The Draconic Bibliophile

  • Review of “Tiita’s Daughter”

    Tiita’s Daughter is a biographical novella written by Tuutalik Boychuk. It tells the story of Julia, a child and later a woman, who lived through abuse at the hands of her biological parents. In doing so it also shows how Julia was able to stop the cycle of abuse from continuing past her. This was…

  • Review of “Summer Sons”

    Have you ever read a book that you think is going to be one thing but in reality it is something almost entirely different? Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo is one such book. It tells the story of Andrew, a young man who had been planning to move to Nashville to join his friend Eddie…

  • Review of “Killashandra”

    Crystal singing, A bit of an odd profession and yet it is the primary occupation of the Heptite Guild. In Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey, book two of the Crystal Singer Trilogy, we return to the life of protagonist Killashandra Ree. The book opens with her returning from the crystal ranges hoping to make enough credits…

  • Review of “A Map of Days”

    At the end of the third book of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, The Library of Souls, we saw Jacob finally return to the U.S. In the fourth book, A Map of Days, we see him and his friends continue their adventures in the world of the peculiar but in the U.S instead of in Europe.…

  • Review of “The Midnight Feast”

    Have you ever read something where every time you turn around you feel like you are not entirely sure what is going on. When reading The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley that was rather how I was feeling. The book is about what happens at an exclusive opening event for a reclusive and expensive retreat…

  • Review of “Storm Front”

    Part comedy, part old school noir detective novel and all parts magic and mayhem. That is probably one of the best descriptions I can come up with for this next book. Storm Front is book one of the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher that revolves around the adventures of Harry Dresden. It just so…

  • Review of “Golden Fool”

    Golden Fool is the second book in the Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb. It continues the story of Fitzchivalry Farseer, also known as Tom Badgerlock, as he starts training Prince Dutiful in magic, both Wit and Skill. In doing so he has to face his own continued distaste for the skill magic and his…

  • Review of “The Sea of Monsters”

    As I stated in a previous post I am working my way through the original Percy Jackson series having finished The Trials of Apollo. The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the iconic series and it chronicles the adventures of Percy’s second summer as a half-blood. It opens with Percy finding out that…

  • Review of “Gone With the Wind”

    This next book is one that was well written and overall pretty good but also one that I did not necessarily like or enjoy all that much. I also know that I probably just confused you a little with that statement so let me explain. Today’s book is often considered a classic and so is…

  • Review of “Traces”

    I wasn’t expecting this next book to be quite what it was but I also have to admit that I wasn’t sure what to expect at the same time. Traces by Franklin J. Knight is the first book in the Traces series. It tells the story of Harriet, a woman who has just passed away…