The Burning God (The Poppy War #3) – R.F. Kuang

Genre: FantasyPublisher: Harper Voyager Pages: 640Release Date: November 17, 2020 The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil …

Monthly Wrap-Up | December 2020

Hello everyone! 2020 is now in our pasts and we can move on and hope that 2021 brings us better luck! During the month of December, I read 10 books and 2 collection of short stories. I got a lot of reading done, but nothing really sticks out after amazing (other than The Burning God …

WWW Wednesday | December 30, 2020

“Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time …

The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2) – R.F. Kuang

Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Harper Voyager Pages: 568 Release Date: August 8, 2019   Haven't read the previous novel, The Poppy War? Check out my review HERE!   The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR. In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the …

Monthly Wrap-Up | May 2020

Hello everyone! I hope you're doing well and staying safe. Last month we moved! It was time to finally get out of the stuffy apartment. It certainly wasn't easy moving in the middle of a pandemic, but worth it for more space and a backyard. Things have been ramping up at work as restrictions slowly …

Monthly TBR | September 2019

Hello!  Last month I almost got through my entire TBR! Again, I missed Snakeskins by Tim Major. I'm adding it to the TBR again in hopes that I actually get to it. If not, well.... I'll get to it when I get to it I guess. My most anticipated book of the year comes out …

Fantasy Recommendations

Welcome to the next instalment in my book recommendations series! If you missed my previous post, non-fiction, mystery/thriller, romance, and science fiction recommendations, you can click the links to check them out. This week my recommendations are centred around fantasy novels! I tried to pick novels that are lesser known. Clicking on each cover bring to my full …

Monthly Wrap-Up | June 2018

Hello everyone and welcome to my June 2018 wrap-up! During the month of June, I read 12 books and there were all pretty great! The first two books are the best books I read this month from two very different genres then the rest are in the order I read them. A lot of these reviews …

The Poppy War – R.F. Kuang

Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction Publisher: Harper Voyager When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d …