Genre: Epic fantasy (romantic subplot) Rating: 5/5 Elantris is not the first book I’ve read by Brandon Sanderson, but it just might be my favorite. Humor and wisdom collide in this sweeping story of a man’s struggle to find meaning in a world that considers him beyond...
Genre: Fantasy (playful/quirky, strong romantic subplot) Rating: 5/5 It may be a bit early in the year for a Christmas book review . . . but Christmas is by far my favorite holiday, and in my opinion, it’s never the wrong season for Christmas-themed books or music!...
Genre: adult fantasy (completely appropriate for younger readers) Rating: 5/5 The Heart of the King is a delightful fantasy novel by Christian author J. J. Fischer, who’s written some of my favorite fantasy novels. (Check out my book reviews on Calor, Caligo, and...
To be totally honest, I mostly read this book because the cover is pretty . . . and I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but in this case, the cover was accurate! (And it was also endorsed by an author I love, so that helped.) To get the content warnings...
Genre: adult epic fantasy I came into The Way of Kings with some hesitancy, because I didn’t care for Mistborn when I read it several years ago, and everyone says that’s Sanderson’s best book . . . so I expected everything to be downhill from there. But apparently I...