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The Tragedy of Liberation by Frank Dikotter is chronologically book one of three in his People’s Trilogy set. After having read the history of China by John Keay, my interest was piqued at learning what exactly happened after imperial China ended in 1911 with its last emperor. The short answer? Not good. Not good at…
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China: A History by John Keay details the rich history of this mighty country from its beginning at around 2000 BC up to the Cultural Revolution in 1966. Although this could be considered your one stop shop for learning of China’s history spanning almost 5,000 years, I felt that many of the finer details were…
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The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang is a Japanese inspired military fantasy novel. I haven’t read the author’s previous works but The Sword of Kaigen did very well as a standalone. I was quite surprised at how absorbed I was during my reading. The lure of a YA novel was unappealing to me and…
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The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould is a paranormal thriller novel and the author’s debut. It has been a while since I’ve read a YA novel but it peaked my interest while searching for my next read. After having watched the Fear Street triple movie series on Netflix and actually enjoying it a…
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Thrawn: Treason by Timothy Zahn is book three and the final of the Thrawn Trilogy set. After loving the first but being underwhelmed with the second, I’m looking for this trilogy set to end with a bang. While I love reading about Thrawn, I found that the problem, if you can call it one, is…
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We Have Always Been Here by debut author Lena Nguyen is an absolute stunner! This young lady hit it right out of the park on her first try. Elbow drop from the top rope! Power bomb through the tables! Call it whatever you want. We got ourselves a winner here. Like everything though, this novel…
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Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn is book number 2 in the trilogy set. While I had some fun with the first book, with what getting to know more about Thrawn and all, here in the sequel not so much. Although still a decent read and by no means something to skip over, the magic seems…
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The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison can be considered book two in her Goblin Emperor series. However, this book can be considered standalone as well because knowledge of the previous book is not required. The author quickly rose to fame with The Goblin Emperor and fans were quite excited to see what comes…
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A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark is the author’s first full length novel debut. After having read his previous short story of which this novel is based on and having it been the finalist for the 2020 Huge and Nebula Award, there was no chance I’d miss his debut. Although The Haunting of…
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Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton retells the journey of brave and adventurous sailors attempt to put Belgium forever on the map of historic feats. The chilling journey recounts how these sailors attempted to sail further south than any other man before in the late 1800s. If you are looking to…
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