Get Lost in Literature

"The stories made it sound so good. Fighting for a cause. Being a hero." He shook his head. "Why does everyone pretend it's anything like that?" Like with many fantasy novels, there is a war between good and evil. But this book starts after that war has ended and evil prevailed over good. A woman held captive by the aforementioned evil, turns out to be an undocumented prisoner and when she's discovered, her captors are determined to learn her identity. As far as anyone can tell, Helena Marino is a glorified nobody but somebody went to a lot of trouble to erase her memories. Enter the High Reeve, Kaine Ferron. He's cold, calculating, and vicious; he's one of the most powerful necromancers of all time. It becomes his task to repair Helena's broken mind and he's willing to destroy it trying. Book One of this 1000+ page novel is absolutely brutal. I think the story opening with evil in control was unique and set the tone for the whole story, but ...

Happy Sunday! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your weekend. The Sunday Post is a news meme created by Caffeinated Reviewer . I'm also linking up with Sunday Salon at ReaderBuzz. I will be posting on the first Sunday of each month and I hope you'll join me. Today’s post is a recap of 2025 and my upcoming plans for 2026. January's weather has been positively glacial. We've had snow, we've had sub-zero temperatures, we've had everything but penguins. But according to the weatherman that seems to be going on all across the country right now. If you live in a state where snowy winters are not the norm: drive slowly if you have to go out, take aspirin for your back after shoveling, and curl up under a blanket with a good book and a hot chocolate when your day is over. I almost didn't post anything today. My blog has been inactive for a month. I normally do something in between reviews, and I've never really gone a whole month without posting a revi...