books Archives

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Author: Laini Taylor Maybe I’ve been reading too many young-adult novels lately, but I’m starting to get Teen Fantasy Title Fatigue. Regardless of their actual quality, every new book seems to be weighed down with an absurdly grand and meaningless title like Midnight’s Firefall: Book 1 of the Platinum Bloodwar Cycle or something. So you’ll excuse me for suspecting more of the same when I heard about Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and why I was hesitant to read it for that reason. I still think it’s a pretty clunky title, which hints at some of the book’s problems, but [...]

Stephanie Perry2016-12-31T17:57:45-07:00January 31st, 2012|Tags: akiva, books, daughter of smoke and bone, karou, laini taylor, reviews|

My New Year’s Readolutions

Haha, whoa, that's pretty bad, isn't it? But since I seem to have significant motivational problems with resolutions that involve moving around or eating less, I thought I'd set myself some book-related resolutions this year, as that seems much more attainable (and fun). Reading resolutions = readolutions. I know, I'm sorry. 1. Finally get that Kindle and load it up with library books. A while ago, I wrote about my struggle between desiring a Kindle and not quite being able to justify one. But my biggest reason — that you couldn't borrow library books on one — has been blown to bits by [...]

Stephanie Perry2016-12-31T17:59:20-07:00December 19th, 2011|Tags: book, books, new year, resolution|

Fool’s Errand

A Fool for Love Author: Robin Hobb It seems it is my fate to forever humiliate myself on the bus by carrying around Robin Hobb’s paperback novels, festooned with embarrassingly cheesy cover art. Thankfully, the Tawny Man trilogy (of which Fool’s Errand is the first volume) isn’t as bad as some of the others I’ve had to lug around, but it’s bad enough. Skulking wolf? Check. Stern-looking men in puffy shirts on horseback? Check. Village street with Tudor buildings and cobbled road? Check and check. If these books weren’t so addictive, the shame of holding them in public just wouldn’t [...]

Stephanie Perry2016-12-31T17:57:46-07:00October 21st, 2011|Tags: books, fool's errand, reviews, robin hobb, tawny man|