Update: April – June
It’s been a while since I wrote a post like this. I’ve been busy working on my thesis and the day before yesterday I finally graduated from University here in Belgium! It’s been a long road but I’m so glad I made it to the end. Now I have 3 months of summer to do nothing but travel and read. You have no idea how much I’ve been looking forward to this! So it’s about time I do an update post again to close off the first part of the year and start the summer with a clean slate. Read and Currently Reading I’ve read quite a few books since…
Clash of Eagles – Clash of Eagles #1 – Alan Smale
Release date: March 17th, 2015 Publisher: Del Rey Age Group: Adult Pages: 416 Format: e-book Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review It’s The Last of the Mohicans meets HBO’s Rome in this exciting and inventive debut novel from Sidewise Award-winner Alan Smale that will thrill fans of alternate history, historical fiction, and military fiction. In a world where the Roman Empire never fell, a legion under the command of general Gaius Marcellinus invades the newly-discovered North American continent. But Marcellinus and his troops have woefully underestimated the fighting prowess of the Native American inhabitants. When Gaius is caught behind enemy lines and spared, he must reevaluate his allegiances and find a…
Update: March
Read and Currently Reading When I received the big tome that is ‘Knight’s Shadow’ by Sebastien de Castell, I couldn’t wait to read it. This month I’ve been working pretty long days, so there wasn’t that much time for reading. Combine that with a 600-page book that I wanted to read at my own leisure and the conclusion is that I haven’t read that many books this month. I have finished ‘Knight’s Shadow’ which, in my opinion, was just as great as the first book in the Greatcoats saga, ‘Traitor’s Blade’. I’m very curious to see what the third book will bring and where it will lead our band of…
Your Brother’s Blood – The Walkin’ Trilogy #1 – David Towsey
Release date: August 29th, 2013 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books Age Group: (Young) Adult Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Thomas is thirty-two. He comes from the small town of Barkley. He has a wife there, Sarah, and a child, Mary; good solid names from the Good Book. And he is on his way home from the war, where he has been serving as a conscripted soldier. Thomas is also dead – he is one of the Walkin’. And Barkley does not suffer the wicked to live. Review: If you’re picking up ‘Your Brother’s Blood’ and expect it’s just another zombie novel, then let me tell you: it’s…
Update – February
This month has gone by WAY too fast. It feels like I just arrived in the UK, but in reality this is the 5th week after I moved here. It’s been insane. I hadn’t expected that my campus was so secluded, so getting around and more importantly, getting food is a major struggle. That said, it’s really nice here. The work I’m doing is fun and the people I work with are fantastic. I’ve also read some really good books this month, which always makes me happy. Read and Currently Reading In all the chaos of adapting to the new environment and the new workplace, I’ve only finished 2 books…
Cannonbridge – Jonathan Barnes
Release date: February 10th, 2015 Publisher: Solaris Age Group: Adult Pages: 272 Format: e-book Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Something has gone wrong with history in this gripping novel about a lie planted among the greatest works of English fiction. Flamboyant, charismatic Matthew Cannonbridge was touched by genius, the most influential creative mind of the 19th century, a prolific novelist, accomplished playwright, the poet of his generation. The only problem is, he should never have existed and beleaguered, provincial, recently-divorced 21st Century don Toby Judd is the only person to realise something has gone wrong with history. All the world was Cannonbridge’s and he possessed, seemingly, the ability to be…
Update – December & January
It’s me! Yes, I’m still alive. At least, I know I am, although I sometimes doesn’t feel that way. The last two months have been… exhausting. I had my final exams in December and January so I decided to focus almost all my time and energy on them. I get my results on friday, so fingers crossed! I also moved abroad and as of yesterday I live in the UK. I’m doing a research project here to finish my Masters in Plant Biotechnology. After that I’ll be graduating and it’s a bit of a weird feeling actually. Up until now I always knew what my life would approximately look like…
New books in 2015 – Part II
Solaris Macaque Attack – Gareth L. Powell (15/01/2015) The Spitfire pilot monkey Ack-Ack Macaque faces a world on the brink in this adventure, the conclusion to his astonishing trilogy. In the thrilling conclusion of the Macaque Trilogy, the dangerous but charismatic Ack-Ack Macaque finds himself leading a dimension-hopping army of angry monkeys, facing an invading horde of implacable killer androids, and confronting the one challenge for which he was never prepared: impending fatherhood! Meanwhile, former journalist Victoria Valois fights to save the electronic ghost of her dead husband and reclaim his stolen soul from the sands of Mars. For a Few Souls More – Guy Adams…
New books in 2015 – Part I
Pyr Originator – Joel Sheperd (06/01/2015) Hope for the future in the hands of an enemy from the past… Cassandra Kresnov must find the answers that could free her people-or doom her family. A quarter of a million people die in the destruction of the moon Cresta. The League civil war is accelerating out of control, but projections indicate that as their technologically induced sociological dysfunction continues, all of humanity may face a similar fate. In the aftermath of Cresta’s destruction, Sandy Kresnov discovers the alien Talee operative Cai in Tanusha, there to learn just how far the technologically-induced insanity has gone. The Talee have seen this before, and they…
Best Reads of 2014
I’ve read way less books than I wanted this year, which makes me a bit sad. Life has gotten a bit in the way of my reading and though I’ve had a very busy and fun year, I miss the many hours spent on the couch with a book. But the books I did read were all very, very good. I think there was only one book that wasn’t really my cup of tea, some books that I thought were ok, but most of them were such awesome reads! There are only 3 more days left in 2014, so it’s time to pick the Best Reads of 2014. It was…