Tag: fantasy

2023 Wrap-Up: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Because I read so many things this year and I'm not really feeling doing a mega post to end all mega posts (mainly because that would require me actually doing something resembling and top 10 or top 25 and I am indecisive as fuck), I'm breaking up my 2023 wrap-up into three segments: Science Fiction … Continue reading 2023 Wrap-Up: Science Fiction and Fantasy →

Book Review: Wolf-Speaker (Tortall 2023 Reread)

"If you rush me, I'll do something we'll regret." Numair In which Tammy's titles get shorter and my reviews do the same. Ha. Just kidding. Or maybe not. We'll see how this one stacks up to the rest. Wolf-Speaker is book 2 in The Immortals quartet, aka Daine's quartet. It picks up about a year … Continue reading Book Review: Wolf-Speaker (Tortall 2023 Reread) →

Book Review: Wild Magic (Tortall 2023 Reread)

"We share this world, Daine. We can't hold apart from each other—humans and animals are meant to be partners." Onua Odd's bobs, I'm back! Actually, I read Wild Magic in May almost immediately after Tempests and Slaughter, and then I just couldn't bring myself to write a review. The slumpiest of slumps hit me. But … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Magic (Tortall 2023 Reread) →

2023 Hugo Shortlist Hot Takes

I'm not sure about you all, but when I opened up my notifications on Instagram and saw that someone had posted about the Hugo shortlist, I thought they were pulling a joke. Because...surely these books didn't make the shortlist. 2022 had some incredible science fiction and fantasy, and this list...ain't it. For the first time … Continue reading 2023 Hugo Shortlist Hot Takes →

Book Review: Lioness Rampant (Tortall 2023 Reread)

"Gifted one, when it comes to a hero's deed, you don't think small." Liam And at least I've reached the end of the hero's journey...or rather, the beginning? Reading this book was both bittersweet and heartwarming, because even though I knew the ending would turn out okay, I knew the awful road to get there … Continue reading Book Review: Lioness Rampant (Tortall 2023 Reread) →

Book Review: In the Hand of the Goddess (Tortall 2023 Reread)

Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult? Alanna This is book 2 in the Song of the Lioness Quartet. My review for book 1, Alanna: The First Adventure is here. I previously read Beka Cooper's trilogy, and the review can be found here: Terrier (book 1), Bloodhound … Continue reading Book Review: In the Hand of the Goddess (Tortall 2023 Reread) →

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread)

"You're here, Alan of Trebond, to learn what it is to be a knight and a noble of Tortall. It's not easy. You must learn to defend the weak, to obey your overlord, to champion the cause of right. Someday you might even be able to tell what right is." Duke Gareth of Naxen It. … Continue reading Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (2023 Tortall Reread) →