Tag: opinion
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Review: The Obelisk Gate
The Broken Earth trilogy: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin Book two of the Broken Earth series, and whew! book one ended on a cliff-hanger. That one line somewhere near the beginning of that book talking about what people miss is what’s lacking I understood right away because there was no mention of any moon…
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Powers in Fiction
Often in books—fantasy and science-fiction mostly—supernatural powers are involved. This could be powers bestowed by a deity (shadowhunters from The Mortal Instruments), by a science experiment (Captain America from Marvel), by magic (magic itself, or powers bestowed by a magical being), or simply through biology (aliens). Whether it be by any of these methods or…
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Review: The Fifth Season
The Broken Earth trilogy: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin I learned about this author through taking her Masterclass for Creative Writing. I tend to lean toward teen and young adult science fiction and fantasy, rather than adult fiction like hers is, but I felt that I would enjoy the series, so I bought all…
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Review: House of Ravens
The Shadow Atlas: House of Ravens by Jenny Sandiford This is the prequel to the series, all about Torin Dumont. It was no longer available on BookSirens by the time I was ready for it, so instead I downloaded it from Sandiford’s website for free when I subscribed to her newsletter. I’ve been loving the…
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Review: Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert I bought this from a small bookshop near my house called The Owl and the Cat Bookery that I didn’t know existed until I stumbled upon it one day. I’d heard of the book before, though I haven’t dived too deep into any hardcore science fiction until now. Read: Apr. 24…
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Heroes in Fiction
[Cover image by TylerWalpole on Deviantart] “Heroes always win.” “Good always prevails.” You’ve probably heard this before, but have you given any thought as to why? People love heroes. They love seeing them win, but they also love to see heroes fall, fail, lose, only to rise again and defeat the enemy. It’s in the…
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The Rise and Fall of a Franchise
Sometimes, when a book franchise is popular enough, it receives what every author dreams of—a movie or TV series contract. For the Harry Potter series, first published in 1997, it was only a matter of time before movies hit the screens. Despite minor missteps in the movies (see: “calmly”, book 4), the popularity of the…