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Øyvind reviewed Skullsworn by Brian Staveley
Pyrre Lakatur doesn't like the word skullsworn. It fails to capture the faith and grace, …
A story about love, death, and a delta
5 stars
I have been told that all stories are about, love death and the ocean. In this book are we following Pyrre a priestess to be of death or Ananshael as the God of Death is known in the universe of the Unhewn Throne. One of Pyrre's tasks are to find her true love and kill him or her. And it all happens in a city built in a river delta. So for once the formula more or less holds true.
The writing is really good, and it is sometimes really poetic. In some way's I wish we could have seen more of the Annurian empire, but the story keeps us primarily to a small corner of that well fleshed out world. If you want more read some of Brians other books. The story is short and it has a few interesting twists along the way, there is some character development …
I have been told that all stories are about, love death and the ocean. In this book are we following Pyrre a priestess to be of death or Ananshael as the God of Death is known in the universe of the Unhewn Throne. One of Pyrre's tasks are to find her true love and kill him or her. And it all happens in a city built in a river delta. So for once the formula more or less holds true.
The writing is really good, and it is sometimes really poetic. In some way's I wish we could have seen more of the Annurian empire, but the story keeps us primarily to a small corner of that well fleshed out world. If you want more read some of Brians other books. The story is short and it has a few interesting twists along the way, there is some character development but it's limited scopes makes it understandable that there is not much of it. I won't hesitate to recommend this book to most people. And if you have enjoyed Brian Staveley other works then this is a nobrainer to read.
Øyvind reviewed The Martyr by Anthony Ryan (Covenant of Steel, #2)
Alwyn Scribes adventures continues
4 stars
Where the first book did a great job introducing us to the world is first in this book that we get to see the greater mysteries of the world. Like who is the Sack witch, which role does Alwyn Scribe and Lady Evadine Courlain have in everything that happens. The story is well told, but dark and gritty. I like it better as I felt like Alwyn was more in charge of it here then in the first book the Pariah, and the world has grown on me. If you liked the first book definitively read this one, if you hated it skip this one, and if you're on the fence I'd say give this one a try I think it will surprise you.
Øyvind reviewed Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (duplicate) (Ninth House Trilogy, #2)
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight …
Alex Stern is trying to save her friend
4 stars
I like this book more than the first one. The story is as good as in the first one, and the way it's told I think flows way better in this one, largely because it doesn't split the story and setting in two the same way which the first book did. Where Ninth House introduced us to many aspects of the world of Lethe is Hell Bent more focused, the collage and collage societies takes more of a back seat in this book, and works beautiful as a setting for the story. While we focus on what's important for Alex Stern, which is to rescue Darlington.
Øyvind reviewed Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne (Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she …
The Gods Hunger for ...
4 stars
The second book in the Bloodsworn Saga is beautifully paced, well written and it has a good story. While the story is somewhat predictable does it have it's moments that might surprise you. It's all together a book well worth reading.
Øyvind finished reading Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne (Bloodsworn Saga, #2)
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she …
Why did you have to end like you did, cliffhangers are both the best and the worst thing in the world
Øyvind finished reading Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is …
I recomend anyone interested in romfantasy to read this. Most fantasy fans will also probably enjoy this book.
Øyvind reviewed Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is …
I laughed way to much reading this book
5 stars
This is a book that I just wanted to continue reading to figure out what's going to happen next. The story is well paced and it even includes some down time moments between the actions which is greatly appreciated. The writing is on point and there are quite a few moments where what a character does and says just makes me smile and laugh.
Øyvind started reading Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)
“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is …
Hoping that it is as good as the first one
Øyvind reviewed House of Always by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)
What if you were imprisoned for all eternity?
In the aftermath of the Ritual of …
The penultimate book delivers everything it should.
5 stars
Last book I wished for more intertwined stories and it really delivers on that front. The story is engaging and it has a couple of interesting surprises in it. I really liked the ending and in some ways would it be nice to end the series here however there are still some loose ends that's needs tidying up in the final book.
Øyvind reviewed Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #3)
Now that Relos Var’s plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across …
More intertwined stories please
5 stars
We get a couple of new "story tellers" in this book, however we have heard of or met most of them in the previous books already. The story picks up shortly after the end of book two, with Khirin, Janel and the rest still on their quest to save the world. The story is moving more and more in a philosophical direction, instead of leaning on the good/evil trope. The end goal is the same for most people however how they want to get there is quite different. And following along might start some interesting discussion amongst reader reading this book in a book club or something. I won't deny that parts off the story is dark however as a whole is it not that bad.
If you're interested in reading this series then definitively start at book 1 since this one assumes a fair bit of knowledge about the …
We get a couple of new "story tellers" in this book, however we have heard of or met most of them in the previous books already. The story picks up shortly after the end of book two, with Khirin, Janel and the rest still on their quest to save the world. The story is moving more and more in a philosophical direction, instead of leaning on the good/evil trope. The end goal is the same for most people however how they want to get there is quite different. And following along might start some interesting discussion amongst reader reading this book in a book club or something. I won't deny that parts off the story is dark however as a whole is it not that bad.
If you're interested in reading this series then definitively start at book 1 since this one assumes a fair bit of knowledge about the world before you read it.
Øyvind reviewed The Name of all Things by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #2)
You can have everything you want if you sacrifice everything you believe.
Kihrin D'Mon is …
Nearly as good as the first book
5 stars
Content warning Story spoilers
Calling it a sequel is in some ways wrong as we follow a different cast of characters on their journey of what happened at their location during the first book. They narate the story to Khirin and the intreludes of what happening in real time are really interesting as well are the footnotes of the in universe author of the book. The realtime parts of the book however happens after the first so it's not wrong calling it a sequel. I'm looking forward to figure out where the story is headed next and if there will be as many new characters introduced again. I'm leaning towards no, but I won't be surprised if the opposite is true.
Øyvind reviewed The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #1)
Kihrin is a bastard orphan who grew up on storybook tales of long-lost princes and …
An interesting world written in an interesting style
5 stars
Content warning Spoilers on writing style ahead.
It's an interesting book with so many details and reveals that it's probably worth reading it a second time to get to see how many things that were hiding in plain sight that one missed on the initial read of the book. How the story is presented is similar and probably inspired by ||The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss||, the one big downside of this style of writing is that the we know certain things from the start of the story, ||like that the storyteller won't die.|| Other than that is it an interesting and well paced story with quite a few surprises.
Øyvind reviewed Sølvstrupen by Siri Pettersen (Vardari, #2)
Juva er merket for alltid av mannen hun satte fri. Djevelen selv, som holdt evig …
Norsk fantasy på sitt beste
5 stars
Juva er merket etter handlingene hennes i jernulven. Og historien fortsetter der jernulven sluttet. Selv om dette er bok 2 i det som skal bli en trilogi så, bærer ikke historien preg av dette før man kommer til den siste siden hvor det virkelig bygges opp til starten av bok 3. Likte du jernulven vil du garantert like denne boka også. Hvis du ikke har lest jernulven og har lyst til å lese denne så gjør deg selv en bjørne tjeneste og les jernulven først, for det er få forklaringer om hvordan dette fantasy universet fungerer i sølvstrupen, de er alle i jernulven.
If you'd like to read an english version of this review put it though a translator.
Øyvind reviewed Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini (Fractalverse, #0.5)
On the planet Talos VII, twenty-three years before the events of To Sleep in a …
A different kind of book from Christopher Paolini
3 stars
This is a totally different book from To sleep in a sea of Stars, which is a book that I like a lot better. The tone in the book is different, I found it slower paced and darker, but both things fits the story Paolini wanted to tell in this book. It's a book worth reading, but don't expect anything like his previous books.