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Øyvind

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Mostly reading fantasy and science fiction books, reading while commuting is genius :D

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2024 Reading Goal

91% complete! Øyvind has read 22 of 24 books.

Sarah A. Parker: When the Moon Hatched (2024, HarperCollins Publishers Limited) 4 stars

The Creators did not expect their beloved dragons to sail skyward upon their end. To …

Interesting world, missed opertuneties

4 stars

First of all the world building in this book is fantastic, the world is interesting and well thought out, and the history of it seems interesting as well. The characters on the other hands could have used a bit more work, as all of them are quite one-dimensional. Raeve is an interesting character and there's definitively more to unpack in regards to her backstory. The story is decent enough however it's stops kinda at the halfway point, a second book is planned and is in the work but be ready to wait for it if you are the kind of person that wants to ready a story to the end once you start. The book touches a few darker themes a couple of times, they all made sense story wise to me so I'm fine with it others might not be.

If you are after good world building and are …

Jenn Lyons: Discord of Gods (2022, Pan Macmillan) 5 stars

The end times have come.

Relos Var's final plans to enslave the universe are on …

Kihrin and friends final adventure

5 stars

The final book of the series doesn't disappoint, it closes the different story beats and still manages to have a few fun surprises left for us. That Jenn found place for even more world building and character development in this book is kinda astonishing. And I found the ending pretty satisfactory if not a bit convoluted.

All in all a good end to the series and it's a series worth reading in my mind.

reviewed Herskeren by Marianne Nelvik (Thazarenes makt, #1)

Marianne Nelvik: Herskeren (Hardcover, Norsk language, 2021, Publica) 4 stars

Katja Belmon er blitt en del av troppen - magikerne som skal beskytte folket mot …

Alright norsk fantasy

4 stars

Premisset bak boka er interesant, og relativt godt gjennomført, men jeg savner litt mere tid til å utforske stedene man besøker. Katja og Bragd er til tider litt ensformige, men ikke nok til at det skader fortellingen. Har man lyst til å lese norsk fantasy så er det verdt å lese den.

reviewed Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch (Gentleman Bastards, #3)

Scott Lynch: Republic of Thieves (Paperback, 2014, Orion Publishing Group, Limited) 5 stars

After their adventures on the high seas, Locke and Jean are brought back to earth …

The Gentleman Bastards continued adventures

5 stars

The fallout of Red Seas Under Red Skies, greatly influences the premise behind this book, as this book is set about two months after the last one. In my mind is this a strength of the narrative as we for once know the same things as the main characters. The story is interesting and it contains a few huge revelations about some of the characters. The character development is great and the world feels like lived in real place even though we again have new locations. The one big downside of the book is that it ends on a cliffhanger and that it is eleven year since this book was released.

If you liked any of the previous books read it, and I think most people that like fantasy will enjoy what we currently have of the Gentleman Bastards. My suggestion is to start at the first book however you …

reviewed Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch (Gentleman Bastards, #2)

Scott Lynch: Red Seas Under Red Skies (Paperback, Gollancz) 4 stars

In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch took us on …

The Gentleman Bastards strikes again

5 stars

A few years has passed since the last time we saw Locke and Jean, and they have established themselves in the city of Tal Verrarr planning another spectacular heist. It's interesting to see how they deal with everything that's they face of challenges in they way of their heist, and how they deal with the outfall of both them and the ending of the last book. Even though we have moved away from the city of Camorr is the worldbuilding still great and we get to visit quite a few interesting places, and meet a few interesting persons. A few potential action sequences where cut from the book, however the way it was done was quite clever so I can't be to hard about it.

It's a great book that I'd recomend to everyone that have read The Lies of Locke Lamora if you haven't I'd recomend that you start …