MARCH WARP UP: What I Read This Month
Hello everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. In this post, I will be doing a wrap up of all the books I read in March. I only read three books this month. However, I did finish two fantasy trilogies. These reviews have spoilers: 1. The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang The Federation of Mugen has been destroyed. Rin razed it and burned it to the ground. It is what they deserved, Rin thought, after having done the same to Golyn Niis. But Kitay is disgusted at Rin’s blatant murder of innocent men, women, and children. Nezha however recruits her…
BOOK REVIEW: The Blood of Whisperers by Devin Madson
Hi everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. Today I’ll be reviewing The Blood of Whisperers by Devin Madson. This is the first book of The Vengeance Trilogy. Click here for more information on this series and upcoming releases from this author. This review has spoilers. Summary Imperial Expanse of Kisia. Sixteen years later. Emperor Lan is dead. Empress Li is dead. Their children are dead. Now, Tianto, the late emperor’s only surviving brother, is Emperor Tianto and his son, Katashi, is his heir. However, in less than a year, the new emperor is accused of having conspired to kill…
BOOK REVIEW: In Shadows We Fall by Devin Madson
Hello everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. Today I will review In Shadows We Fall by Devin Madson. This book is a prequel novella to The Vengeance Trilogy by the same author. Click here to learn more about this author’s books. This review has spoilers. You don’t have to believe in fate. Fate believes in you. In Shadows We Fall is set in the Imperial Expanse of Kisia, where Emperor Lan is bent on making his concubine, Jingyi, his new wife. But Empress Li isn’t going out without a fight, and she seeks to stop the emperor from signing…
FEBRUARY WRAP UP: What I Read This Month
Hello everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. In this post, I will be doing a wrap up of all the books I read in February. I know that this post is pretty late (since it is now the end of April) but it is only just now that I have had a chance to sit down and write about these books. It is time to play catch up. As always, my reviews have spoilers: 1. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco is a fantasy young adult novel about a girl, Tea, who discovers…
BOOK REVIEW: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
Hello everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. Today I will review The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco, the first book of The Bone Witch trilogy. I first saw this book at Barnes and Noble and bought it primarily for its gorgeous cover. This review has spoilers. For more information about this author and her books, visit her website here. “Let me be clear: I never intended to raise my brother from his grave, though he may claim otherwise. If there’s anything I’ve learned from him in the years since, is that the dead hide truths as well as the…
BOOK REVIEW: Pariah’s Lament by Richie Billing
Hi everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. Today I’m reviewing Pariah’s Lament by Richie Billing. For this review, I received an ARC by the author in exchange for an honest review. This book will be published March 17th, 2021. Click here for more information about this book and the author’s previous releases. Pariah’s Lament is the story of Edvar, the young advisor of the Keeper of Yurr, who is tasked with finding out who is behind an attempt on the Keeper’s life. Pariah’s Lament is also the story of Isy, a young girl rejected both by her family and…
Five Popular Books I Read In 2020 That I Did Not Like
Hello everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. Today I will mention five popular books that I read in 2020 that I did not like very much. I know that this post is a little different from my usual book review posts, but I wanted to start a series of posts here where I get to mention books that I have read in the last 4-5 years before I started this blog. It is a lot of them, and there is no way that I’ll be able to post a review for each of them in the next few months….
JANUARY WRAP UP: What I Read This Month
Hello everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. In this post, I will be doing a wrap up of all the books I read in January. This month was a pretty good reading month for me. I managed to read 8 books, and I will list them here in the order that I read them. None of them are ranked from worst to best or vice versa. I did, however, like some more than others, and I will let you guys know which ones I loved more. In this post, I will provide a brief summary of each book and…
BOOK SERIES: The Enduring Flame Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
Hello again everyone. Today I’m reviewing The Enduring Flame Trilogy as a whole by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory. There will be no individual book reviews posted for this second series of the Obsidian Universe. The Enduring Flame Trilogy was published in 2007-2009. Click here for more information on this series. General Thoughts I’ll begin this review by saying that I intentionally did not read this trilogy for the longest time. I thought about buying it several times and always decided against it, until I finally said, “Screw it,” and bought all three books on a whim. I had already…
BOOK REVIEW: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Hi everyone. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews. Today I’m going to review The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones. This book was released on September 24th, 2019 and it has become very popular among young adult readers (as well as avid adult fantasy readers) in the months since. Click here for a brief description or synopsis. This review has spoilers. I first found out about this book when it was featured in a young adult subscription book box. By then, it had already been out for a couple of months and its star was on the rise within the book…