Review: Sky in the Deep

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What would you do if everything you thought you knew about your life changed in an instant?

"Breathe fire." --Sky in the Deep

Seventeen-year-old Eelyn is a tough Viking girl whose clan is engaged in a blood feud with another clan who lives up in the mountains. The clans meet every five years to wage war on behalf of their gods.

Review: Six of Crows

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Can street magic still be impressive when reading about it instead of seeing it? In this book, yes!

"Six people, but a thousand ways this insane plan could go wrong." --Six of Crows

Six of Crows is about a ragtag group of six who come together to do the impossible: break into a high-security prison and capture a prisoner.

Review: Sorcery of Thorns

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So cute!!

"For these were not ordinary books the library kept. They were knowledge, given life. Wisdom, given voice."

In a world where magical grimoires have unique personalities and intentions, you need a heavily guarded library to store them, and capable wardens to watch over and protect them.

Review: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Phew... that was one action-packed adventure!

"There's no such thing as safety. Only degrees of risk."

Years after the release of Eragon, Paolini is finally back with his first adult novel, and it won best sci-fi of the year in 2020 in the Goodreads Choice Awards!

Review: Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3)

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

If it's not a love triangle... is it a love square?

"You live in a single moment. I live in a thousand."

This review contains minor spoilers for the first two books of the series.

Review: Unfettered Journey

Unfettered Journey by Gary F. Bengier
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

"The world seems designed to keep conscious creatures skating on the edge of unknowing."

Unfettered Journey follows Joe as he tackles some mathematical and philosophical questions on his sabbatical that he's been struggling with for a while.

Review: Mercurial

Mercurial by Naomi Hughes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was so impressed with this book, the ending gave me chills!

"The blade of vengeance has no hilt, [...] It cuts all who wield it."

Mercurial is a standalone fantasy novel about an empire grudgingly held in check by the frightening power of the Destroyer, who also happens to be the younger sister of the Empress.