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The Kaiju Preservation society has everything that makes for an interesting and eye-catching title. We have Kaiju which is the japanese term for a large ancient monster. The most famous kaiju is of course Godzilla who has been gracing our screens for little over 69 years now. The sheer popularity of this behemoth can be …
Continue reading Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi
Keigo Higashino has become one of my favourite authors in the detective crime genre. His (translated) books around Detective Kaga and Inspector Galileo have yet to disappoint me. When I found this other book of his which wasn’t associated with either series I was aware of, I was justifiably curious and a little bit excited. …
Continue reading Book Review: The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping – Keigo Higashino
I had stayed away from this book for quite a while, not only because it wasn't my usual go-to genre of fantasy/sci-fi, but also because for a long time, I never had the capacity to consume books I deemed 'heavy' reads. I picked this up as part of a book club read and was pleasantly …
Continue reading Book Review: The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
TL;DR review: Fantasy in the form of a memoir where the narrator goes over how they came to love dragons, and the extent to which they had to go in order to pursue their interest. Really easy to read. Gives off cozy vibes. Definitely recommended. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan is the …
I have been a fan of Travis Baldree ever since I heard his narration of Will Wight's Cradle series as well as TurtleMe's Beginning after the End series. When I found out he had his own book out, and it was a cozy fantasy, I just had to add it to my TBR. While it …
Continue reading Book Review: Legends and Lattes – Travis Baldree
Note: I'll be trying out a new format of sorts. Feedback on whether to stick with this or not would be much appreciated. Thank you! Lightbringer is the first novel in Sara Richards' new superhero fantasy series. The story is set in the city of Ancora where super powered individuals called the Knights maintain the …
The Way of Shadows is the first book in Brent Weeks' Night Angel Series. We follow premier assassin Durzo Blint as he finds himself taking on an apprentice in the form of a desperate boy from the slums. Desperation, and a way to save his fellow guild rats, makes Azoth a unique prospect for Durzo, …
Continue reading Book Review: The Way of Shadows (Night Angel #1) – Brent Weeks
The second entry in the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovitch sees Peter Grant and co recovering from the aftermath of the incidents in the first book. His friend Leslie is still recovering and struggling to adjust to having her face fall off (literally). Peter while trying to maintain some form of normalcy for his …
Continue reading Book Review: Moon Over Soho – Ben Aaronovitch
Before the coffee gets cold is a story about a cafe where, urban legend says, you can travel back in time. But there is a catch. In fact, there are several conditions that need to be followed for this time travel to work. The gist of it is that a person can travel through time …
Continue reading Book Review: Before the Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
This is the first entry into Casey White's CoreVerse series of books. As its tagline says this book is essentially a monster-hunting LitRPG. There's magic, there are monsters, there are people called hunters who, well, hunt said monsters, and there's a progression system that one usually sees in RPG games. The story follows Trellin, a …
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