Category: Books

  • The Well of Ascension: The Final Empire Expands and Collapses

    The Well of Ascension: The Final Empire Expands and Collapses

    Which problem seems bigger to you? Marriage troubles? A trio of different armies sieging your hometown? If you answered the former, than you are correct. Mistborn: The Well of Ascension is an excellent sequel. It expands on the story and characters established in the first book wonderfully while introducing new characters that compliment them perfectly.…

  • Writer’s Diary #4: An Objective Completed

    I had two goals at the beginning of this year. Goal one: finish the rough draft of my main project, Threads of Reality. The other was to have the next batch of Energia chapters finished and ready to go. The former was my top priority, while the ladder remained something for me to do to…

  • The Final Empire: By the Cover

    Alright fellas, let’s put our thinking caps on! This one is gonna be a bit of a challenge! So, I’ve been reading the second Mistborn book, The Well of Ascension. I’ll go into more detail of my feelings on it during my review, which should be going up a week or two after this analysis…

  • The Last Unicorn: Minimalism Done Slightly Better

    Ah, The Last Unicorn. I’ve genuinely forgotten if I’ve reviewed this book yet or not. If I haven’t, then I’m gonna need to fix that sometime soon. But for now, let’s just take a good look at the cover. At first glance, this is another ‘A Game of Thrones’ situation, where the cover was put…

  • A Game of Thrones: To Slap a Cover Together (By the Cover)

    Here’s the depressing thing. There are some great stories out there that don’t have very interesting covers. Such as the subject of today’s cover analysis: A Game of Thrones. Where do I begin? I don’t ask that question because there’s a lot to discuss, mind you. Just the opposite, in fact. This is a prime…