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Wild Pages & Trails
Fantasy


Chasing Graves, Review
Chasing Graves, The Chasing Graves Trilogy, book 1, by Ben Galley “Slavery didn’t die with the flesh. It thrived.” Chasing Graves by Ben...
Justin DeLeon
Aug 132 min read


Fate of the Fallen, Review
Fate of the Fallen, The Shroud of Prophecy book 1, by Kel Kade "Everyone has a role to play. Even if that role is to be the fool who...
Justin DeLeon
Aug 82 min read


The Forgetting Moon, Review
The Forgetting Moon, The Five Warrior Angels book 1, by Brian Lee Durfee “History is a weapon wielded by the victors.” If The Malazan...
Justin DeLeon
Aug 42 min read


Germination, Review
Battle Mage Farmer, book 2: Germination by Seth Ring “He didn’t want a throne or a title. He wanted soil, silence, and a reason to...
Justin DeLeon
Jul 22 min read


Rise of Empire, Volume 2. Riyria Revelations Review
Nyphron Rising 9book 3) and The Emerald Storm (book 4) by Michael J. Sullivan “The only difference between a hero and a villain is who...
Justin DeLeon
Jun 222 min read


Half A War Review
Half A War by Joe Abercrombie, Shattered Sea book 3 “Victory is always paid for in blood. The question is only whose.” Sometimes you sit...
Justin DeLeon
Jun 92 min read


Ready Player One Review
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline "No one in the world gets what they want and that is beautiful." I just finished Ready Player One by...
Justin DeLeon
May 312 min read


The Will of the Many Review
The Will of the Many by James Islington Heirarchy (book 1) “Greed is by definition the moral ruler of the Hierarchy, Diago. All decisions...
Justin DeLeon
May 192 min read


Gardens of the Moon Review
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson Malazan Book of the Fallen, book 1 I read Gardens of the Moon a few years ago, and to this day, it...
Justin DeLeon
May 73 min read


Theft of Swords, Volume 1. Riyria Revelations Review
The Crown Conspiracy (book 1) and Avempartha (book 2) by Michael J. Sullivan Sometimes you pick up a book expecting a simple adventure,...
Justin DeLeon
Apr 253 min read


Half the World Reveiw
Half the World (Shattered Sea, book 2) by Joe Amercrombie "A man who gives all his thought to doing good, but no thought to the...
Justin DeLeon
Apr 182 min read


Domestication Review
Domestication (Battle Mage Farmer book 1) by Seth Ring "The fact that I don’t care that my bull somehow learned to understand common is a...
Justin DeLeon
Apr 73 min read


Dungeon Crawler Carl Review
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman "Cats are assholes. I get it. But do you know why people like cats, despite their asshole-ness?...
Justin DeLeon
Mar 213 min read


All Systems Red Review
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells Martha Wells was first brought to my attention by my local bookshop. As a...
Justin DeLeon
Mar 192 min read


Red Sister Review
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence First Book of the Ancestor "It is important, when killing a nun, to ensure that you bring an army of...
Justin DeLeon
Mar 132 min read


Starter Villian Review
Starter Villain by John Scalzi "Sounds risky."I’M A CAT, I CAN HANDLE RISK. WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS I LOSE EVERYTHING AND I STILL GET FED...

Justin DeLeon
Feb 272 min read


The Perfect Run Review
The Perfect Run by Maxime J. Durand "This is my world. And in my world, I cheat." Some books are meant to be devoured, not dissected—and...

Justin DeLeon
Feb 272 min read


Book of Night Review
Book of Night by Holly Black "I am a good enough thief to steal a shadow from a tower," she told him. "I can steal back your heart."...

Justin DeLeon
Feb 273 min read


The Way of Kings Review
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive) by Brandon Sanderson "Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination."...

Justin DeLeon
Feb 273 min read


Piranesi Review
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke “I wander the corridors not in search of escape, but to understand the beauty hidden within solitude.” Susanna...

Justin DeLeon
Feb 273 min read
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