The Draconic Bibliophile

  • Today we are returning to the Underland with Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane. This is the second book in the Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins. It opens on Gregor once again taking care of his family the best he can as they struggle to get by in New York City. He helps watch Boots…

  • Before I start discussing today’s book, I have a bit of a funny story to tell. It first came to my attention when my mom mentioned it a while back, so when I saw it at the library I decided to check it out thinking that if my mom is mentioning it then it is…

  • Today’s book was a mystery novel or crime novel that I recently found at my local library. It is based in Boston and is about a female detective working in the homicide department. The book I am referring to is The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen and is the first book in her popular Rizzoli and…

  • The Hero’s Lot is the second book in The Staff & The Sword series by Patrick W. Carr. It continues the story of Errol Stone, the orphan drunk who has discovered he is an omne, someone who can read anybody else’s cast. As Errol learns to navigate his way around the politics of the King’s…

  • The Tower of Nero by Rick Riordan is the final book in The Trials of Apollo series. In it both Apollo and Meg have to confront their own past. Apollo by finally facing the Python and Meg by facing Nero. It starts out by going full circle with the two of them traveling back to…

  • This next book is one that I picked up from the local library because I thought it sounded interesting. The Night Tiger is by Yangsze Choo and is based in Malaya, what is now Malaysia, in the 1930’s. It tells the story of Ren, a young boy of about ten who is trying desperately to…

  • Today’s book is one that I have been meaning to read for years and finally got around to reading. It is a book that was written by an author that I have long been a fan of and have read several of their other works. Beauty by Robin McKinley is a retelling of the classic…

  • When it was time to start this book I was a little sad as it was the last book in the series. The Dragonslayer’s Return is the third and final book in The Spearwielder’s Tale trilogy by R. A. Salvatore. It chronicles the third trip Gary Leger takes to Faerie. The story opens with Gary…

  • It is time to return once again to the land of the peculiar. This time I am going over Hollow City, the second book in Ransom Riggs series Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children. Having narrowly escaped the hollows and wights in their own loop the children now have to travel to London during the time of…

  • Today’s book is one that I really would have sworn that I had already read. It happens to be a book that my family has owned for most of my life and it is by one of my favorite authors, Anne McCaffrey. We don’t have all three of the books in the series though, so…

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