Tag: fantasy series
-
Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon became one of my favourite authors through The Bone Season series, so it may seem odd that I’m only getting to The Roots of Chaos series now. I’ll be honest, I waited as long as I did because this series is truly intimidating in both size and scope. The books are thicker than…
-
June and July 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and What I’m Loving
It feels like I blinked and suddenly, I hadn’t written a blog post in months. I knew that returning to work after parental leave would be a significant shift, particularly as we adjusted as a family to this new normal, but I (very naively) thought it would have little impact on my reading life. Wow,…
-
Book Review: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season is one of those books that’s been in the back of my mind for years. I’ve only ever seen good things about it, but it never reached the top of my to-read list. When I saw it was available immediately at my library, I took it as a sign that I needed…
-
May 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, What I’m Loving Right Now
Wow, what an epic month for reading. May was my last full month of maternity leave, and fittingly, it was probably my best month for total books read in a long time. We’ve had an incredibly rainy Spring, which is likely why I’ve managed to get through so many books lately. Baby girl and I…
-
Book Review: Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro
Ordinary Monsters has been on my TBR for a while, but its size previously prevented me from picking it up. I love a good fantasy, but the investment of time and effort required for an almost 700-page book in an entirely new fantasy realm is always a little daunting. That said, it was worth the…
-
Book Review: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
I’ve been eyeing Godkiller by Hannah Kaner since it was released because, if I’m being perfectly transparent, it has a really pretty cover. The fact that it was blurbed by Samantha Shannon was also appealing, but ultimately, it was the stunning artwork that made me add it to my Goodreads TBR. Aside from that, I…
-
Book Review: The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon
The Dark Mirror was one of my most anticipated reads of 2025 and I’m now confident it’ll be one of my favourite reads of the year. It was everything I could have wanted from another instalment in this series and then some.
-
Book Review: The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon
The Bone Season series has become one of my favourite fantasies of all time, and The Mask Falling was no exception. Shannon has created such a stunningly intricate and terrifying dystopian world full of magic, mystery, and violence, and I am completely entranced by her ability to weave such an engrossing narrative.
-
March 2025 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and What I’m Loving
I found myself thinking about this quote from A Moveable Feast (one of the few classics I could read on repeat) as March rolled in this year. Living in eastern Canada means that for five months of the year, you’re trapped inside your house or indoors because the air hurts your face. It’s dark when…
-
Book Review: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm was one of my most anticipated releases of 2025 and if you don’t read any further, know this: it exceeded all of my expectations. I thoroughly loved this book and could not have asked for more from Yarros.
forests and fiction 