I have been hearing excellent things about Victoria Goddard for a long time. Although she seems fairly underread, several people I trust mentioned that she is making fabulous books with little comparison. When I asked where I should start with her works I was given numerous different answers, but I eventually found this list on…
Continue reading ➞ The Hands Of The Emperor – Family And Fun In The Sun
Countless authors shared their craft and spun tales for The Book of Witches: An Anthology. This collection of stories is vast, and I am impressed by the variety of witches that enchant its pages. There are so many stories that I cannot possibly review them all, but I will share an overview and my recommendation…
Brandon Sanderson’s third secret project is a secret no more! Yumi And The Nightmare Painter catapults us back into the Cosmere after the non-Cosmere Frugal Wizard stumble. Yumi is an excellent return to form, complete with an interesting magic system, intriguing characters, and a brilliant setting. However, Yumi still has its issues. Yumi is a…
Continue reading ➞ Yumi And The Nightmare Painter – Broad Strokes
It’s time for you to switch it up, slow down, and read something unique. C.J. Merwild’s The Nichan Smile tells a haunting yet hopeful story of two young boys and the friendship they develop over many years and against the odds. It is beautiful and terrible and will definitely stand out among your TBR, though…
If you could, for a moment, please picture me with my hands on my temples, eyes closed, and letting out a sigh of frustration. That is where I find myself trying to figure out how to review today’s book. The Lost War, by Justin Lee Anderson, is one of those inherently difficult books to talk…
Come one, come all to the Cosmere! That’s right folks, after years of Brandon Sanderson reviews and discussions, we’re finally laying down the law. Today, one and a half Brandon Sanderson experts (Andrew and Cole, respectively) shoulder the Herculean task of telling YOU the ideal Brandon Sanderson reading order. A few clean-up notes before we…
Continue reading ➞ Welcome To The Cosmere: A Brandon Sanderson Reading Order Guide
So called “Artificial Intelligence” has begun to worm its way into our tech oriented daily life. With numerous puff pieces about the powers of ChatGPT and other deep language models, it’s hard to escape the anxiety and hype surrounding the supposed untapped potential it could bring to our worlds, and the ways it could “redefine”…
The adventure continues in Blade Breaker, the second book in Victoria Aveyard’s Realm Breaker series. Now that we’re more established with the adventuring party, the pace slows a bit, yet there is still loads of entertainment and devastation to partake in. The jagged edges of the characters around Corayne are even more prominent in book…
Happy Summer everyone! We here at The Quill to Live are looking back on everything we have read so far this year and have put together a short list of our nine favorites so far. Each of these is a fabulous read and has our full review linked to their picture. We highly recommend you…
A mermaid and a plague doctor walk across a burning kingdom. She doesn’t say anything as she watches her daughters devour the corpse of her husband. Her tongue had been removed, prepared for her to seal a pact of subservience to the prince that lies dead at her feet. The doctor chuckles softly, remarking on…
