Synopsis You have heard the story before – of a young boy, orphaned through tragic circumstances, raised by a wise old man, who comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great evil that threatens his world. But what if the boy hero and the malevolent, threatening taint were …
Fantasy
Interview with Mike Shackle
I have been following Mike Shackle, author of The Last War series, for a while now already on twitter and I was lucky enough to got sent some self-painted postcards and a signed book plate by him. As Mike has always been so friendly, I took up all my courage and asked if I could …
„A Fool’s Hope“ by Mike Shackle
A Fool’s Hope is the second instalment in the The Last War series by Mike Shakle. Many People say that the second book is often the weakest and the hardest to write book in a trilogy. I completely disagree with that statement. Some of my most favorite books of trilogies are the second tomes. My two most favorite …
„The Left-Handed Booksellers of London“ Garth Nix
I received a copy of the ebook thanks to netgalles and Gollancz. The Left-Handed Booksellers of London tells the coming of age story of Susan Arkshaw. After turning eighteen in 1983 she goes to London, looking for her dad, who she has never met. The starting point of her quest to find her father, is …
„A Heart so Fierce and Broken“ by Brigid Kemmerer
Why oh why did that happen? But let’s start at the beginning. In A Heart so Fierce and Broken we mainly follow Grey and Lia Mara, a daughter of Karis Lunar. Rhen and Harper only play a very minor role. Grey runs away from Emberfall so that no one finds out that he is the …
„A Curse so Dark and Lonely“ by Brigid Kemmerer
No wonder A Curse so Dark and Lonely has such good reviews. It is a very well written young adult novel and the first book of the series. It told by the two main protagonists Harper and Rhen. Harper is a handicapped girl living in today’s USA to be more precise DC. One day she …
„The Kingdom of Liars“ by Nick Martell
Oh what an ending!!! But let’s start at the beginning. The Kingdom of Liars is told by a first person narrator, who is also the main character of the book: Michael Kingman. He is the middle child of the three children of the Kingman family: Lyon, Micheal and Gwen. Their father was executed for having killed …
„The Beast and the Bethany“ by Jack Meggitt-Philipps
The book is aimed at children from 9 to 13. Nonetheless it is also much fun to read as an adult. The only missing main character in the title of the book is Ebenezer Tweezer. He is the „owner“ of the beast and will turn 512 years in a week. He kept his eternal youth …
Marcus Lee „Kings and Daemons“
Kings and Daemons is the first book in The Gifted and the Cursed trilogy. The book is told by an omniscient narrator who focusses on the different characters. The whole story circles around Maya and evolves with her journey to the Freestates, running away from the Witch King, Daleth. The witch King drains the land and …