June 2018 Books vs Moods

This month of mine has been more sparse in terms of books compared to my previous lists, that I reviewed and liked enough to feature in this list. Hope this gives more books to add to your reading list. My Standard disclaimers: I am not writing this in any particular order of preference, they are…

The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) by Brandon Sanderson

When I began this book, I was not sure if I was up to the task of actually completing the entire thing. Now that I have read it from cover to cover, I am worried that I may not be up to the task of putting together a review that can adequately describe what I…

11 Missed Calls by Elisabeth Carpenter

I am a bad audience for thrillers of this sort. I admit this at the beginning so you can read the rest of the review bearing this in mind. I have been on a hiatus because of having a very active social life with family. This meant that I read the book in parts. It…

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

I have just one book to read to reach my goal of reading the books I got from the library. This in turn does mean that my advance copies and kindle copies are languishing with lack of attention. I still have a few days to pay attention to them. I saw such rave reviews of…

Royal Assassin (Farseer Trilogy #2) by Robin Hobb

This is the one time where I want to go back and change my rating of the first book of the series to a four star rating to prove how much this one's five star rating indicates my feelings. It is very rare for me to enjoy the second book of a series so much…

Mysore to the Mountains by Clare Nicholls

As I was telling a friend of mine this morning, my reading slump can chiefly be attributed to trying to do too much in too little a time. I am off on a holiday at the end of the month and may be off the internet for a while. My trusty (ill-treated) kindle travels with…

The Air Raid Killer (Max Heller, Dresden Detective #1) by Frank Goldammer

If you had known me in the pre-blog and pre-kindle unlimited days, you would be surprised at the sheer number of translated works that I am reading. I had a very strong bias about translations and they seemed off somehow. The ones that I have recently got my hands on, are much classier than those…

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

In the past year, I discovered this multiverse of fellow bibliophiles many of whom seem to have a greater ability to experiment with the offerings of the world of written fiction. From their vast experiences, I am slowly picking off little bits and pieces from their experiences and trying them out for size. This particular…