The Bastard Read-Along: The Republic of Thieves (Gentlemen Bastard Sequence #3) by Scott Lynch

The Bastard Read-Along is being hosted by Kaja @ OfDragonsAndHearts and myself. If you are interested please comment down below with your name or like to your review if you have written one, and we will add your name to the list of bastards. We would love for you to join us and read along! 🙂 However, you don’t have write a review to participate. Fell free to just read the the books, and then comeback and read everyone’s review and join in on the discussions 🙂

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The Republic of Thieves (Gentlemen Bastard Sequence #3) by Scott Lynch

Publisher: Dey Rey

Publication Date: October 8, 2013

Edition: Hardcover, 650 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4.5/5 Rating

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Long story short: go read the Gentlemen Bastard Sequence.

Backlist Burndown: The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #2) by Brian Staveley

Backlist Burndown is a monthly meme hosted by Lisa from Tenacious Reader where you put aside at least one book from your blacklist every month to read, and then post a review of it on the last Friday of that month.

What?! Yeah, taht right! DJ is acutally posting a book review! 😀

Completely forgot I still had a couple novels reviews stored away for the Backlist Burndown! (so no, sadly, this is not me having free-time to read in medical school).

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The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #2) by Brian Staveley

Publisher: Tor Books

Publication Date: January 13, 2015

Edition: Hardcover, 608 pages

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4.5/5

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This was why I nominated Brian Staveley for the 2016 John W. Campbell Award

The Bastard Read-Along: Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentlemen Bastard Sequence #2) by Scott Lynch

The Bastard Read-Along is being hosted by Kaja @ OfDragonsAndHearts and myself. If you are interested please comment down below with your name or like to your review if you have written one, and we will add your name to the list of bastards. We would love for you to join us and read along! 🙂 However, you don’t have write a review to participate. Fell free to just read the books, and then comeback and read everyone’s review and join in on the discussions 🙂

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Read Seas Under Read Skies (Gentlemen Bastard Sequence #1) by Scott Lynch

Publisher: Bantam Specta

Publication Date: August 2007 (first published June 20, 2007)

Edition: Hardcover, 558 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4/5 Rating

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Still very good, but it was… different…

Book Review: In the Shadow of the Gods (Bound Gods #1) by Rachel Dunne

In The Shadow of the Gods: A Bound Gods Novel (Bound Gods #1) by Rachel Dunne

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Publication Date: June 21, 2016

Edition: ebook, 400 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4.5/5

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A new epic fantasy author to look-out for!

Backlist Burndown: Dragon Hunters (The Chronicles of the Exile #2) by Marc Turner

Backlist Burndown is a monthly meme hosted by Lisa from Tenacious Reader where you put aside at least one book from your blacklist every month to read, and then post a review of it on the last Friday of that month.

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Dragon Hunters (The Chronicles of the Exile #2) by Marc Turer

Publisher: Tor Books

Publication Date: February 9, 2016

Edition: Hardcover, 464 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4.5/5

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I have yet to come across a book that has given the same feeling that A Game of Thrones did when I first read it, but Dragon Hunters is closest I have found.

Backlist Burndown: The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson

Backlist Burndown is a monthly meme hosted by Lisa from Tenacious Reader where you put aside at least one book from your blacklist every month to read, and then post a review of it on the last Friday of that month.

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The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson

Publisher: Tor Teen

Publication Date: October 17, 2014 (first published October, 2007)

Edition: Paperback, 768 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4.5/5

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That ending… Wow… Simply WOW…

Book Review: Snakewood by Adrian Selby

Snakewood by Adrian Selby

Publisher: Orbit

Publication Date: March 15, 2016

Edition: Kindle, 432 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 1/5 *DNF 39% (page 168)

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DNF: The struggle was real

Book Review: The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) by Brandon Sanderson

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The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson

Publisher: Tor Teen

Publication Date: April 5, 2014 (first published August 21, 2007)

Edition: Paperback, 784 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 5/5

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Another 5 star rating?!

Book Review: The Dinosaur Lords (The Dinosaurs Lords #1) by Victor Milan

The Dinosaur Lords (The Dinosaurs Lords #1) by Victor Milan

Publisher: Tor Books

Publication Date: July 28, 2015 (first published 2014)

Edition: Hardcover, 448 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 2/5

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Well, at least it has dinosaurs?

Book Review: Chains of the Heretic (Bloodsounder’s Arc #3) by Jeff Salyards

Chains of the Heretic (Bloodsounder’s Arc #3) by Jeff Salyards

Publisher: Night Shade Books

Publication Date: February 2, 2016

Edition: ebook, 608 pages

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Rating: 4/5

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An EPIC ending to an EPIC fantasy trilogy!