Reviewing the things I like (and some I don't).
Bundori: A Novel of Japan by Laura Joh Rowland My rating: 3 of 5 stars Oh man, this book was so hard to get through. Mostly because of its length and the way it was written, than out of dislike for the story. I admit I have a love/hate situation going on with this series.... Continue Reading →
Stuffocation by James Wallman My rating: 1 of 5 stars I think this reviewer said it much better, but here it goes anyway: For a book dealing with clutter and minimalism (and other similar subjects), it sure was cluttered! The idea was good, some of the information you could extract was interesting, but to get... Continue Reading →
The Ships of Earth (Homecoming Saga) by Orson Scott Card My rating: 2 of 5 stars Boring. It was slow slow slow slow slow, and then things got interesting only at the end; and it ended in what seemed to be a bit of an abrupt way, much like if the book had been meant to... Continue Reading →
Love is in the Heir by Kathryn Caskie My rating: 2 of 5 stars Puntastic title. You could do so much with the premise of twins, but instead it was... boring. The start was alright but then it made less and less sense on why people just wouldn't speak the truth. And the 'heroine' was just... Continue Reading →
Bright Water, Dark Sky by Augusta Li My rating: 1 of 5 stars I guess I'm the only one who couldn't get into this story. The way the main character was portrayed from the get go was annoying, I found his personality annoying as well, and I just ended up disliking him enough that, by... Continue Reading →
The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle) by Patrick Rothfuss My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book had a very, very long and unnecessary prologue. I kept reading in the hopes that something good would happen, but nope. Nothing happened. At all. I mean, sure, there were kids fighting and a some sort of maybe... Continue Reading →
