The Fantasy Book Post Part 2

Here is my first Fantasy Book Post. In it, I rambled for a while about fantasy and gave some book recommendations. In this post, I'll be giving some more recommendations. For each book recommendation, I have included a (very short) description of the book, a rating in five different categories (characters, plot, setting, writing and overall) and my opinion on which fantasy category it fits into (high, medium or low fantasy).

The Falling Kingdoms series (6 books, 3 books published) by Morgan Rhodes
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 9/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 8/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: High Fantasy
Books in Series: Falling Kingdoms, Rebel Spring, Gathering Darkness (and three unpublished books)
Short Description: This series has been said to be like a young adult version of Game of Thrones. I don't know whether or not that's true, since I haven't read Game of Thrones, but I can tell you that literally everyone except the four main characters dies. Unlike many other epic fantasy series, this one has a fast-paced plot, so it's fairly easy to get into.

The Inheritance Cycle (4 books) by Christopher Paolini
Characters: 7/10
Plot: 8/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 9/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: High Fantasy
Books in Series: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
Short Description: This series is really long, and the plot is pretty slow, so if that bothers you, do not read this book. This is a dragon book, which means that it's about dragons (obviously). It's kind of similar to the Lord of the Rings. You know, lots of walking around a kingdom and epic battles.

The Graceling series (3 books) by Kristin Cashore
Characters: 7/10
Plot: 7/10
Setting: 7/10
Writing: 8/10
My Overall Rating: 7/10
Type of Fantasy: High Fantasy
Books in Series: Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue
Short Description: This isn't really a series, it's just three novels that are in the same world. The books do connect to each other, however. I would suggest reading them in publishing order (Graceling, then Fire, then Bitterblue). You might find this series a little boring because the plot is pretty slow. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't suggest it to those who are new to fantasy.

The Elemental Trilogy (3 books, 2 books published) by Sherry Thomas
Characters: 7/10
Plot: 9/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 9/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: I have no idea
Books in Series: The Burning Sky, The Perilous Sea and a third unpublished book
Short Description:I have no idea what this series is, but I like it. It is basically made up of magic and questions. I don't really know how to explain it. It's unlike anything else I've read. Is it historical fantasy? Parallel universe fantasy? I have no idea. It has romance and a pretty fast plot.

The Grisha Trilogy (3 books) by Leigh Bardugo
Characters: 7/10
Plot: 8/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 7/10
My Overall Rating: 7/10
Type of Fantasy: High Fantasy
Books in Series: Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising
Short Description: This series is very plot focused. It's pretty fast paced and easy to get into. Magic is a big part of this series. I would recommend it to those who haven't read much high fantasy. It's a pretty good introduction to the genre.

The Seraphina series (1 book published and a sequel coming soon) by Rachel Hartman
Characters: 9/10
Plot: 8/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 8/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: High Fantasy
Books in Series: Seraphina, Shadow Scale
Short Description: Dragons. That's all there is to say. Seraphina is great, but I would not recommend it for people who don't read a lot of fantasy. This book is interesting and engaging, but I would only recommend it to those who are big fans of high fantasy or dragons.

The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy (3 books) by Laini Taylor
Characters: 9/10
Plot: 8/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 9/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: Medium Fantasy
Books in Series: Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Days of Blood & Starlight, Dreams of Gods & Monsters
Short Description: Angels and demons and parallel universes. I really enjoyed this series. Some people say that it's confusing, but I don't agree. The plot is a little slow at times, but it's pretty easy to get into. This series is kind of a bridge between low and high fantasy. I would recommend it for fans of either genre.

Eon series (2 books) by Alison Goodman
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 10/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 8/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: High Fantasy
Books in Series: Eon, Eona
Short Description: A girl dresses as a boy and there are dragons. It was a little bit hard to get into the first few chapters, but after that I got hooked. Engaging plot and writing. I highly recommend it to fans of high fantasy.

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Characters: 7/10
Plot: 8/10
Setting: 9/10
Writing: 8/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: Medium Fantasy
Short Description: This book is about racing water horses. I enjoyed it, but not as much as The Raven Cycle (a series by the same author). I found the book interesting, but I can see how other people might find it a bit boring.

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 8/10
Setting: 8/10
Writing: 8/10
My Overall Rating: 8/10
Type of Fantasy: Medium Fantasy
Short Description: This is a fairy book. I haven't read many books with fairies in them, but I really enjoyed this one. It's a fun, quick read and I suggest it for anyone is likes urban fantasy.

If You Like This Book, You Might Like That Book

I've seen a lot of people doing this around the internet, so I decided to try it out. (Most of these books will be in the fantasy genre because 90% of the books I read are fantasy).

If you like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, you will probably like Legend by Marie Lu. Both are science fiction trilogies about teenagers who fight against a corrupt government.

If you like the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan, then you might like Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix. They're both children's fantasy series and they're both really awesome and fast-paced.

If you like the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, then you might like the Eon Duology by Alison Goodman. They're both epic fantasy series about dragons and magic stuff.

If you like Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, then you might like Sabriel by Garth Nix. They are both epic fantasy series that have awesome female leads (I refuse to use the term "badass female characters") and awesome magical stuff.

If you liked Graceling by Kristin Cashore then you might like the Falling Kingdoms series by Morgan Rhodes. Both are epic fantasy series with weird magic and interesting plots.

If you liked the Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, then you might like the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. They are both fantasy (Lunar Chronicles is technically science fiction, but it reads like fantasy) and they are both strongly centered around romance.

If you liked Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, then you might like the Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore. Both books are science fiction bordering on fantasy. They both include a bunch of kids with different random super powers.

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #10

I've written nine "Top 25 Favourite Characters" lists before, as it changes often. Here are the links to my first nine:

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25. Tris Prior from Divergent
24. Blue Sargent from The Raven Cycle
23. Clariel from The Old Kingdom Series
22. Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano from The Heroes of Olympus
21. Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter
20. Liesiel from The Book Thief
19. Sabriel from The Old Kingdom Series
18. Katsa from Graceling
17. Guinevere from BBC Merlin
16. Donna Noble from Doctor Who
15. Martha Jones from Doctor Who
14. Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices
13. Annabeth Chase from The Heroes of Olympus
12. Amy Pond from Doctor Who
11. Adelina from The Young Elites
10. Sherlock Holmes from Elementary
9. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
8. Rose Tyler from Doctor Who
7. Joan Watson from Elementary
6. Merlin from BBC Merlin
5. Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter
4. Clara Oswald from Doctor Who
3. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
2. Sherlock Holmes from BBC Sherlock
1. The Doctor from Doctor Who

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #9

I've written eight "Top 25 Favourite Characters" lists before, as it changes often. Here are the links to my first eight:

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25. Sadie Kane from The Kane Chronicles
24. Suzy Turquoise Blue from Keys to the Kingdom
23. Donna Noble from Doctor Who
22. Jem Carstairs from The Infernal Devices
21. Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter
20. Tessa Gray from The Infernal Devices
19. Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings
18. Sabriel from Abhorsen
17. Tris Prior from Divergent
16. Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices
15. Katsa from Graceling
14. Guinevere from BBC Merlin
13. Rose Tyler from Doctor Who
12. Hazel Levesque from The Heroes of Olympus
11. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
10. Amy Pond from Doctor Who
9. John Watson from BBC Sherlock
8. Merlin from BBC Merlin
7. Martha Jones from Doctor Who
6. Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
5. Annabeth Chase from The Heroes of Olympus
4. Clara Oswald from Doctor Who
3. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
2. Sherlock Holmes from BBC Sherlock
1. The Doctor from Doctor Who

Book Quotes #2

"Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be."
- The Ender Series

“If you really love something, you never try to keep it the way it is forever. You have to let it be free to change.”
- The Mortal Instruments

“I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.”
- The Ender Series

“The more I see and hear, the more I realize how much I don't know.”
- The Graceling Trilogy

“This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question.”
- The Ender Series

“It was books that made me feel that perhaps I wasn't completely alone."
- The Infernal Devices

“When you really know somebody you can’t hate them. Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them.”
- The Ender Series

“It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.”
- Graceling Trilogy

“All the stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe.”
- The Ender Series

“When a monster stopped behaving like a monster, did it stop being a monster? Did it become something else?”
- Graceling Trilogy

“Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon.”
- The Ender Series

My Top Ten Favourite Villains #2

Here is my first Top Ten Favourite Villains post. I made it quite a while ago, so here is an updated version:

10. Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter
9. Jonathan Morgenstern from The Mortal Instruments
8. Gollum from The Lord of the Rings
7. Queen Levana from The Lunar Chronicles
6. King Leck from Graceling
5. Morgana from Merlin
4. Charles Augustus Magnussen from Sherlock
3. The Master from Doctor Who
2. Dolores Jane Umbridge from Harry Potter
1. Jim Moriarty from Sherlock

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #8

I've written seven "Top 25 Favourite Characters" lists before, as it changes often. Here are the links to my first seven:

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25. Jem Carstairs from The Infernal Devices 
24. Suzy Turquoise Blue from Keys to the Kingdom
23. Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit
22. Donna Noble from Doctor Who
21. Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices
20. Tessa Gray from The Infernal Devices
19. Hazel Levesque from The Heroes of Olympus
18. Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter
17. Katsa from Graceling
16. Guinevere from Merlin
15. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
14. Martha Jones from Doctor Who
13. Merlin from Merlin
12. Rose Tyler from Doctor Who
11. Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson
10. John Watson from BBC Sherlock
9. Clara Oswald from Doctor Who
8. Percy Jackson from Percy Jackson
7. Amy Pond from Doctor Who
6. Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter
5. Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings
4. Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
3. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
2. Sherlock Holmes from BBC Sherlock 
1. The Doctor from Doctor Who

My Opinion: The Top 25 Awesomest Characters #7

I've written six "Top 25 Favourite Characters" lists before, as it changes often. Here are the links to my first six:

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25. Magnus Bane from The Mortal Instruments
24. Suzy Turquoise Blue from Keys to the Kingdom
23. Jem Carstairs from The Infernal Devices
22. Ender Wiggin from Ender's Game
21. Frank Zhang from The Heroes of Olympus
20. Martha Jones from Doctor Who
19. Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit
18. Tris Prior from Divergent
17. Katsa from Graceling
16. Will Herondale from The Infernal Devices
15. Tessa Gray from The Infernal Devices
14. Hazel Levesque from The Heroes of Olympus
13. Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
12. Amy Pond from Doctor Who
11. Rose Tyler from Doctor Who
10. Neville Longbottom from Harry Potter
9. John Watson from Sherlock BBC 
8. Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson
7. Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
6. Percy Jackson from Percy Jackson
5. Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings
4. Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
3. Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter
2. Sherlock Holmes from BBC Sherlock 
1. The Doctor from Doctor Who

Graceling

I just read a book called Graceling, and I really liked it. The characters are interesting and complex. The main character might make my favourite character list. Right now I'm reading the sort of sequel, Fire.
In Graceling, some people have eyes that are different colours. These people are called Gracelings, and each one has a special, unique talent that is sometimes magical and sometimes not. You can, for example have the grace of cooking or swimming but it could also be something like mind-reading. The main characters grace is killing. If I was a graceling, I would like my grace to be writing.