Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering these questions about the next book on the list: Why did I buy this book? Why haven’t I read this book? How am I feeling about jumping in to this book?
Title: The Timekeepers’ War Author: S.C. Jensen Date Purchased: 9/5/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 5/1/2021 Rating: 0/5 (Rule Three) When a book fails to grab me I start to think about the reasons why. In this case, I think there were a few factors at play, and only some of them were really the book’s fault. But at the end of the day it […]
Oh boy. When you see a Look Ahead post shortly after my last review it means one of two things: either the book was so fantastic I couldn’t put it down, or it wound up with the Rule Three treatment. Which are dealing with here? Well, read on and find out! Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on […]
Title: Blood of Empire Author: Brian McClellan Date Purchased: 10/8/2020Price Paid: $5.29Date Finished: 4/26/2021Rating: 4/5 One of the most interesting developments from this project is that I’m starting to dive more into why I like the books that I do. I’m relatively easy to entertain, so it’s not like there’s a high bar to surpass, but it’s been interesting to really think about what sets […]
There’s nothing like a couple of heavy character-driven books to slow down that reading pace, eh? Oh well. I’m still way ahead of where I thought I would be at this point, so onward we go! Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering these questions about the next book on the […]
Title: Wrath of Empire Author: Brian McClellan Date Purchased: 10/28/2019 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 4/11/2021 Rating: 4/5 I have always felt that the middle work in a trilogy is the one that carries most of the weight. The first work (and I’m using “work” here because I think this applies to movies as well as books) will typically benefit from a lack of expectation […]