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I will compare the movie and the comic books because, yes, while I liked watching the characters come to life on screen, I did have some gripes with it. ...
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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...
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As usual, I have nothing but praise for Efua's writing. It's easy to read, and you're sure to stay glued to the story....
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The author’s style of writing and world-building is not unnecessarily complex, making the book an easy read. The switch in POVs makes for an exciting change in pace and format throughout the book. Nico,...
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African Myth is being systematically erased, and Fantasy becoming more 'modern' and cosmopolitan. ...
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Hi, So monster romance is all the rage right now in the romance world, and this unicorn had to get in on some action. I mean, who cares about regular human peens….we need some...
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The bloodthirsty deviousness and callousness that came to Rikke and Leo ( I spare no sympathy for him anyway), the kindness that would sometimes peek through Savine's hard veneer - it was just too...
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The parts that stuck out the most for me were the war depictions. Abercrombie writes them so well I felt I was at the front lines - the racing thoughts in the heads of...
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Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire’s capital – her fate: to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one...
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Hello humans! Do you ever have a feeling that something so good could be a lie, but then it turns out not to be a lie? Well, that’s how this book was for me....
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You see, the young man is what he declared himself to be, a palm wine drinkard....
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So rich and striking is the world of adventure he created that it is hard not to compare recent literary works with his. Perhaps he did create the One Book to rule them all....
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There are a number of connections to be made, between different characters, historical events, peoples, and gods, the deciphering of which proves a puzzling delight for readers.
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Son of the Storm (The Nameless Republic #1) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa.
For the first time since Zahrah the Wind seeker, I have discovered another well-researched, thoughtfully analyzed, and planned history in an African Epic Fantasy that I instantly fell into. The different races, their hierarchy,...
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