Review
Review of "A Court of Mist and Fury" by Sarah J. Maas
Published in 2015,, A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) is the second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series written by Sarah J. Maas; Comprising the strands of love, power and self-discovery, this fantasy love story moves at an effervescing pace. It takes the foundations that were laid in the first book and creates a world where the battles are bigger, the players more complex and the settings are grander. The review will examine the plot, the motifs, the character development, the creation of the imaginary world and the style of writing of this highly praised book , and it will also outline the strengths and weaknesses of this work.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Audiobook Review: The Magic Circle by Barry Ryerson
Forty years ago, nuclear war devastated vast swathes of the world. Since then, the remaining countries strived to rebuild and grow stronger. Continents formed The Peace Accords, an agreement that cut all contact with each other to prevent such a war from ever happening again. Three strangers—an art student in Paris, a Russian spy, and a South African programmer—find their lives intertwine as magic returns to Earth. Guided by the mysterious Celestials, they must choose how they use this force in a fight that will determine the fate of every single living thing on the planet. --- Set in a dystopian future where half the world is uninhabitable, different continents develop technology along different paths. Russia depends heavily on its old military technology, though they are the only superpower left that can launch satellites. The Federation of Africa were left untouched in the devastation and use highly-developed electronic devices such as chips in their scalp that lets them communicate with machines through thought, laser rifles and drones, and haptic shields. The remains of Europe have removed all traces of fossil fuels and computer technology, preferring a mixture of basic electronic devices and biological engineering.
By Marie Sinadjanabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness is a highly informative and challenging book that presents the contribution of the author to the understanding of the problem. Haidt provides the reader with a detailed account of the changes that have occurred in the cultural, technological, and the social factors that have changed childhood and adolescence as well as the increased rates of mental illnesses.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
A Survival Guide: Chris McCandless Goes Into the Wild
If you’ve never heard of Chris McCandless, his true story unfolded into a nonfiction book, “Into the Wild,” written by Jon Krakauer, who specializes in the outdoor genre and survival guides. A movie by the same name was later adapted from the book, written, produced and directed by Sean Penn. Though McCandless’s death occurred in 1992, his story continues to intrigue people worldwide. Many wonder why an otherwise intelligent, resourceful young man severely underestimated the Alaskan wilderness and paid for it with his life.
By Total Apex Entertainment & Sportsabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of Iron Flame: Empyrean, Book 2 by Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros have enthralled the readers once more with Iron Flame, which is the second novel in the Empyrean series. This novel makes a good sequel in the sense that it adds on to the story after the first book and has itself strong story line with the well developed characters, politics, and wars. Iron Flame continues the themes of power, trust, and sacrifice explored in the novel and adds freshness to them through tense and passionate storytelling into the new stage of characters’ existence.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Review of The God of the Woods: A Novel by Liz Moore
Liz Moore, acclaimed for her deep and introspective works, returns with The God of the Woods: A Novel, a story telling of mystery, mythology and the human mind in a way that tends to affect the story’s characters and the reader. In this story Moore uses the memories and sorrowful gloom attached to a small town and intertwines them with the potential wonder of the woods around it. The novel is a road trip through both, the literal and the metaphorical forests that offer a word on faith, fear and how the society’s loss of companionship has left human being feeling lost in a thorny forest.
By William Walkerabout a year ago in BookClub
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
You know the saying, you can't judge a book by it's cover? Well this one lives up to that for sure and then some. I am not sure what I was expecting with this, but based on the the title it wasn't what I got. Not in a bad way though. I mean I must admit I did not read the little insert as to what the book was really about, the name in itself was one where I just said, "You're going in my basket."
By Hannah Elliottabout a year ago in BookClub
