Tag: Books

  • Poirot Adventures: How Does Your Garden Grow?

    Poirot Adventures: How Does Your Garden Grow?

    What better way to start your day than a short story about an old lady getting poisoned? Truly, the finest way to spend a morning. These jokes are gonna get me in trouble one of these days… Sorting through his mail, Hercule Poirot receives a letter asking him for help. A few days later, he…

  • By the Cover: Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive)

    By the Cover: Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive)

    Been a while since I’ve done one of these. Also been a while since I talked about this series. Today’s gonna be one for nostalgia. Today, we return to analyze another cover in the Stormlight Archive series. Book five is coming this December, so I’ve been re-listening to the audio books at work. A few…

  • Bookshops & Bonedust: First Loves and Good Reads

    Curse you, real life problems! Kept me from reading this book for months! I absolutely loved Travis Baldree’s last work, ‘Legends & Lattes.’ Few books I’ve read, if any, have made me feel so comfortable and relaxed as that one. Not to mention the phenomenal character writing! It’s a damn near perfect book, and if…

  • Théoden Ednew: A Good King in Bad Times

    Théoden Ednew: A Good King in Bad Times

    Tonight we remember those who gave their blood to defend this country. Hail the victorious dead. We’ve lost another legend, everyone. RIP Bernard Hill. Of all the lands of Middle-Earth, I’ve always found Rohan to be the most beautiful. Vast open fields, horses, and badass armor; what more could a fantasy nerd want? No wonder…

  • Last Argument of Kings: Can a Man Change?

    Rocks fall and everyone dies. That’s it. That’s the review. See you later, everyone. Up to this point, I’ve really enjoyed the First Law trilogy! ‘The Blade Itself‘ was a fantastic introduction that hooked me on this world and its characters almost immediately. ‘Before They Are Hanged‘ further developed the cast, developing them into a…