PH Blog Tour: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Title: The Gilded Wolves Author: Roshani Chokshi Publication Date: January 19, 2019 Publisher: Wednesday Books Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy ISBN: 9781250144546 Rating: 5/5 Stars Links: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Book Depository Synopsis: Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry …

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[E-ARC] Secrets and Spies: The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cumming

Title: The Moroccan Girl Author: Charles Cumming Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: February 12, 2019 Rating: 4/5 stars Links: Goodreads, Amazon Synopsis: Kit Carradine is the successful author of several best-selling novels. When he is approached by MI6 and asked to carry out a simple task on behalf of his country while attending a …

[E-ARC] Life and Death: Never Die by Rob J. Hayes

Title: Never Die Author: Rob J. Hayes Rating: 4/5 stars Links: Goodreads, Amazon Publication Date: January 29, 2019 Review: I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Never Die is the story of heroes and anti-heroes given the chance to become heroes. It begs the question …

[E-ARC] Changes and Decisions: The Truth About Leaving by Natalie Blitt

Title: The Truth About Leaving Author: Natalie Blitt Publisher: Amberjack Publishing Rating: 3/5 stars Links: Goodreads, Amazon Publication Date: January 22, 2019 Review: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I said I wanted to read more books I usually don't read this year so I …

To-Finish: The Master and Margarita (The importance of finding the “right” translation)

Honestly, I hoped I wouldn't have to put Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita in my "to-finish" series. Sometimes, I'd get an itch to read a classic novel and I found that I got a fondness for reading Russian classics after reading a few shorter works. The Master and Margarita is one of those novels …

My Addiction to the Elder Scrolls (Or Why I Haven’t Been [a lot] Reading Lately)

I've been a big fan of the Elder Scrolls franchise ever since I started playing (and modding) Skyrim in around early 2017, I think. Ever since then, it has been one of my favorite games (if not my favorite) and along with Dragon Age: Origins, my introduction to the wonderful world of RPGs. The reason …

My 2019 Blog and Life Goals

2018 has been a hectic and wonderful year for me. I started this blog, my senior year of college, and ended up reading more than 90 books. I also finished a thesis on stateless persons and last year was also an incredible year for our debate organization. This year, I can expect to be busier …

Why I Love Playing RPGs

I started 2018 playing video games and it seemed fitting that I end the year talking about them. During my long reading slump, I turned to video games for my entertainment fix and above all video game genres, I'm a huge fan of role-playing games. The two franchises I love the most are Dragon Age …

Love and Healing: The Red Threads of Fortune by J.Y. Yang

Title: The Red Threads of Fortune Series: Tensorate (Book #2) Author: J.Y. Yang Rating: 4.5/5 stars Links: Goodreads, Amazon Review: The Red Threads of Fortune is the twin/companion novella to The Black Tides of Heaven (review here). This one follows Mokoya, Akeha's twin sister who became the (ex-)Prophet and a Tensor. This means that she …

[E-ARC] City in Revolt: The Ingenious by Darius Hinks

Title: The Ingenious Author: Darius Hinks Publisher: Angry Robot Books Rating: 4.25/5 stars Links: Goodreads, Amazon Review: I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I had a lot of fun with The Ingenious. It had such a fun, bizarre city that I would have loved to …