Decidedly Un-Epic Fantasy: The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts
I’d say it hasn’t aged well, but honestly, I think it’s just bad.
Tag: two point five star reviews
February DNFs
A number of my most anticipated reads of 2023 ended up DNF-ed, alas!
Great Premise, Meh Story: Proud Pink Sky by Redfern Jon Barrett
In another timeline, Berlin is the world’s first Gay State.
Unfortunately, the book about it isn’t nearly as interesting as it should be.
January DNFs
False princes that flopped; feel-good sci-fi that does not feel good; a magician’s daughter whose tricks did not impress; and a magical circus that did not enchant.
This Right Here Is Why I Don’t Read Popular Books: The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
Thanks, I hate it.
Epic Fail: The Rise of the Alliance series by Sherwood Smith
In which Sia rants. A lot.
October DNFs
Four books that crashed and burned for me this month – all of them ARCs.
A Book of Meh Revelations: The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
A would-be-not nonbinary Messiah in a far-future empire protected by angelic mechas.
Sunday Souçons #16
A Wizard of Earthsea and Not Good For Maidens – lackluster wizardry and a singularly un-tempting Goblin Market!
An Insomnia Cure: Kalyna the Soothsayer by Elijah Kinch Spector
Forget underwhelming; this book – about a prophet who can’t see the future – was literally exhausting.