Reviews from the Archive

Archive of Reviews

Note about reviews pre-Dawnshard

They will only have an overall score associated with them.

2025

• The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree - 5
• Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff - 4.75
• Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu - 4
• Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews - 3.75
• Red City by Marie Lu - 4.25
• Golden Son by Pierce Brown - 4.5
• Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson - 4.5
• Slewfoot by Brom - 4.5
• Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab - 4.5
• A Sapphic Couple’s Guide to Spark by Erica Lee - 2.75
• A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal - 4
• A Lesbian’s Guide to Women by Erica Lee - 3.5
• Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• Red Womb by C.M. Guidroz - 1.5
• Red Rising by Pierce Brown - 4
• The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman - 4
• Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson - 4.5
• Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang - 5
• The Devils by Joe Abercrombie - 4.5
• Paladin’s Grace by T. Kingfisher - 4
• 1689 by Amy Cross - 3
• The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani - 4.5
• Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• When Death Blooms by G.E. Masters - 3.5
• Babel by R.F. Kuang - 4.5
• Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner - 5
• Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy - 3.5
• The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes - 4.5
• Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• When Flowers Wilt by G.E. Masters - 4
• Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett - 5
• Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner - 4.5
• The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne - 4
• Pornageddon by Matt Micheli - 2.5
• The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz - 5
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao - 3.75
• The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - 5
• The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 3

2024

• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• Sixth of the Dusk by Brandon Sanderson - 3.5
• This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar - 5
• Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson - 4
• Elantris by Brandon Sanderson - 3.75
• The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon - 3.5
• Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman - 4
• The Hades Calculus by Maria Ying - 4
• Secret History by Brandon Sanderson - 4
• The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson - 4.5
• Behold Her by Emily Antoinette - 3.5
• Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff - 4
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett - 4.5
• Circe by Madeline Miller - 4.75
• Godkiller by Hannah Kaner - 4
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree - 5
• Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - 4.5
• Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson - 4.25
• Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff - 4.75
• The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman - 3.75
• Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman - 3.75
• Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - 4.25
• The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson - 3.75
• The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson - 4.25
• Delta County by J.L. Hyde - 2.5
• A Caress of Twilight by Laurell K. Hamilton - 3
• A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton - 3.5

2023

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - 4
• The Burning God by R.F. Kuang - 4
• The Drowning Faith by R.F. Kuang - 3
• The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang - 4
• The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang - 5
• The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson - 4
• The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson - 4
• Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson - 5
• Playground by Aron Beauregard - 4
• Gleanings by Neal Shusterman - 4
• A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas - 3
• A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - 4
• A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas - 4
• A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - 4
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - 4

2022

• The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black - 4
• The Wicked King by Holly Black - 4
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - 4
• The Lost Sisters by Holly Black - 4
• The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan - 3
• The Lost Stories by John Flanagan - 5
• The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan - 4
• Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan - 4
• The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan - 4
• The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan - 4
• The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan - 5
• Erak’s Ransom by John Flanagan - 4
• The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan - 4
• The Icebound Land by John Flanagan - 4
• The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan - 4
• The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan - 5
• Steelstriker by Marie Lu - 5
• Skyhunter by Marie Lu - 4
• The Toll by Neal Shusterman - 4
• Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman - 4
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman - 5