Author: Tobi Oguntola
Tobi is a writer. He writes about a variety of topics from music and movies to marketing and technology. He dreams of becoming a renowned novelist on the level of J. R. R. Tolkien and G. R. R. Martins, and has written a sum total of 10 words towards the fulfilment of that dream. He calls the brown-roofed city of Ibadan home but loves traveling and visiting new places. He also loves gaming, chatting, reading, and day-dreaming.
The Empire’s Ruin (Ashes of the Unhewn Throne #1) by Brian Staveley
The comradeship and romance in this book were well executed, and I was pleased to see the fight scenes and the magic system well-depicted.
An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy #2) by James Islington
One of the times I love about this book is how each character is unique and has a purpose; none of them is a filler; they each have something important to contribute to the story.
We Are The Dead (The Last War #1) by Mike Shackle
Since this is a war fantasy, many well-depicted fight scenes exist. The magic wasn’t well explained, but I still loved it
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The characters in this book are numerous, and it’s no surprise that my favorite character is Zachery Ezra Rawlins. He is a weird and queer guy, and I really enjoyed reading about his character development
The Emperor’s Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne) by Brian Staveley
The world-building is great, the plot is good, I love the character in this book so much, and the ships aren’t that bad. The story is also diverse, something we all look for in books these days.
The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy #1) by James Islington
This book is my kind of fantasy. It has magic, battles, great characters, and amazing history. It’s suspense-filled, the pace is perfect, and it is neither slow nor too fast.
Malice (The Faithful and The Fallen #1) by John Gwynne
When a fantasy book has lots of characters, it’s scary because that means not all of them will make it. Even at that I can’t help loving them and hope the author doesn’t kill off all my favorites.
The Battle of The Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and The Olympians #4) by Rick Riordan
Annabeth was a bitch almost throughout the book. I just do not get her loyalty to Luke despite everything, and I wonder why Percy even puts up with that.
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #1) by Ilona Andrews
Dina Demille runs an inn for the supernatural. Part of that is to keep the supernatural events from normal humans. So when some creatures start turning up ripped apart and dead in her neighborhood, she knows it is not normal and takes matters into her hands to solve the situation by enlisting the help of Sean, her werewolf neighbor.
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire #1) by Jay Kristoff
This book features lots of things that I love in books, some of which are great and well-depicted characters, good friendship, well-depicted fight scenes, and awesome world-building, to mention a few.
Angels’ Blood (Guild Hunter #1) by Nalini Singh
The Angels also have the power to make vampires. In return for changing them from human to vampires, the new vampire has to sign a contract to serve the Angel for a number of years.
Blood of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom #2) by R.J Barker
Moving on, I love the way the author portrayed the events here. His writing and world-building improved greatly.
Ghostwater (Cradle #5) by Will Wight
The world-building is beyond average; it’s awesome. Will Wight literally has a different world-building because each book is set in a different location.
The God is Not Willing (Witness #1) by Steven Erikson
Despite the Malazans being soldiers and all, they are still compassionate. It reminds me of what they did in Capustan. I was scared that the marines here would be a rip-off of the others, but I was wrong.
An Ember in The Ashes (An Ember in The Ashes #1) by Sabaa Tahir
The world was well built, Blackcliff, the Scholar quarters, the catacombs, etc. I didn’t’ have to stress to understand what the author wrote; it’s so unlike some YAs whose worlds are poorly built.
10 Bookish Habits of Bibliophiles
Well, if you don’t read books and you happen to overhear a couple of us raving passionately about how hot Celaena Sardothien is or how daft Perrin Aybara is or isn’t, you need not call 911. Just leave us in peace, will you, eh?
