Tag: fantasy
group name: commonerbookrevs
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November 25, 2007 11:58 PM EST --
When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon . . . more
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June 11, 2007 04:31 PM EDT --
Summerland is a magical place, where the local Little League plays baseball on a perfect lawn, and the sun is always shining. However, the small beings known as ferishers, who ensure this perfect . . . more
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November 30, 2007 11:16 PM EST --
The climax of Roberts' vampire trilogy, and quite possibly the best of the bunch. As typical of her trilogies, Roberts offers three heroines - one per segment - one blonde, one brunette, one redhead. . . . more
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June 02, 2008 06:19 AM EDT --
I was taking a break from the difficult reading I've been doing about the Chinese Cultural Revolution... whew.
This book is light fantasy. It was SO much fun. The tension builds and builds - this . . . more
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September 09, 2007 04:29 PM EDT --
The book is enchanting. I love the author, Orson Scott Card, and have read at least 10 of his books.
This is a re-writing of the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, wherein the main character goes back . . . more
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November 30, 2007 11:27 PM EST --
Not so much a book as a graphic novel, it's nonetheless an interesting read.
Yorrick (his father was a literature professor) is a young, unemployed, broke escape artist living in New York. His . . . more
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January 07, 2007 08:41 PM EST --
Wow. That pretty much sums up my reaction to reading this book. Derek P. Gilbert's first published novel is nothing short of excellent. To be honest, I wasn't expecting it to be this good... and . . . more
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December 05, 2007 09:01 PM EST --
I am an avid Vamp fan... I'm even going to eventually write a vamp book... So I was wondering:
Are Vamps overdone or just the right thing to make a GREAT story?
I'm really still in my . . . more
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July 29, 2008 08:44 PM EDT --
author: Peter Dickenson
This is a young adult book by an author I'd read before. I liked the other two books, more sci-fi, firmly rooted in scientific possibility.
This was pure . . . more
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December 31, 2007 06:10 PM EST --
So my lovely bestest friend Julia worked really hard to earn a $25 Borders gift card on here and then gave it to my for Christmas!! So sweet but on top of that she got another $10 Borders giftcard and . . . more
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October 10, 2007 02:43 PM EDT --
Nina
by Liz DeJesus
Blu Phi'er Publishing, October 2007
168 pages; $12.99
ISBN : 0977203492
I was instantly attracted to the beautifully-drawn cover of Liz DeJesus’ Nina. It promised a fantasy . . . more
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December 05, 2007 09:24 PM EST --
Well I don't know that I could name them all and I am still working on MANY Vamp Series and well also consider myself fairly new to the Genre... I mean I've read Vamp novels for years but I've . . . more
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May 07, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
Good Morning, friends and writers!
Welcome to the Saturday Writing Essential. I hope this finds you well and ready for a wonderful weekend, full of family and those things you love. I'll be out . . . more
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January 13, 2008 11:01 AM EST --
Title: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
ISBN-13: 9780380789016
ISBN-10: 0380789019
Publisher: HarperTorch/1997
Pages: 370
I came to know of Neil Gaiman from the blog world. I . . . more
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October 27, 2007 07:09 PM EDT --
Author: Ysabeau S. Wilce
It's a fantasy book for teens (probably for girls considering the style d the protagonist being an almost 14 year old girl).
The setting is almost San Francisco- . . . more
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January 31, 2008 02:51 AM EST --
When we first meet Rachel Morgan she's just an average earth witch using her wit and her literal charms to grind out an existence bringing in bounties for Inderlander Security. In this alternate future, . . . more
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October 24, 2007 07:08 PM EDT --
Well I am finally going to start my PN Elrod book and I just now realized it's 3 books in one... Sometimes i just don't pay attention... LOL... Well it is the Jack Flemming, Vampire PI novels... . . . more
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July 17, 2008 07:03 PM EDT --
This review can also be found in The Mixed Bag Review
Have you ever constructed a jigsaw puzzle? This is much the way I felt as I made my way through A.F. Stewart's collection . . . more
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October 02, 2007 05:30 PM EDT --
This book was amazing... The twists and turns keps me reading on... I love how much insight this book gave into Rachel's life as well as Ivy's... The Trent situation turns out qutie interesting... . . . more
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September 14, 2007 06:33 PM EDT --
Ok people... I'm very disappointed in the reviews for this book... I think for her first book it's fantastic... Granted it's not at the level of the Anita Blake books but it's as good as . . . more
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