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Øyvind

oyviaase@books.babb.no

Joined 2 years, 6 months ago

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

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2026 Reading Goal

54% complete! Øyvind has read 13 of 24 books.

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

Anthony Ryan: The Martyr (Paperback, Orbit)

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)

Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going …

Alex Stern is trying to save her friend

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)

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

The Gods Hunger for ...

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)

“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