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Øyvind

oyviaase@books.babb.no

Joined 10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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2024 Reading Goal

Success! Øyvind has read 26 of 24 books.

reviewed The Martyr by Anthony Ryan (Covenant of Steel, #2)

Anthony Ryan: The Martyr (Paperback, Orbit) 4 stars

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.

quoted The Martyr by Anthony Ryan (Covenant of Steel, #2)

Anthony Ryan: The Martyr (Paperback, Orbit) 4 stars

Content warning Slight spoilers on a meeting

reviewed Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (duplicate) (Ninth House Trilogy, #2)

Leigh Bardugo (duplicate): Hell Bent (Paperback, 2024, Gollancz) 4 stars

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.

reviewed Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne (Bloodsworn Saga, #2)

John Gwynne: Hunger of the Gods (Paperback, 2022, Orbit) 4 stars

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.

reviewed Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean, #2)

Rebecca Yarros: Iron Flame (Hardcover, 2023, Entangled Publishing, LLC, Entangled: Red Tower Books) 5 stars

“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.

reviewed House of Always by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)

Jenn Lyons: House of Always (Paperback, 2022, Pan Macmillan) 5 stars

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.

quoted House of Always by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #4)

Jenn Lyons: House of Always (Paperback, 2022, Pan Macmillan) 5 stars

What if you were imprisoned for all eternity?

In the aftermath of the Ritual of …

This had better work, she thought to herself, or I'm going to have to have a "I'm hole-y-er than you" talk with Xivan

House of Always by  (A Chorus of Dragons, #4) (Page 6,911 - 691)

This got me thinking of the joke Fred or George tell quite early in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows