Reviews by Tag: eastern european fantasy

Staff Review

Siege and Storm

By Leigh Bardugo
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Josh N.
Apr 24, 2014

This sequel to Shadow and Bone takes all of the high adventure and dark drama of the first book and cranks it up to 11. The story starts off quietly for a chapter or two and then suddenly kicks the reader into a fast-paced, slam-bang, snarktastic rollercoaster ride that doesn't let up until the end of the novel. And the end...my heart was pounding and I was left breathless by the end of the book.

Staff Review

Shadow and Bone

By Leigh Bardugo
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by Josh N.
Feb 27, 2014

I love a good fantasy story, full of high adventure, mystery, intrigue, romance, and strange magic. For a long time, a lot of fantasy worlds, influenced by Tolkien's Middle-earth, have been based on a romanticized version of medieval Western Europe. Which is fine, I love me some Tolkien, but I've been wanting to branch out to other fantasy lately, fantasy that's less Tolkienesque.

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