At the beginning of February, I was fortunate to spend a week away from the snowy wonderland that is Canada in the magical Turks and Caicos. Naturally, I planned to do a lot of reading on this trip, and since I would be staring out at a gorgeous sea the whole time, I wanted to…
Fantasy trilogies are the best: you get the intricate world-building and story without having to commit to too many books. But, there are a lot of trilogies, and trying to figure out which to add to your TBR can be just as intimidating as a 16-book series. So, which are the best fantasy trilogies? Well,…
It’s been a sad, tough week. My beloved cat passed away unexpectedly about a week ago, and I’ve been having a hard time adjusting to her absence. I picked up Water Moon by Samantha Sotta Yambao this past Tuesday in a half-hearted attempt to try and distract myself from my sadness, but I wasn’t overly…
2024 was a stellar year for new fantasy book releases, and the trend of top-tier fantasy continues for 2025. Over the course of the next 12 months, some of my most anticipated upcoming fantasy books will be hitting the shelves. I’ve compiled a list of the top picks that I am most excited about. You…
In February of 2023, I picked up Piranesi by Susanna Clarke to read on the plane ride home from a vacation. It was so good that not only did the whole plane ride go by in the blink of an eye, but I read the whole book in one sitting. When I heard that Susanna…
So you just finished the epic journey that is the original Mistborn trilogy. It was a mind-altering, heart-crushing, soul-expanding reading experience and easily one of the best things you ever read. But… what now? If you are experiencing a hangover from the Mistborn books, friend, I feel you. I was in a daze for two…
2024 was the best year for reading I have ever had, both in terms of the number of books I managed to read and how much I enjoyed them. While I liked almost every book I read this year, only a few were particularly outstanding. And since I know how hard it is to curate…
For me, 2024 has been a year full of the acclaimed bestselling author, Brandon Sanderson. I spent a good chunk of 2024 binging all his Cosmere series, during which time he became my favorite author. And so, I spent the last several months being insanely excited (and nervous) for Wind and Truth, book five of…
I’m somewhat ashamed to admit this, but prior to last week, I had never read anything by Leigh Bardugo. Best known for the Shadow and Bone trilogy and the Six of Crows duology, Bardugo is one of the most popular fantasy writers of the decade. But although all her books have been on my TBR…
I read a fair bit of historical fiction when I was younger, enjoying the glimpse into a different time long before I or anyone I know existed. Even though the people and events were fictional, a good historical fiction book will be well-researched and accurate to the times. The time period itself is one of…