I began The Goose Girl with the expectation that it would be a "girl book" (largely because Shannon Hale, the book's author, is known for writing princess books). I was pleasantly surprised, however, to discover that I enjoyed the book, and didn't feel like it was distinctly "girly". Now, when I say "girly" I am referring to... Continue Reading →
Legion is a novella by Brandon Sanderson. My favorite thing about Legion was its length; my wife and I read it out loud to each other over one weekend. I love novellas because you can read them in a short amount of time and still get the experience of reading a novel. Although Brandon Sanderson usually writes... Continue Reading →
The Well of Ascension is the second book in Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy. I picked it up from the library within a weak of finishing the first book with high expectations. (You should be proud of me. This time I actually went to the library instead of spending the fifteen minutes reading in the bookstore as I... Continue Reading →
After a year of friends telling me that I "just have to read Brandon Sanderson books", I buckled down and decided to read Mistborn. I told myself that it would just be a side project, something to read on the side while waiting for the bus or otherwise 'doing nothing'. The book, however, refused to let me... Continue Reading →
