Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the first book in the Karla trilogy by John Le Carré and is the epitome of a spy novel. George Smiley is a forcibly retired spy who is spending his time debating about possible reconciliation with his estranged wife and about what to do with his abundance of free time.…
Ghost Riders is part of the Ballad Series by Sharyn McCrumb and focuses on a group of ghost riders from the American Civil War hiding in the Appalachian mountains. Rattler is an old Cherokee who has befriended the local reenactors and frequently visits their camps when they set up so he happens to be visiting…
Have you ever felt as if everything was just going from bad to worse? That was essentially what was happening for Fitzchivalry Farseer in Royal Assassin, book two of the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb. It opens with Fitzchivalry still recuperating from his near death in the mountain kingdom during Verity and Kettricken’s wedding. As…
Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz is the fourth book in the Alex Rider series. It starts with Alex on a vacation to the south of France with his new friend Sabina Pleasure and her family. While on the beach one day he manages to accidentally catch a glimpse of Yassen Gregorovich and decides to tail…
To Shape A Dragon’s Breath is the first book in the Nampeshiweisit series by Moniquill Blackgoose. Anequs is a Masquisit living on Masquapaug island and her people have not seen a native dragon, a Nampeshiwe, for many generations. While out wandering one day near Slipstone Island and the ruins on it she sees a dragon.…
If you want a book that will make you wonder about everything from start to finish then you should try The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager. Emma Davis is a young but up and coming artist with a tendency to paint beautiful forest scenes. What no one knows is the secret buried within…
The Art of Legend is the third and final book in the War Arts Saga by Wesley Chu. It picks up several years after the end of the previous book, The Art of Destiny, with Jian and Taishi now living in Vauzan under assumed names and identities with the rest of their friends. Everything seems…
Flyte by Angie Sage is the second book in the Septimus Heap series and picks up about a year after the end of the previous book, Magyk. Septimus has now been the apprentice to the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, for a little over a year now and has mostly adjusted to his position. Currently he…
This list was interesting to put together because each of these books has an extremely similar underlying theme and yet ultimately they all appear to be completely different, which makes sense since they are all rather different. I say that because each of these books focuses on the same thing, the bond between sisters, but…
Furyborn is the first book in The Empirium series by Claire Legrand and is a bit of an unusual book. The story starts with Queen Rielle trying to protect her daughter from an angel named Corien by placing her in the care of Simon who can use magic to travel. It then splits into two…
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