Review the last book you finished!

The last book I read was actually a short book called Barry Trotter and the shameless parody. Barry Trotter is a book which is a parody of the Harry Potter series the author Michael Gerber done a great job of making small changes to the HP world with great comedic effect. Barry Trotter goes to the Hogwash school in this book for example. It is a fun little book that is designed to give you a laugh as you are reading it and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in that type of book or is a Harry Potter fan.

I have just started re-reading David Eddings, The Belgariad and I am on the first book which I finished last night, Pawn Of Prophecy where we first meet our hero as an orphan on a Faldors Farm, he is being taken care of by his Aunt Polgara and as he grows a little, he is suddenly whisked away on an adventure, full of danger, politics and revelations about himself and his family.

Whilst this is book one of five, the very first book really does set the tone for the rest of the series and quite frankly makes you want to read more. It's full of suspense, magic, terror and action all the while keeping the main storyline clear and present during the book.

A little bit different but I reviewed DaisukeRichard's artbooks.

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The Dreamer's Throne

I just finished reading the first 3 books of a series called 'The Dreamer's Throne'. These stories would fit within the Portal Fantasy and LitRPG genres.

The main character is a blend of 2 dead men. Paul Geller, an accountant from Earth with dodgy business dealings was murdered. Garrett Klein, a young noble who served a prince of Insomnium, was crippled and left for dead in an attack on the palace and royal family.

Garrett is fished from a river by a street girl named Ryn, who takes him to an inn run by a gang to recover. When he awakens he discovers he is paralyzed, missing his right hand and has the memories of 2 lives in different worlds. What's more, he has access to a skill system for 'awakened' and control of a mystical Dreamer's Throne that appears in his dreams and connects him with a spiritual realm called 'The Dream' that mirrors the layout of the waking world, but is filled with Nightmare creatures.

In these stories Garrett discovers his powers and uses them to make himself useful to the gang who he is now relying on for survival. As the books proceed he uses his intelligence and planning ability to offset his physical frailty to rise in the criminal underworld of Insomnium, whilst also taking on the other rulers of The Dream.

I enjoyed reading these stories and it appears the series isn't finished yet, with more books to come.

While the story follows the typical story arc of a young hero gaining power, I enjoyed this take of the hero being and remaining disabled despite the fact there is magic in the world. This helps him as his enemies continue to underestimate him, while he gains the loyalty of his followers who trust in his uncanny abilities to plan successful operations thanks to his growing powers in The Dream.

The author writes well, and though much of the focus is on the main character Garrett Klein, the descriptions of the waking world and the dream, draw you into a dark and cruel world populated by hidden monsters and beings with hidden agendas.

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

I finally decided to read all the Witcher books not too long ago and decided to read them in order of release. I just finished The Last Wish and it was really good. I found the style of short stories to be easy to digest. I am a big fan of the games, especially The Witcher 3, so it was fun and interesting to see how true to character that Geralt is in the game. It was also fun reading something that didn't seem to have much focus in the book, but was included in one of the games which really makes you appreciate the attention to detail that the game writers had. There are a lot of interesting stories and world concepts that are slowly revealed in the book that you wouldn't be able to learn from the games or the shows so it was thrilling to gain that knowledge and compare what I knew and perceived from before. Overall, it was a really interesting and fun read and if you like medieval/magical fantasy I would recommend you give it a try.