An Almond for a Parrot by Wray Delaney My rating: 1 of 5 stars This book was suggested in the Goodreads blog post “The Contenders for the Best Audiobooks of the Year” and the narrator, Rachel Atkins, does a remarkable job bringing this story to life. Sadly, the story itself wasn’t for me. Throughout most of the book I felt lost and confused as to what was actually going on and which genre(s) the story was trying to fit into.I’m very torn about what to say about the characters, because when I think about them individually and separated from the story, they weren’t too bad. Upon closer inspection they felt…

The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco My rating: 5 of 5 stars How I itched for this sequel to come out as soon as I finished The Bone Witch late last summer. Slowly unfolding previous mysteries while creating new ones, showing more depth and character development, more emotion, more heartbreak, more intrigue. I can’t wait for the third installment to come out.I think this series is a definite must-read for every lover of fantasy, magic and a hint of romance. View all my reviews

The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn My rating: 1 of 5 stars When I first heard about this story I was excited to read it. It sounded like an interesting combination of different genres, set in Jane Austen’s time, with Jane Austen making an appearance herself. I love her work and am seriously considering focusing my master’s thesis on it. But I also couldn’t drop feeling apprehensive about reading a sci-fi influenced story about one of my favourite authors. As so often is the case, one’s gut feeling is rarely wrong.The characters, the protagonist and her main squeeze, were the epitome of stock characters and had me rolling…