Book Review – The Reading Stray

by thereadingstray September 20, 2022 2

The Collarbound – Rebecca Zahabi (#1)

“Secrets are more precious than money. They’re the currency of power.” So what’s the book about? On the other sideContinue Reading

by thereadingstray September 9, 2022 2

“I liked smiles. In my world, they could mean anything: a hidden joke to a friend, a threat to anContinue Reading

by thereadingstray September 2, 2022 2

“Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.” So what’s the book about? The MalazanContinue Reading

by thereadingstray August 29, 2022 1

““The right?” My voice rose. “The air we breathe gives me the right, the soil beneath my feet. I amContinue Reading

by thereadingstray August 21, 2022 3

“Saying peace never lasts, or that an empire must grow or die, is like saying that only birth and deathContinue Reading

by thereadingstray August 16, 2022 1

“Magic could reshape the world. Its power was undeniable. It needed no argument to bolster it, nor any faith toContinue Reading

by thereadingstray August 5, 2022 1

“There’s ways you can trust an enemy you can’t always trust a friend. An enemy’s never going to betray yourContinue Reading

by thereadingstray July 24, 2022 2

“God gives us all youth, and the takes it away again. What have you gained to offset that loss? Patience?Continue Reading

by thereadingstray July 22, 2022 2

“There is a hand behind every curtain,’ ” she quoted. “ ‘And a knife in every hand,’ ” finished Mara.”Continue Reading

by thereadingstray July 10, 2022 1

“Faith is the truth of passion. Since no passion is more true than another, faith is the truth of nothing.”Continue Reading