by N. A. Walters | May 13, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Tainted Cup has everything. It’s a murder mystery in a rich second-world fantasy setting. It’s a Sherlock Holmes / Watson duo—where Sherlock is an eccentric woman and Watson is her wash-out apprentice with a photographic memory. And the murder weapon is…a tree. (I...
by N. A. Walters | Mar 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” Thus begins perhaps my favorite adventure novel of all time. We meet Bilbo, a hobbit who likes things just the way they are, who sets out on an adventure that shapes not only the trajectory of several natures and...
by N. A. Walters | Mar 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
Let’s talk about expectations. If you are expecting a fast paced action-adventure novel with modern ideals of characterization, description, and POV, you will be disappointed. It’s an old book, and the writing back then was different than most modern novels. That...
by N. A. Walters | Mar 5, 2024 | Book Reviews
I will be honest with you. I am not entirely sure why I liked this book so much. The premise is simple: a battle-weary orc decides to retire from her mercenary life and settles down to start a coffee shop in a town that has never heard of coffee. I bet a lot of...
by N. A. Walters | Feb 4, 2024 | Book Reviews
A Natural History of Dragons is a second-world fantasy, but the initial setting is reminiscent of Regency England. The subsequent traveling and discovering of various types of dragons is highly comparable to His Majesty’s Dragon (and the entire series), except without...
