Review: The Final Empire

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4.5 stars. What a great fantasy! I'll write more when I have more time (which I've been saying a lot lately), but for now I'll just say that this one had wonderful world building, character development, and a very unique magic system. I can't wait to read the rest of the series! I think it's going some really interesting places. :)

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Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 stars (rounded up since there aren't half stars). I think objectively this is not a 5-star book, but it is exactly the kind of book I love. I love books written in epistolary style (and they are hard to find!). The characters felt very real to me. I fell in love with Guernsey, Juliet, Kit, Dawsey, and everyone else in the literary society. I also really enjoyed the all of the literary allusions. It was clearly a book about loving books, which is my very favorite kind of book.

I am looking forward to the movie, although I'm a little worried because the preview didn't have anything about Kit in it. I hope it is well done, but I'm having trouble imagining how it will translate to film. I hope to watch it this weekend.

I am so sad that the author is no longer alive because I would have loved to read more by her. This was actually a reread for me (which I almost never do). It was just so good. It may not be for everyone but it was perfectly suited to my tastes.

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