Circe – Madeline Miller In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the Read more…
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) – N. K. Jemisin – Audio Narrated by Robin Miles This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her Read more…
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2) – Neal Shusterman (2018) Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes—not only in Read more…
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) – Neal Shusterman Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, Read more…
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos #1) – Dan Simmons (1989) On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy Read more…
A Winter’s Promise (The Mirror Visitor #1) – Christelle Dabos (2018 English Version) Long ago, following a cataclysm called ‘The Rupture’, the world was shattered into floating celestial islands, known now as Arks. Ophelia lives on Anima, an Ark where objects have souls. Beneath her worn scarf and thick glasses, Read more…
The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern (2011) The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is Read more…
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) – Sylvain Neuvel (2016) I have seen this one around for a while and wanted to check it out, I read good reviews of the audio version so thought I would give it a go. The audio was really entertaining! Young 11 year old Rose Read more…
The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) – Brandon Sanderson (2007) Well, that was another LONG audio book! But I got through to the other side! I can’t say that I was overwhelmed with excitement for this one. The last part was pretty epic, but overall it moved quite slowly. However Read more…
Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters #3) – Juliette Marillier (2001) In some ways I wish I hadn’t read this book. Ever since I read Daughter of the Forest many years ago, I have been in love with this series. I was so in love with the first book, that I Read more…