The discworld series spans 41 books and around 4 books in the science of discworld series. While the series can be read in any order, there are several books that fall into certain broad categories / series. These are generally the: Rincewind series Witches series DEATH Series Ankh-Morpork City Watch series Tiffany Aching series Industrial …
Continue reading Series Review: Discworld – The Rincewind Series
Note: This copy of The Way Up is Death was provided by NetGalley. I took my time in writing this review since I needed to sort my feelings out to better understand what I had just read. The Way Up is Death is a sci-fi novel with the premise being a group of individuals are …
Continue reading Book Review: The Way Up is Death – Dan Hanks
Note: This copy of The Secret Detective Agency was provided by NetGalley. The Secret Detective Agency scratches that cosy mystery itch that fans of Miss Marple and the Thursday Murder club will enjoy. The book is also a period piece, of sorts, as it takes place during World War II and follows Miss Jane Treen …
Continue reading Book Review: The Secret Detective Agency – Helena Dixon
Note: This copy of A Harvest of Hearts was provided by NetGalley. When the blurb of a book mentions a cosy fantasy for fans of Howl's Moving Castle and The House in the Cerulean Sea, it's a no-brainer that the book would be a good read. Sadly, this did not seem to be the case …
Continue reading Book Review: A Harvest of Hearts – Andrea Eames
Note: I received an ARC of Trap Line from NetGalley. Trap Line is a sci-fi short story that I wish spawns a full length novel in the future. Timothy Zahn, the author who gave us books about the infamous Thrawn in the Star Wars universe, comes at us with a very different but interesting short …
Continue reading Short Story Review: Trap Line – Timothy Zahn
I’m still a little confused which genre bin to add this book to. Is it a thriller? Is it humour? Is it a mystery? It’s safe to say this book had me hooked. Joanna Wallace gives us a very unique character who is very reminiscent of Villanelle from Killing Eve but without any of the …
Continue reading Book Review: You’d Look Better as a Ghost – Joanna Wallace
TL;DR - Fast, funny, and action packed. A one-time read that is quite entertaining. Another from my ever-growing list of books picked up because a movie trailer brought it to my attention, Bullet Train has been languishing on my shelf for quite a while. In fact I had only recently just started Kōtarō Isaka's 3 …
Left: Solo Leveling Light Novel, Right: Solo Leveling manhwa Vol.1 TL;DR - Clichéd story with mediocre writing further hamstrung by an over-powered MC. You'd be better off watching the anime. I started this writing this review well over a year ago, and in the interim my feelings towards this series hasn't changed much. Solo Leveling …
I’ve been waiting a long time to write a review for this series and now that I’m sitting here, all I can think of is the fact that I would definitely read this series again. That in itself is quite an achievement for a series of 12 books. How often will a reader actually go …
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 first found this game through a YouTube video around some relatively unknown switch games. It’s essentially a puzzle game where you are this barbarian who is travelling up this mountain. Each level signifies one step / level up this mountain with a ‘boss’ to battle every 15 levels or so. It’s not a small …
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
This review has been a while in coming. Octopath Traveller has been one of the most satisfying games I’ve played in a while because it checked off a lot of boxes with regards to what I like. For those that dont know, Octopath traveller is a JRPG (Japanese role playing game) from Square Enix that …
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 …
This series is a follow-up to the previous Thrawn trilogy. The events take place 10 years after the events of the last book. You can find a review of the previous trilogy here. TL;DR review: A fitting follow-up to an already amazing trlogy. Action packed, suspenseful, filled with espionage and multiple viewpoints that will have …
Continue reading Series Review: Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology – Timothy Zahn
The last anime I watched was Spy x Family and I only picked that up because I already loved the manga so I was aware what it was about. I went into Demon Slayer with no prior knowledge other than it was quite popular; and apparently for good reason. Demon Slayer occurs in a world …
Continue reading Series Review: Demon Slayer – Koyoharu Gotouge
This is a litRPG trilogy written by Cameron Milan. I will review the series as a whole as compared to individual books, not for any other reason other than most litRPG books follow a similar formula and there isn't too much to say that would be different without spoiling the series. TL;DR review: Decent premise …
Continue reading Series Review: Towers of Heaven – Cameron Milan
Pokémon released their new games titled Scarlet and Violet in November of last year. This new game takes us to the region of Paldea and looks to incorporate several key features from the previous games while also adding a few new ones. TL;DR review: Good concept, and ideas, but very buggy implementation. Mixed Feelings. Wouldn't …
In a world where magic and gods used to roam the land, how does a world move forward when these divinities, and their miracles, no longer exist; or do they? The Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett dives into this vast world, with each book told from a different character’s viewpoint, and each at …
Continue reading Series Review: The Divine Cities Trilogy – Robert Jackson Bennett