How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse was a fable space adventure, a homage to both space opera and to fairy tales. The sequel, How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge is not that book. It’s very good, but it’s also very different tonally from the first. This is a sequel which absolutely demands that not only do you read the first book first (I did) but also that either you have a good memory (I don’t) … Continue reading How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge by K. Eason →
Drowned Country is the direct sequel to Silver in the Wood – indeed, it could almost be described as the other half of the story. It shares with it the dense, green atmosphere that feels almost more real than the real world, as well as the charm and humour of the characters. It is also absolutely impossible to discuss without spoiling Silver in the Wood terribly, because it starts where that story ends. Really, do … Continue reading Drowned Country by Emily Tesh →
Back in July, I reviewed the insanely fun but also somewhat problematic book Max Seventeen . I have now read the sequel, Max Seventeen: Firebrand and I loved it, despite some problematic elements (so many rape threats, sigh) that lowered the grade. It has all the elements that made the first book fun, including a fantastic romance, but it has less of the problematic stuff from the first book – there’s still some, but much less. … Continue reading Max Seventeen: Firebrand by Kate Johnson →
Back in 2012 I was completely amazed to fall madly in love with Warm Bodies, the novel by Isaac Marion that tells the story of a zombie named R who falls in love with a young woman named Julie. I didn’t think I was going to like “zombie romance,” but it drew me in. I liked the movie as well although I’m still upset that they whitewashed one of the characters. The book was marketed … Continue reading The Burning World by Isaac Marion →
To those of you that have already read The Rook, rejoice, for the sequel, Stiletto, is finally here. For those who haven’t read The Rook, OMG, I’m so jealous, you get to read it for the first time, and unlike those of us who read The Rook in 2012, you get to read the sequel right away. The Rook and Stiletto are fantasy novels that take place in modern Britain. They are not romances. However, … Continue reading Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley →
