Category: Fantasy

Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman

The Magician King by Lev Grossman Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 42 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Magician King is the sequel to Grossman’s 2009 novel, The Magicians (my review can be found here). Quentin Coldwater and the… Continue Reading “Review: The Magician King by Lev Grossman”

Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 33 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful. In book two of Collins’s Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, Gale, and the gang are back – and better than ever.  In… Continue Reading “Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins”

Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 YTD: 31 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. City of Bones is the first book in a series of six (originally planned to be three) by author Cassandra Clare.  The… Continue Reading “Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare”

Review: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 26 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Rick Riordan’s The Throne of Fire is an incredibly fantastic follow-up to Book 1 of his Egyptian mythology series, The Kane… Continue Reading “Review: The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan”

Review: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens

The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens Final Verdict: 3.75 out of 4.0 YTD: 24 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Emerald Atlas is Book One in a new and exciting series by John Stephens, called The Books of Beginning.  This is… Continue Reading “Review: The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens”