Tag Archives: Shattered Sea

TOP 5 WEDNESDAY: Books I Feel Differently About Now

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Today, the guys in the Goodreads Top 5 Wednesday group had a great topic: Books You Feel Differently About Now! This can be books that you feel differently about after you’ve re-read them or just had more time to think about them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Five Wednesday | Tagged beyond redemption, Broken Empire, Dragon Hunters, grimdark, Half a King, James A. Moore, Joe Abercrombie, Jorg Ancrath, King of Thorns, Marc Turner, Mark Lawrence, Michael R. Fletcher, Seven Forges, Shattered Sea, The Chronicle of the Exile, Top 5 Wednesday | 11 Comments

HALF A WAR

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Half a War by Joe Abercrombie Genre: Young Adult Grimdark Series: Shattered Sea #3 Publisher: Harper Voyager (July 16, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Length: 352 pages My Rating: 2 stars I’m a completionist at heart, especially when it comes to reading. When I’ve experienced most of a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Young Adult | Tagged grimdark fantasy, grimwhine, Half a King, Half a War, Half the World, Joe Abercrombie, Joe Abercrombie books, Joe Abercrombie series, Lord Grimdark, Shattered Sea, young adult grimdark fantasy | 5 Comments

TEASER TUESDAY

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Teaser Tuesday is a meme held over at Books and a Beat. To participate, all you have to do is: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaser Tuesday | Tagged Half a War, Joe Abercrombie, Shattered Sea, Teaser Tuesday, young adult fantasy, young adult grimdark series | Leave a comment

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (APRIL 18, 2016)

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Bookwraiths

The work week begins. I quickly slip into my business suit and head back into the office to save a few innocent people. But while I try to fool myself into being excited about the grind, deep down, I’m not, … Continue reading →

Posted in Funday Monday | Tagged Funday Monday, Half a War, Joe Abercrombie, Shattered Sea, young adult grimdark | 4 Comments

TOP TEN TUESDAY

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Bookwraiths

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, where a new top ten list hits the web every week! This week our topic is … Top Ten Historical Settings I Love … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged A Fortress in Shadow, Brian McClellan, Brian Staveley, David Barnett, Django Wexler, Dread Empire, Gideon Smith, Glen Cook, Harry Turtledove, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joe Abercrombie, John Robert Maddox, Ken Liu, King of the Wood, Lillian Stewart Carl, Michael Livingston, Nicholas C. Rossis, Oath of Empire, Pearseus, Sabazel, Saladin Ahmed, Shattered Sea, The Emperor's Blades, The Grace of Kings, The Lord of the Rings, The Powder Mage Trilogy, The Shadow Campaigns, The Shards of Heaven, Thomas Harlan, Throne of the Crescent Moon, Top Ten Tuesday, Videssos Cycle, Vikings | 9 Comments

THE BLADE ITSELF (THE FIRST LAW #1) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of 5 stars. As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, Joe Abercrombie is a fantasy author who all my real-life friends have raved about for years and insisted that I read. From their proselyting, it seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 Stars, Fantasy, Grimdark, Low | Tagged Glokta, grimdark, grimdark fantasy books, grimdark series, Joe Abercrombie, Logen Nine Fingers, Lord Grimdark, Shattered Sea, THE BLADE ITSELF, the first law | 14 Comments

HALF A KING (SHATTERED SEA #1) by JOE ABERCROMBIE

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Bookwraiths

My rating is 3 out of five stars. Since starting to read fantasy again several years ago, there have been a few authors whose names have been constantly whispered in my ear as the “it” writers to try: Peter V. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Grimdark, Low, Young Adult | Tagged best grimdark 2014, best grimdark fantasy series, grimdark fantasy series, Half a King, Joe Abercrombie, Lord Grimdark, Shattered Sea | 17 Comments

FUN DAY MONDAY, OR THE BOOKS THAT WILL HELP ME SURVIVE THE WEEK AHEAD (AUGUST 11, 2014)

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Bookwraiths

It is that most horrible of times: Monday! The day I have to put my big boy suit on and jump back on the corporate escalator to nowhere. This week I’m going to finish up a couple of series by … Continue reading →