Category: review

The Inevitable Disappointment of Trilogies? (Thoughts on A Conjuring of Light)

11 June 2017 / discussion, review / 4 Comments
The Inevitable Disappointment of Trilogies? (Thoughts on A Conjuring of Light)

I began this post as an ordinary review of A Conjuring of Light, the final book in V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic trilogy. I realized most of my thoughts stemmed from the frustration of reading a trilogy’s conclusion, so I’ve structured this post to reflect that. If you haven’t read the Shades of Magic trilogy, you can avoid spoilers and skip to the section “The Problem of a Trilogy” for some general discussion on multi-volume […]

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Talkin’ Bout Tolkien – A Secret Vice and The Plants of Middle-Earth

26 May 2017 / review / 0 Comments
Talkin’ Bout Tolkien – A Secret Vice and The Plants of Middle-Earth

The Plants of Middle-Earth: Botany and Sub-Creation by Dina Hazell ★★★★ | GoodReads | IndieBound | Wordery I purchased this book expecting a field guide of sorts to the plants found in Middle-earth*. The Plants of Middle-earth instead uses said greenery as a point from which to explore various themes and concepts in Tolkien’s work. Hazell argues that Tolkien’s careful selection and naming of plants both real and fantastic reflects the implications […]

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I Have Many Thoughts on Radio Silence

22 May 2017 / review / 2 Comments
I Have Many Thoughts on Radio Silence

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: 28 March 2017 Publisher: Harper Teen Length: 474 pages Genre: Contemporary YA Rating: ★★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | IndieBound | Wordery Radio Silence blew me away. I imagine it’ll be one of my favourite reads of the year. It’s a rare YA novel that I can objectively appreciate and also personally connect with. I have a lot of thoughts on this book. The following review is broken into […]

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5 Arctic Adventures from Icemen + The Luck of the Karluk

16 May 2017 / review / 0 Comments
5 Arctic Adventures from Icemen + The Luck of the Karluk

The Luck of the Karluk: Shipwrecked in the Arctic by L.D. Cross ★★★½ | GoodReads | Chapters | IndieBound | Wordery Icemen: A History of the Arctic and Its Explorers by Mick Conefrey + Tim Jordan ★★★★ | GoodReads | No longer in print – check your library! Icemen: A History of the Arctic and its Explorers is a great introduction to the topic of Arctic exploration. Originally published as a companion […]

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Returning to Cambodia in Vaddey Ratner’s Music of the Ghosts

18 April 2017 / review / 0 Comments
Returning to Cambodia in Vaddey Ratner’s Music of the Ghosts

Music of the Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner Format/Source: eBook/Netgalley Published: 11 April 2017 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Length: 336 pages Genre: Fiction/historical Rating: ★★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | IndieBound | Wordery I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Leaving the safety of America, Teera returns to Cambodia for the first time since her harrowing escape as a child refugee. She carries a letter from a man […]

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