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January 15, 2016February 3, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Empire of Shadows

I love the cover. That’s the only positive thing that I can think of about Empire of Shadows. Although it’s already the second book of the Bhinian Empire Series, it’s actually a prequel of book 1, A City of A Thousand Dolls. It tells the story of Mara and Emil Arvi, the deceased parents of our protagonist in book 1, Nisha Arvi. While I don’t have any issues with that, I still can’t understand why it was necessary for this book to exist other than vex the readers maybe or milk the cow some more. Book 1 was already crystal…

January 10, 2016July 13, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Forbidden

If only I could turn back time, I would have told myself that picking up this book is strictly forbidden so as to save myself from wasting precious hours. Bad pun aside, Forbidden made the right first steps. Beautiful cover: Check. Intriguing premise: check. Refreshing setting: Check. But then, the camels happened. Not to mention that the excessive belly dancing has made for a dizzying ride in the most negative way. I swear that by the second half of the book, I was already contemplating the thousand ways of killing a fucking camel. Forbidden started off really nice. We have…

January 4, 2016July 13, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Pathfinder

The Septimus Heap series is in no way perfect. In fact, weighing between the pros and cons of the whole series, the cons had won out. I think it is Angie Sage’s talent for building a magical world that made me pick this book up. Todhunter Moon is a spin-off series of Septimus Heap that follows the story of a heroine named, Todhunter Moon. The first in the Todhunter Moon series, Pathfinder brings us back to the same magical world of Septimus Heap but instead of wizards and warlocks, Angie Sage introduces us to another set of characters endowed with…

April 30, 2015July 2, 2024Snoozly KitsuneLeave a Comment

Book Review: Fyre

Well, that was disappointing. Years and years of following the Septimus Heap series and all I get is a conclusion that is crammed with unnecessary scenes and characters that didn’t grow at all. I don’t know if my standards have improved or this book was just awful. I used to enjoy the series during my pre-blogging days. The series was not ground breaking but still, it was fun to read. This last installment though was pure torture. 684 pages of senseless stuff going on and on that I just want to set the book on fyre and end my misery.…