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I absolutely love a good historical fiction epic and I think a found a good one. Fall of Giants is the first book in The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett. He also wrote the Kingsbridge series that I have also talked about previously. This book opens shortly before WWI and covers the events of the…
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Three generations of women all tied together by secrets. In the book Cecile’s Secret by Ruth E. Hill, it all starts with one secret held by a woman named Cecile Legrand. The book opens on Cecile being recruited to serve as a spy and resistance operative in WWII France in 1944. While there she ends…
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I just finished Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb which is the third book in the Tawny Man Trilogy. It tells the story of what happened when Fitz, Prince Dutiful, Chade, and Thick finally make the journey to the outislands so Dutiful can win the hand of the Narcheska Elliania. In order to do so they…
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Today’s book was honestly a bit of a surprise for me. I found it when browsing the young adult section at a local library and it kind of jumped out at me because of the name. Raising Dragons is the first book in the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis and it tells…
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It is absolutely amazing how many things can change all due to a single decision. The book Echo by Kenneth James Allen explores exactly that. It opens on a young man named Eli who is currently sitting in his apartment looking at the dead body of a cop while holding the gun that killed him…
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Today’s book is Dinosaur Planet, another brilliant story from Anne McCaffrey. It takes place far in the future where mankind is part of a federation of sentient beings. The story revolves around a group of people who are working as explorers for the federation to explore new planets. This particular group of people was one…
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Ancient Egypt, a world full of magic and a little bit of wonder. A place we return to in Warlock, the second book in the Ancient Egypt series by Wilbur Smith. It opens a few decades after the end of the previous book when Taita is training Nefer, the grandson of Lostris and son of…
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The book Keep Close by Kristen Wade was odd in that it doesn’t follow the stereotype for the typical story about an alien invasion. I say that because it doesn’t reveal the existence of the aliens right away and instead builds the tension for a while before the reveal. The story is about two teenagers,…
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I did not know that a watch could save a life but in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley it does just that. Nathaniel Steepleton is a lowly telegraphist for the British Government in the 1880’s. One day he comes home to his rented room and finds a random pocket watch on a…
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Yet another month has come and gone and it is time for another monthly review. Last month I managed to finish a total of 23 books which brings my yearly total up to 104. This also means that I once again hit my monthly goal of 20 books and am already halfway to my yearly…
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