Category Archives: Top Five Wednesday

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: SECOND IS BEST

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic, one which is kind of sad from a reading perspective but does happen: Second Is Best! “We’ve talked about series that went downhill, and series that are worth … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged BLOODSOUNDER'S ARC, Brian McClellan, Deryni, fantasy series, JEFF SALYARDS, Katherine Kurtz, Luke Scull, Stephen King, the dark tower, The Grim Company, The Histories of King Kelson, The Powder Mage Trilogy, Top 5 Wednesday | 16 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: BOOKS NOT SET/INSPIRED BY WESTERN WORLD

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic, one which seems to be coming up more and more lately: Books Not Set/Inspired By The Western World. “Talk about books that are set outside of the Western World … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged diversity in fantasy, diversity in fantasy settings, fantasy cultures, fatnasy books, Top 5 Wednesday | 4 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: FANDOMS I’M NOT A PART OF ANYMORE

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic: FANDOMS I’M NOT A PART OF ANYMORE! Everyone has those fandoms they used to be super invested in, and now are no longer a part of. List yours! … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged fandoms, fandoms I've lost interest in, Marvel Comics, Star Wars, The MAtrix, The Walking Dead, Top 5 Wednesday, World of Warcraft | 22 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: BOOKS I FELT BETRAYED BY

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic: BOOKS I FELT BETRAYED BY! Beware the Ides of March! The books you feel betrayed by, for whatever reason…big or small. Interested topic. One which makes me a … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged Dark Tower, disappointing fantasy books, Fantasy, Kameron Hurley, Memory, Saladin Ahmed, Sorrow and Thorn, Stephen King, Steven Brust, Tad Williams, The Mirror Empire, The Phoenix Guard, Throne of the Crescent Moon, To Green Angel Tower, Top 5 Wednesday | 32 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: BOOKS TO GET YOU OUT OF A SLUMP

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic: BOOKS TO GET YOU OUT OF A READING SLUMP! Winter is a hard season for a lot of people and many of us are falling into reading slumps. … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged BEST SPACE OPERA, classic fantasy, DANIEL POLANSKY, Dune, fantasy novellas, Foundation, frank herbert, Glen Cook, HARD SCIENCE FICTION, isaac asimov, J.R.R. Tolkien, Science fiction, The Black Company, The Builders, The Hobbit, Top 5 Wednesday | 8 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: BOOK TRENDS YOU’RE TIRED OF

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic: BOOK TRENDS YOU’RE TIRED OF! This is a topic about things you are tired of seeing that are trending in publishing today. Maybe, something that pops up on … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged current SFF tropes, overused fantasy tropes, sff trends, SFF tropes, Top 5 Wednesday | 21 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: FAVORITE POLARIZING BOOKS

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic this week: FAVORITE POLARIZING BOOKS! These are the books that people either love or hate, with no in between. As a lover of books, I try very hard to … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged Dark Tower, Kameron Hurley, Mark Lawrence, Prince of Thorns, Stephen King, STEPHEN R. DONALDSON, the broken empire, The Gunslinger, The Mirror Empire, thomas covenant, Top 5 Wednesday | 10 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY:BOOKS I WANT TO FINALLY READ IN 2017

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic this week: BOOKS I WANT TO FINALLY READ IN 2017! These are those books i meant to read in 2016 or 2015 or 2014 and never got around to. … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged Brandon Sanderson, GARDENS OF THE MOON, Malazan, patrick rothfuss, R. Scott Bakker, Scott Lynch, STEVEN ERIKSON, The Darkness That Comes Before, THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA, THE NAME OF THE WIND, The Way of Kings, Top 5 Wednesday | 15 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: BOOKS I WANT TO RE-READ

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic this week: BOOKS I WANT TO RE-READ! Even though it seems like we are all constantly chasing the next upcoming release, let’s take a trip down memory lane and … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged Barbara Hambly, Black Company, Darwath, Dune, Fantasy, Fantasy Books I Want to Re-read, Fantasy Books worth re-reads, frank herbert, Glen Cook, Lord of the Rings, robert jordan, The Wheel of Time, Tolkien, Top 5 Wednesday | 13 Comments

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: CHARACTERS I ONCE LOVED BUT DON’T ANYMORE

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group have an interesting topic this week: CHARACTERS YOU ONCE LOVED BUT DON’T ANYMORE! These are the characters who you used to adore, but now you don’t. Maybe they changed a lot. Maybe … Continue reading →