The Elenium
I had an urge for a quick generic fantasy hit and this fits the bill.
I’ve reviewed this fantasy series before and pretty much everything I said then still holds true.
Category: C+
fates?
The Belgariad
This five volume series is an expertly and cynically constructed slice of epic fantasy.
Nearly every clichéd trope of the genre is trotted at one point or another but the sheer pace of storytelling stops it from becoming boring.
I’ve read this series many times but even after now I find myself enjoying some of the characters and rooting for the (inevitable) happy ending.
It’s outdated, generic as all hell but it’s one of my comfort reads.
If you’re looking for a quick, easy-to-read fantasy fix then this is an acceptable option.
blonde?
You Drive Me Crazy
crust?
Until Love Do Us Part
valeska?
99% Mine
Darcy is a world travelling wild child and photographer except she’s stuck in her Grandmother’s old house helping renovate it for sale. The contractor is her childhood friend and crush Tom and he’s going crazy dealing with Darcy and her twin brother who are co-owners and want different things.
This is not as good as the previous offering by Ms Thorne. The Hating Game, while flawed, was a lot of fun. This one is laboured and I struggled to get through it.
Hopefully it’s just a sophomore slump and we’ll see better work in the future because that first novel held a lot of promise.
seashells?
The Tamuli
The Tamuli is the second of the Sparhawk trilogies. This time he solves a world-ending problem at the other end of the world. Like The Elenium books I’ve read these books a bunch of times before. Frankly it was a bit of a struggle this time. I think probably because I tried to read it straight after the first trilogy. It took a bit of a palate cleanser in the form of romance to get me through this thing.
deicide?
The Sapphire Rose
Again I’ve reviewed this before and I have no new thoughts.
questing?
The Ruby Knight
I’ve reviewed this before and I have no new thoughts. It’s just mindless comfort reading for me. I only started reading this because I picked up the first book of the series (The Diamond Throne) for cheap on audiobook and once started it feels wrong to leave it unfinished.
errand?
The Belgariad
This five volume series is an expertly and cynically constructed slice of epic fantasy.
Nearly every clichéd trope of the genre is trotted at one point or another but the sheer pace of storytelling stops it from becoming boring.
I’ve read this series many times but even after now I find myself enjoying some of the characters and rooting for the (inevitable) happy ending.
It’s outdated, generic as all hell but it’s one of my comfort reads.
If you’re looking for a quick, easy-to-read fantasy fix then this is an acceptable option.
auction?
Married By Morning
A historical romance where a governess with a secret past becomes involved with her charges’ older brother.
The two leads are enjoyable but the whole story is incredibly cliched and it took a bit of motivation to finish the whole story once the ‘scandal’ was revealed to be nothing the heroine could reasonably be blamed for.