A travel inspired bookworm & historian
I received my first request for an honest review of an ARC back in August and it took me some time to get through the book and then write the review. The ARC is called The Legends of Eve and is a young adults fantasy series, it is a fairly long book that gives you …
“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.” - Feyre
«Lasarus, kom ut! ropte Jesus høyt. Da kom den døde ut, med liksvøp rundt hender og føtter og med et tørkle bundet over ansiktet.»
After the horrifying events that occurred at the ending of Golden Son, Darrow has now been at the mercy of the Jackal the past year. The Reaper is now barely a shadow of himself, as he struggles to get through each day in the never ending darkness.
Golden Son picks up two years after the events at the Institute and Darrow is now under the service of his enemy Nero au Augustus. His final exam goes wrong and he loses against Cassius’s brother, Karnus au Bellona in a space battle.
Under the surface of Mars, a young Red, Darrow works in the mines. The lowest cast, the Reds are mining helium-3, as they believe they are making the surface of Mars habitable. The world of men is divided in a strict hierarchy that has placed Darrow and his fellow Reds at the bottom. At the other end, are the Golds - almost godlike figures that make the stronger and better cast, they rule society through fear and intimidation.
The Queen of the Tearling captured me right from the start, as Kelsea leaves her protected life in the woods far away from the capital, she sets out on a dangerous journey. A journey that makes her, and the reader, aware of how little she knows of the status of her kingdom. As it will turn out, not knowing much about what is going will be your mantra for this novel.
So what is up for 2018? First of all, I will try and complete my goodreads challenge, I have put up that my goal is 60 books in 2018. However, I do hope that I will read many more than that! This year I am trying to challenge myself a little as well
In King's Cage, Mare is now a prisoner - the king, Maven Calore, has taken her freedom, and her abilities. He keeps her on a tight leash, parading her around court
Mare Barrow is a Red, a normal human being, who lives in a society where they (the Reds) are inferior to the Silver Elite.
