The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings. The book tells the story of hobbit, Frodo Baggins, and his journey to destroy the One Ring, a powerful and dangerous artifact created by the Dark Lord Sauron. The ring holds the power to enslave... Continue Reading →
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling is a magical and captivating debut novel that transports readers of all ages into the magical world of Hogwarts. The story follows the young orphan Harry Potter as he discovers his true identity as a wizard and begins his journey at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and... Continue Reading →
Heading into last month I was probably one of the few people to have not read the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. I know, it's shocking that a fantasy author and reader was yet to let his eyes grace the pages that told Celaena Sordithien's tale. It was only by chance, upon... Continue Reading →
I don't think I've been this glad to finish a book in a very long time... and it was all for the wrong reasons. I think The Witcher: Blood of Elves is probably the most disappointing book I've read to date. How can the show be so good and make so much sense, but the... Continue Reading →
Someone once said to me John Green wrote the same book five different times and tricked people into believing that were all unique. To that person I say you've completely missed the point. Yes all his books are set in the high school environment narrated by a protagonist of the age range of 16-18 years... Continue Reading →
It's always sad to finish novel, and even more so when it's the end of a series, which in itself is a good thing. If an author can create enough attachment to characters and stories that you're left wanting more when all is said and done, then they have succeeded in producing a quality piece... Continue Reading →
The more I read the Bardugo books, the more impressed I am with her story telling ability. This book told a tale on three fronts, intertwining two of them quite nicely, with the third set to merge in Rule of Wolves (hopefully). It was fantastic to read the perspectives of two favourites (Nikolai and Nina),... Continue Reading →
It takes a lot for a book to keep me sat in one place and sacrifice sleep in order to read hundreds of pages right through to the end, and that's exactly what this book did. I sat down at page 200 and didn't look up until over 300 pages later, when I finished the... Continue Reading →
Did you know Six of Crows is not a story about six crows... crazy stuff! Anyway I'm going to start by saying this was an incredible read and by far the best of what I've read from Leigh Bardugo so far. She's created six incredible characters, told perfectly through the eyes of five of them,... Continue Reading →
I'll start by saying I thought Bardugo wrapped this trilogy up beautifully. There was a great improvement on pace of the book, coming out of Siege and Storm, which at times I felt to be quite slow. The start may have been slightly slow (and frankly redundant) but once Alina and her nearest and dearest... Continue Reading →
Johnathon Nicolaou 