
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated The Chalice of the Gods in Books
Jan 15, 2024 (Updated Jan 15, 2024)
It’s been years since I read any of the Percy Jackson books, so I wasn’t sure how easily I’d slip back into his world. I needn’t have worried. The book focuses on a smaller cast of characters, which made it easy, and I enjoyed spending time with them again. The story is episodic at times, but I was always engaged, dying to know what would happen next even if the stakes were a little smaller than in other books. I’d forgotten just how funny the books could be, and I was smiling and laughing throughout. Yet we also got some wonderful character moments that were very emotionally satisfying. I’m so glad I picked up this book, and other fans of Percy will be glad they picked it up, too.

Slippers and Songs (Brodyr Alarch #1)
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In the realm of Holmfirth, far from Melthkior, Princess Tesni finds herself ensnared in a curse that...
Brothers Grimm Fairytale Retelling Welsh Gods Fantasy Romance Brodyr Alarch

Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Gods and Monsters (1998) in Movies
Jun 10, 2019
Although criticised for being overly-simplistic, McKellen’s performance received rave reviews, and he was nominated for his first Academy Award in the Best Actor category. Unfortunately, he didn’t go on to win this time around, but it remained a highlight in a career filled with fabulous work.
https://moviemetropolis.net/2019/05/25/top-5-ian-mckellen-performances/

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated The Lightning Thief in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-lightning-thief-by-rick.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

Rachel Howser Roberts (96 KP) rated American Gods in Books
Jun 22, 2018

Laura Doe (1350 KP) rated American Gods in Books
Aug 14, 2018
It kept you guessing about who some characters were in terms of their Norse gods but that was just part of the fun of it. Brilliant twist at the end that I didn’t see coming until just before.
Shadow’s character kept you wanting more for him, and kept you hoping things would work out in his favour. Can’t wait to pick up the sequel!

David McK (3562 KP) rated The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2) in Books
Jan 28, 2019
It is also, quite clearly, a product of it's time both in it's vision of Barsoom (or Mars), and in the culture of the various races upon (and underneath) the planet, and also ends - rather abruptly, I felt - in a cliffhanger of an ending.

The Name of the Wind
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My name is Kvothe, I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town...
Fantasy Epic Fantasy

Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Vol. 6 : (Novel)
Suzuhito Yasuda and Fujino Omori
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"Hestia, I challenge you to a War Game!" "What's with you, Apollon?" War Game - an all-out proxy war...

Faust, Part II
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and David Constantine
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In this sequel to Faust, Mephistopheles takes Faust on a journey through ancient Greek mythology,...