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The Chronicles of Narnia

BOOK REVIEW

The Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis

6/10Written Jun 3, 2013

A somewhat gentle introduction to fantasy, despite the occasional highly religious tone. The books start out good (four stars) and start to vary after around book four in the terms of quality (from two to three stars).

The Narnia series depicts the history of the otherworldy land of Narnia from the beginning of history to the very end.

The books in published order:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

Soulless

BOOK REVIEW

Soulless

Gail Carriger

10/10Written Aug 23, 2011
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I first actually noticed this book on the frontpage of Risingshadow and the description catched my eye. When I finally got my hands on this one and took a crack at it, it was everything it said itself to be and more.

It was funny, the characters were likable and the ending was to my liking.
BUT, for those of faint heart, this book should really come with an age rating for sexual content. Yeah, I was expecting historic urban fantasy and what I got was steampunkish comedy, with mystery and action with minimal blood, considering the messy werewolves, and a very steamy romance that didn't leave me disappointed in the end.
I've seen the guy meets a girl, guy falls in love and girl leaves/dies/looses her memory too many times to think it romantic. And this one time there was actually a girl meets a man, there is a hedgehog, they bicker for a few years, steamyness ensues, they get married and continue to stay married so that they can bicker some more.