September 2020 – Meditations

September 29, 2020

Review: The Dragon Republic, R.F. Kuang

Rating: 4 out of 5 While the universe is both colourful and innovative—especially with respect to most of SF&F—Ms Kuang’s world still trails history…

September 29, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 The third volume was weaker than the second one. While the sub-plot involving the magic box started off interesting,…

September 27, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 The second instalment in Mr Tchaikvosky’s Shadows of the Apt was a clear improvement over the first. Not only…

September 27, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 This is the second time I’ve read this book. Last time round this was the only volume I read…

September 25, 2020

Rating: 2 out of 5 I found this dull and unimaginative, not to mention basic in its treatment of the Siege of Antioch. While…

September 24, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 I have two distinctly different opinions about this work: I found the first two fifths of it dull; it…

September 23, 2020

Rating: 4 out of 5 I was brought to R.F. Kuang’s fantasy saga by an article which claimed this was one of the top…

September 22, 2020

Rating: 5 out of 5 I’d seen numerous positive reviews of this book by when I took it up, which only built to my…

September 21, 2020

Rating: 2 out of 5 This didn’t rise to my expectations. Mr Montefiore’s attempts to categorize letters into specific topics failed as often as…

September 6, 2020

Rating: 3 out of 5 Mr Nicolle’s take on Cyprus and the Peloponnesian crusader states was a bit disappointing overall. The wider geographic spread…