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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.

About writing, Book Blog, Books, Introductions, Melancholy3004, On Writing, Patrick Rothfuss, reading, Reviews, The Last Unicorn, writing

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!

bale, Book Blog, Book Review, canine, clans, fin-kedinn, Michelle Paver, oathbreaker, raven clan, renn, Romance, The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, thiazzi, torak, tribal, wolf clan, wolves

Outcast – Book Review

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

alone, clanless, darkfur, flood, island, lonely, Michelle Paver, outcast, raven clan, renn, solitude, the chonicles of ancient darkness, torak, Viper Mage, wolf, wolf clan, wolves

Soul Eater – Book Review

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

Book Review, fin-kedinn, Hiking, Michelle Paver, Nature, outcast, raven clan, renn, The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, torak, wolf, wolf clan, wolves, YA Fiction, young adult fiction

Spirit Walker – Book Review

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

chronicles of ancient darkness, Fantasy, fin-kedinn, Michelle Paver, paver, raven clan, reading, renn, spirit walker, torak, warg, wolf, wolf clan, wolves

The Bands of Mourning – Review

Argo – Finishing the reread and enjoying it for more than I remembered.

Book Blog, Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Mistborn, Sanderson

Wolf Brother – Book Review

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

chronicles of ancient darkness, Michelle Paver, paver, raven clan, renn, survival, torak, wolf, wolf brother, wolf clan, wolves

Shadows of Self – Review

Argo – Shows of Self is no shadow of the original Mistborn

Book Blog, Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Mistborn, Sanderson

Alloy of Law – Review

Argo – Wassing the reviewing of book reading.

Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Mistborn, Sanderson

A Scanner Darkly – Review

Argo – You never forget your first Phillip K Dick

A Scanner Darkly, Addiction, Bob Arctor, Book Review, Drug abuse, Phillip K Dick, Sci Fi, Substance D

Wakenhyrst – Book Review

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

Book Blog, Book Review, dark academia, Essay, Gothic essay, Horror, Literature, Michelle Paver, Wakenhyrst, Wakenhyrst essay, Wakenhyrst quotes, Wakenhyrst waterweed

When Women Were Dragons – Book Review

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

Barnhill, Beautiful Books, Dragons, Fantasy Books, Fantasy Review, Literature, When Women Were Dragons

Kyoshi Book 1 Review – The Rise of Kyoshi

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

Air bending, Avatar, Avatar the Legend of Aang, Book Review, Earth bending, Fire bending, Kyoshi, Rangi, Water bending, Yun

This Is How You Lose the Time War – Review

Argo – Two authors writing two characters communicating across time? I’m in.

Amal El-Mohtar, Book Review, Fantasy, How to Lose the Time War, Max Gladstone

Mistborn Secret History – A Harsh Review

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

Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cephandrius, Cosmere, Elend, Kelsier, Mistborn, Mistborn Secret History, Mistborn SH, Nazh, Sanderson, Sazed, scadrial, Scadrial system, Vin

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.

Arcanum Unbounded, Ashravan, Book Blog, Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Elantris, Gaotona, Raoden, Sanderson, Sarene, Selish, Selish System, The Emperor's Soul, Wan ShaiLu

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.

abyssinia, Book Review, china sorrows, derek landy, fantasy reads, omen darkly, sebastian tao, skulduggery, skulduggery 15, skulduggery pleasant, skulduggery pleasant 15, sp book 15, until the end, valkyrie cain, ya review, young adult fiction

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.

Algernon Blackwood, Breaking the Spine Reviews, Cthulhu, Cthulhu Mythos, Derleth, Lovecraft, Lovecraftian Horror, SpineRevs, The Call of Cthulhu

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