Pixels & Reveries

Genre: Fantasy and Young Adult Publisher: Orion Publication Date: 29th January 2019 Rating:  3.5/5 This book takes place 3 years after the end of Ruin and Rising where Nikolai has ascended the throne and is trying to juggle politics and his inner demons. It also follows Zoya who is one of the commanders of the Second Army and is always by Nikolai’s side helping to control the monster in him that has a penchant to come out at night. Their story runs parallel to that of Nina who is sent on a mission by Nikolai to Fjerda to find Grisha who are persecuted and send them to Ravka for their safety. Although Nikolai fronts that everything is under control, we find out that Ravka’s finances are depleting and they are losing allies. The only way to save the country he cherishes is through the prospects of marriage to a foreigner of noble birth. Synopsis → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36307634-king-of-scars The good: ·       ...

Genre: Fantasy and Historical Fiction    Publisher: Harper Voyager Publication Date: 14 th November 2017 Rating: 5/5 The City of Brass was the best book I have read so far this year. It had everything I needed in a fantasy book: mystical beings, ghouls, flying carpets, swords that catch on fire and so much more. We are introduced to Nahri who is a street savvy swindler saving up money to escape Cairo as she yearns to become a physician in Istanbul. Her dreams crumble when she accidentally performs an exorcism which awakens a centuries old djinn, Dara. He is stunned by her ability to speak his language and the fact that she can heal instantly from injuries. This makes him think that she could be related to the Nahids who were a respectable clan of healers that reigned his land before the current rulers. Dara takes Nahri on an epic journey to Deavabad where his people are from to make sense of her existence and keep her safe from the Ifrit (rogue demonised ...