Derek Bailey's Blog: DB Books and Reviews

The Reb...I remember loving my reading experience with TUESDAYS WITH MAURIE when I picked that up years ago. When I randomly encountered this other non-fiction story from the same author, I was instantly intrigued. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 This is another really wholesome and heartfelt story by Albom. Though it didn't leave quite the impact I was hoping it would, I still found it to be

The fox and the wolf...After absolutely loving the ARCANE TV show and being decently entertained by the RUINATION novel (based on characters from LEAGUE OF LEGENDS who did not appear in the show), I was fairly curious to see what the second novel set in Runeterra would be like. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Though it never quite reaches the heights of the show it's based upon, there's a lot

God's Bounty...After falling in love with THE SWORD OF KAIGEN, I was very curious to see what Wang's next big novel would be like. The reviews for this one are pretty mixed, so I was curious to see what my own thoughts would be on it.  HOW I RATED IT 4/5 While I don't think this is quite on the same level as THE SWORD OF KAIGEN, I still found myself just as engrossed and, at

War and Faith...I backed the Kickstarter for the whole first arc of The Kallatian Saga a while back and finally got around to finishing the fourth book. After the disappointment that was WIND AND TRUTH, I was really hoping the first arc of this series would fair far better. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 While I ran into some challenges when reading the fourth and final book in the first arc

The road to ruination...I've been mildly interested in this novel as someone who used to play LEAGUE OF LEGENDS, especially after having enjoyed ARCANE as much as I did. When I found that my library carried copies of it, I figured I should finally go ahead and give it a read. HOW I RATED IT 3/5 This novel, set in the world of the LEAGUE OF LEGENDS online game, isn't quite as

An entire English class in a book...I'd been curious about Tolkien's rendition of the classic tale of Beowulf for quite some time now. The combination of an opportunity to buddy read it with someone and the timing of a readathon made this March the perfect time for me to finally check it out.  HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Make no mistake, this one is for the English nerds and die hard

Empires, immortals, and God...After the author kindly offered me an Audible code for this new release, I was excited to immediately work it into my listening schedule. Even though I really appreciate receiving a free copy of this book, my gratitude does not impact the honesty of my review.HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Though this sequel to VERMILLION FLAMES initially seems like it will be a fairly

Forgive me if you can...After enjoying THE CRIMES OF ROOKER FLYNN, I've been looking forward to the release of it's sequel. This month felt like the month to treat myself to it, so I did. HOW I RATED IT 5/5 Even though this book ends on another vicious cliffhanger, I felt as though it was everything the second book in a trilogy should be in that it was a satisfying entry in the

Who you were before does not matter...Tori Tecken's new book has been on my radar for a little while now, especially because Andrew D. Meredith serves as the narrator for the audio edition. Once my listening schedule opened up, I knew I wanted to jump right into this, so I did.HOW I RATED IT 3/5 This slow burn start to a new epic fantasy series was an intriguing introduction to the

Shadows, spells, and subterfuge...I'd backed this book during its Kickstarter as it was fairly reasonable to back and had a very interesting premise. I received it quite some time ago and am just now getting around to checking it out. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 As with any anthology, some stories within this collection are absolute fire and some proved to be extremely lackluster. Overall