Five of the Best: Friendship

Hi everyone! So the other week I started a new series of posts called 'Five of the Best'. The premise is pretty simple: I’ll pick five books that I think are amongst the best books going in a particular category/area and give a brief explanation of why I like them so much. The previous post …

Book Review: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Warning: This review may contain spoilers for the first book in the series, Skyward. Starsight is the sequel to Skyward- Brandon Sanderson's YA sci-fi adventure - which was one of my favourite books of last year. It was an absolute blast to read: full of fast-paced action sequences and lovable characters that was backed up …

Book Review: The Hero of Ages

This review will contain spoilers for the previous books in the series – The Final Empire and The Well of Ascension. You have been warned! As the third and concluding book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy, I was excited to read this book up, but I also went in with sense of trepidation. Sanderson has …

Book Review: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

This review will have spoilers for the first book in the series, The Final Empire. With the death of the Lord Ruler, the overthrowing of the Final Empire, the Skaa people freed and a fundamentally good man sat on the throne in Elend Venture, you would be forgiven for thinking that the start of this …

Book Review – Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

What if Frodo had failed? What if the Dark Lord won? These are the questions that Brandon Sanderson asks in this book. I suppose the best way to describe Mistborn: The Final Empire is Epic Fantasy that dares to be a bit different. Coming into this book, I was excited but also a little nervous. …

Book Review: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Ok, so this is confession time: until this book, I had never read a Brandon Sanderson book. From what I can gather off of the internet, this is tantamount to treason for a self-confessed fantasy fan. Anyway, having read this book, I will certainly be seeking out more of his work!  This is slightly ironic, …