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Øyvind

oyviaase@books.babb.no

Joined 2 years, 2 months ago

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

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2026 Reading Goal

20% complete! Øyvind has read 5 of 24 books.

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

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

Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she …

"What's your name, little vaesen?" Storolf asked the tennúr. "Tannbursta," the tennúr said.

Hunger of the Gods by  (Bloodsworn Saga, #2) (Page 392)

So we got a bi character basically named "tooth brush" :D

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

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

“The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is …

I laughed way to much reading this book

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)

What if you were imprisoned for all eternity?

In the aftermath of the Ritual …

The penultimate book delivers everything it should.

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)

What if you were imprisoned for all eternity?

In the aftermath of the Ritual …

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

reviewed Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #3)

Jenn Lyons: Memory of Souls (Paperback, 2021, Pan Macmillan)

Now that Relos Var’s plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across …

More intertwined stories please

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 …

quoted Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons (A Chorus of Dragons, #3)

Jenn Lyons: Memory of Souls (Paperback, 2021, Pan Macmillan)

Now that Relos Var’s plans have been revealed and demons are free to rampage across …

And then came the actual riding of said horses, which felt like half a sex act that managed to skip all the fun parts.

Memory of Souls by  (A Chorus of Dragons, #3) (Page 546)

That's one way of describing horse riding