and narrative composition
Aerovoyant is a complicated review for me: it is well written, the characters are complex (Alphonse in particular) and the pacing is strong, making for