Welcome to my weird world!
First, I wanted to thank everyone who's subscribed to my new site, every single like means the world to me, as someone who's always seemed a little uncool compared to the standard. So, for anyone who doesn't know, I also own a Weebly website called Weldon Witness (Weldon because that's the name of the high... Continue Reading →
This is an example of a pretty-much equal feeling of optimism and uncertainty. I liked a lot about this book, especially its ending, but its aftertaste kind of rings hollow. Stacia Androva’s home planet has had the resources to care for her and her two best friends Clio and Pol. Their energy is given through... Continue Reading →
Some of these books I read should be looked at in Sociology classes. They're terrific ways of looking at alternative worlds with our same type of human behaviours within. Sara Holland's description best explains it so I'm going to steal it for this little section: "In the kingdom of Sempera, time is currency—extracted from blood,... Continue Reading →
Eragon with phoenixes instead of dragons has arrived. And just like in Eragon, we enter into a world with no mythical creatures left. There were phoenixes once. And marvellous Phoenix Riders, who could telepathically communicate with their winged partners. The most famous include sisters Avalkyra and Pheronia Ashfire who long ago battled a throne to... Continue Reading →
I’ve been reading loads of fantasy and sci-fi lately, which is fine, but I tend to connect to contemporary novels surprisingly quite often. Despite that, there have been numerous contemporaries I’ve been very hesitant about. I guess I maybe expect another typical romance sprinkled with overstretched fears. But this one was a treat I needed,... Continue Reading →
After reading this and her debut earlier this year, The Girl From Everywhere, I feel Heidi Heilig is a good author. It’s just for me, her stories fall a little straightforward, never agonizing to read and sometimes very intriguing but a bit forgettable thanks to not much of an angry push in the stories. They’re light... Continue Reading →
In the animated movie, Hoodwinked, there’s a flashback where Little Red Riding Hood, or Red, finds a medal in her grandma’s spoon drawer. It said, “Battle of the Iron-Cage Gladiators”. I think I finally get the idea now. I hope for my sanity that Granny Puckett never had to stab someone’s intestines out. Fallon is... Continue Reading →
(For those who don't know, that is 4/4, not 4/5. It's a perfect score of 100!) When I read Ahmed’s debut, which was Love, Hate, & Other Filters, I awarded it only 1 and a half stars, saying it was The Hate U Give lite, being too romance-heavy, taking too long for things to heat up and then... Continue Reading →
So how many words is The Last Magician? That info’s probably available somewhere, but I did some math and estimations and I’d say a fair bet is 185,000 words. It took me two weeks to get through this 500-paged monster. The last time I can remember reading a book with this noticeable length was maybe... Continue Reading →
Did you guys notice the human face looking to the side in the cover of the last book, Scythe, and the two in this one? It’s crazy, for the longest time I did not notice the head shapes as they corresponded to the handle pattern in the axes against the cloaks. I always thought it was... Continue Reading →
William J. McGinn 