Category Archives: Fantasy

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on July 25, 2025 by bseat

I had never heard of Robert Jackson Bennett before, but he is a well established fantasy writer who is gaining considerable critical acclaim. He currently has three series that he is working on simultaneously, one of which is The Shadow … Continue reading →

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Blood and Ash Series by Jennifer Armentrout

Posted on June 27, 2025 by bseat

I began this series after I finished another series by Armentrout. Sometimes what you really liked in one series by an author doesn’t translate into a different series, but once I started these books I couldn’t put them down! So … Continue reading →

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Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on May 2, 2025 by bseat

It is always a delight to find a series, especially a a fantasy series, that you really enjoy! Recently, I am finding that I am getting more picky, or just not willing to commit to a fantasy series unless I … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E. M. Anderson

Posted on October 11, 2024 by bseat

I am really enjoying the sudden plethora of books with main characters who are of a certain age. By “of a certain age,” I mean characters who are in their late 50’s or older. It seems like a natural evolution … Continue reading →

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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

Posted on April 26, 2024 by bseat

There once was a magical bookshop in Dublin that became a haven for a woman named Opaline in 1920. Now, Martha and Henry stumble upon Opaline’s story and begin looking for the bookshop in Dublin in hopes of finding out … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Posted on March 29, 2024 by bseat

I had been looking for a good fantasy series for awhile now and then I stumbled onto this series by Yarros. I put them on hold at the library since they were labelled YA and sometimes something labeled Young Adult … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Posted on October 20, 2023 by bseat

Books, libraries, magic, and travel to alternative realities are all a part of this wonderful series by Cogman. It is all of my favorite things wrapped up together including interesting characters, smart dialogue and some twisty plot lines! So fun! … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Posted on September 8, 2023 by bseat

I have always enjoyed reading books based on legends. I loved reading everything I could get on the Arthurian legend and I really enjoyed books by Laura Joh Rowland which mined Japanese history and legends in books like Shinju.  Téa … Continue reading →

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A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

Posted on May 12, 2023 by bseat

El Higgins is the last person you would think would be a hero. Orion Lake is much more the hero type. Bold and decisive, Orion wants to save everyone at School of the Wind University, a school of magical arts. … Continue reading →

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Babel:Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang

Posted on March 31, 2023 by bseat

I have mentioned previously how much I enjoy books about translation and translators, since that was my work for many years. So when I heard that Kuang, who wrote a wonderful Scifi/fantasy series called The Poppy Wars, had released a … Continue reading →

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