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Author: Melancholy3004

Ghost Hunter – Book Review

Mel – It’s the original finale for The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness! It’s not my favourite book in the series…

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Riftan’s POV, or Under the Oak Tree: Side Story – Book Review

Mel – The Under the Oak Tree prequel does not disappoint.

Book Blog, Book Review, English Translation, Korean, Korean Literature, Maximillian Croyso, Prequel, Riftan Calypse, Riftan's POV, Ruth Serbel, Suji Kim, Translation, Under the Oak Tree, Webcomic
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Kyoshi Book 2 Review – The Shadow of Kyoshi

Mel – Could this be the finale to the Kyoshi book series?

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The Last Unicorn – ReRead – Book Review and Connections with Autism

Mel – This book is more than you expect. I love this book.

Autism, Autistic, Book Review, Booktok, Fantasy Books, King Haggard, Lir, Molly Grue, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter S. Beagle, Schmendrick, The Lady Amalthea, The Last Unicorn, The Red Bull, Unicorn, Wednesday Addams

A Beautiful Introduction

Mel – Some thoughts on what it means to review a text, inspired by Patrick Rothfuss.

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The Lost Metal – A Wayne Centric Review

Mel – I quite enjoyed the finale of Mistborn era 2!

Book Blog, Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Elendel, Mistborn, scadrial, Terris, Terrisborn, The Bands of Mourning, The Lost Metal, Waxillium, Wayne

Oathbreaker – Book Review

Mel – Book 5 is a great return to Torak and Renn!

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Outcast – Book Review

Mel – It’s my least favourite book in the series, but I enjoyed it all the same!

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Soul Eater – Book Review

Mel – A great third addition to ‘The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness’ by Michelle Paver.

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Spirit Walker – Book Review

Mel – Spirit Walker is a fantastic sequel to Wolf Brother!

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Wolf Brother – Book Review

Mel – I’m rereading The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness and I still love them.

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Wakenhyrst – Book Review

Mel – This was one of those perfect reads for me.

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When Women Were Dragons – Book Review

Mel – Mmmm… It was OK. Sometimes I loved it. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone though.

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Kyoshi Book 1 Review – The Rise of Kyoshi

Mel – This was the addition to the Avatar series I never knew I needed so badly.

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Mistborn Secret History – A Harsh Review

Mel – I didn’t enjoy it. I really didn’t. Sorry.

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The Emperor’s Soul – Book Review

Mel – The Emperor’s Soul was a great read… once I understood the premise. Read on to find out why I thought it had a slow start.

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Skulduggery Pleasant; Until The End – Review

Mel – Am I losing love for this series? I’m not sure, it had some great moments. Here’s my review of book 15.

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Reviewing The Call of Cthulhu

Mel – The Call of Cthulhu by Lovecraft was published in 1928. Almost 100 years later, I’m reading it for the first time.

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Elantris – Book Review

Mel – Heads up; I’m disagreeing with the claims that Elantris is one of Sanderson’s weakest books.

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