A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine | Spoiler-Free Review @SorcerersApprenticeReads

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads A completely spoiler free review of A Desolation Called Peace, the sequel to a Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. A Memory Called Empire was one of my favorite books of last year—how did this compare? Should you read this duology?

I'm hoping to eventually do a more in depth discussion video for this series, maybe with my husband once he finishes the book.

I received an e-Arc of a Desolation Called Peace from NetGalley, although I had already pre-ordered my copy.

My review of A Memory Called Empire: youtu.be/mUQdp4yRkgI

Timestamps:
0:00 spoiler-free review
08:15 minor spoilers for A Memory Called Empire

updated 3 years ago

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine | Spoiler-Free Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-02 | A completely spoiler free review of A Desolation Called Peace, the sequel to a Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. A Memory Called Empire was one of my favorite books of last year—how did this compare? Should you read this duology?

I'm hoping to eventually do a more in depth discussion video for this series, maybe with my husband once he finishes the book.

I received an e-Arc of a Desolation Called Peace from NetGalley, although I had already pre-ordered my copy.

My review of A Memory Called Empire: youtu.be/mUQdp4yRkgI

Timestamps:
0:00 spoiler-free review
08:15 minor spoilers for A Memory Called Empire

Anticipated Fall Science Fiction/Fantasy Releases

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-09-04 | A pretty short list this year, but here are the books that I'm looking forward to between now and the end of 2022.

0:00 intro
01:20 Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
02:15 The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
03:07 Bonus: The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
04:00 River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
04:53 The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
06:05 Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse

Ranking Hugo Awards Finalists (Best Novel and Best Series)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-08-31 | I may not have done a whole Hugo awards reading project this year, but I've scraped together some opinions.

0:00 intro and what I haven't read
02:45 Book 5 plus a nice long bonus musician rant
08:48 Book 4
09:41 Book 3
11:45 Books 2 and 1
14:50 a few comments on Best Series

This year's finalists:
The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
My review: youtu.be/fSvBzY8vvIg
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, Mater of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Review: youtu.be/lRLcUFbuI-w
Discussion video: youtu.be/-HJQS9lGjDk
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Rereading the Vorkosigan Saga...in reverse order?

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-08-24 | Intro video about the Vorkosigan saga: youtu.be/EdB25K0NdXQ

This spring and summer, I reread the entire Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold, for the first time in a while. But this time, I did it backwards...

First video back, just sharing some thoughts about the series and

Depressing, but made me think | The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez (spoiler-free review)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-01-26 | Bonus musician rant at 10:26
A mostly spoiler-free review of Simon Jimenez's The Vanished Birds.
This was filmed a few months back and I just got around to editing it, hence why the video quality is maybe a bit lower (old camera) and my hair is a bit shorter.
This was part of my 2021 Hugo Awards reading project, as Simon Jimenez was a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkVWZAL4BKhTMA6mM7BnkYbsNYJqjDFl

All the new releases I bought in 2021

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-01-22 | 0:00 intro
01:22 A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Spoiler-free review: youtu.be/lRLcUFbuI-w
(Spoiler) Discussion video: youtu.be/-HJQS9lGjDk
01:50 Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
03:09 hyperjump from doomslug plushie
03:41 The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno Garcia
04:29 The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
05:37 The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
Spoiler-free review: youtu.be/ARO7GiCSTso
06:10 The Fall of Babel by Josaiah Bancroft
07:25 Lux by Brandon Sanderson and Steven Bohls
My review: youtu.be/wRqLphxPC1A
08:05 Assassins of Thasalon and Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric & Desdemona series review: youtu.be/G4E6MLbZvoI
08:36 Honorable mentions

Judgement Time...Husband Rates 10 more of my Recs

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-01-20 | Part 1 of husband rates my 2021 recs: youtu.be/n-_RUvKaxuQ

0:00 intro
01:15 Sourdough by Robin Sloan
02:17 Lux by Brandon Sanderson and Steven Bohls
My review: youtu.be/wRqLphxPC1A
03:18 The Interdependency by John Scalzi
My review: youtu.be/J16P1WoRUnc
05:17 The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
06:38 The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
My review: youtu.be/ARO7GiCSTso
07:50 The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
09:58 Skyward Novellas by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
11:57 Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
My review: youtu.be/0v3gFPLAg2w
14:18 The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
16:12 A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djeli Clark
17:29 The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
My review: youtu.be/7yN2W4Eb7BY

My 2021 reading stats....some surprising, some not so much

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-01-18 | I should have gotten fancy and made some graphics and visuals for this one, but then I never would have managed to post it.

My Worst and Most Disappointing Reads of 2021

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-01-12 | These are my 9 most disappointing reads from 2021. Not necessarily the lowest quality books I read, but books that were a letdown in some significant way.

0:00 intro
0:55 Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge
03:04 The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford
05:13 All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter
Review: youtu.be/-Og6reeNFbs
06:39 The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
08:08 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
mini-review: youtu.be/UVDcBrJF_oA
09:31 Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire
10:45 The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
12:02 The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
13:07 Persuasion by Jane Austen

My Top 9 Fantasy and Science Fiction Reads of 2021

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2022-01-07 | My favorite books and series that I read for the first time in 2021.

0:00 intro
0:49 A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
Spoiler-free review: youtu.be/lRLcUFbuI-w
Discussion video: youtu.be/-HJQS9lGjDk
02:45 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
05:10 The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
06:23 The Hod King by Josaiah Bancroft
07:19 Memoirs of Lady Trent by Marie Brennan
09:36 Penric & Desdemona by Lois McMaster Bujold
Series review: youtu.be/G4E6MLbZvoI
11:07 Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
11:55 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
13:17 The Witness for The Dead by Katherine Addison
Spoiler-free review: youtu.be/ARO7GiCSTso

My Ranking: Hugo Award for Best Novel 2021

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-12-18 | This year's finalists:
Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse
My review: youtu.be/7OTnHUS-c7I
The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin
Harrow The Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
My review: youtu.be/lHJKhqvJJSQ
Network Effect, Martha Wells
Piranesi, Susanna Clarke
The Relentless Moon, Mary Robinette Kowal
My review: youtu.be/EihvjtQAjzY

Timestamps
0:00 intro and recap of the finalists
03:24 #6
04:35 #5
05:31 #4
06:50 #3
08:00 #2
09:29 #1

Hugo Awards 2021 | My Best Series Ranking

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-12-17 | Oops, it has been a minute! But here's my personal ranking of this year's finalists for the Hugo Award for Best Series.
Not in order:
The Daevabad Trilogy, S.A. Chakraborty
Lore video: youtu.be/LxpDDDt__S0
Empire of gold review: youtu.be/1d8V57boknw
The Interdependency, John Scalzi
Series review: youtu.be/J16P1WoRUnc
The Lady Astronaut Universe, Mary Robinette Kowal
The Relentless Moon review: youtu.be/EihvjtQAjzY
The Murderbot Diaries, Martha Wells
October Daye, Seanan McGuire
The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang

Penric and Desdemona series by Lois McMaster Bujold | Spoiler-free Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-10-16 | I held off on reading this series for a long time even though I love Bujold, but I'm so glad I finally read it. Here's the reading order I went in, which is a combination of chronological and publication order:
Penric's Demon
Penric and the Shaman
Penric's Fox
Penric's Mission
Mira's Last Dance
The Prisoner of Limnos
The Orphans of Raspay
The Physicians of Vilnoc
Masquerade in Lodi
The Assassins of Thasalon

The Interdependency Series by John Scalzi | Spoiler-Free Review (Hugo Awards 2021)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-10-14 | A spoiler-free review of the Interdependency series by John Scalzi, which includes:
The Collapsing Empire
The Consuming Fire
The Last Emperox

I read this as part of my Hugo Awards 2021 reading project. The Interdependency series is a finalist for this year's Hugo Award for Best Series.

Hugo Awards 2021 playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkVWZAL4BKhTMA6mM7BnkYbsNYJqjDFl

Intro video: youtu.be/KowVi1yNOo0
What I'm reading: youtu.be/ZOO0KhPvA-E

September Wrap Up, ARCS, and Hugo Awards Reading Update

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-10-12 | 0:00 intro and statistics
01:13 InCryptid #8-10 by Seanan McGuire (That Ain't Witchcraft, Imaginary Numbers, Calculated Risks)
02:57 Artificial Condition (Murderbot #2)
03:29 Interdependency Series by John Scalzi (The Consuming Fire, the Last Emperox)
04:18 Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan (Memoirs of Lady Trent #2)
06:35 currently reading (The Shadow Rising, Murderbot)
07:42 ARCS (Veiled Throne, Fall of Babel, Truth of the Divine)
08:25 what I still need to read for the Hugos this year

Hugo Awards reading project playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkVWZAL4BKhTMA6mM7BnkYbsNYJqjDFl

My Ranking: Hugo Awards 2021 Best Novella

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-10-02 | After loads of procrastination, I've finally filmed this ranking for the category you all know I love: Novellas!
Sorry for the 3 minute intro where I agonize about
This year's finalists for the Hugo Award for Best Novella are: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey, Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo, Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by Seanan McGuire, Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi, Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark, Finna by Nino Cipri

0:00 intro
03:07 Novella #6
05:24 Novella #5
06:59 Novella #4
08:38 Novella #3
09:55 Novella #2
11:41 Novella #1

Do You Reread Books? (Discussion Video)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-09-30 | This video is a little different—I'm curious if you reread books, and if so, when and why? I talk a little about my thoughts on rereading and what kind of rereader I've been at different phases of my life.

How were my recommendations? | 10 books rated by my husband

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-09-28 | We look at the first 10 of my recommendations that my husband read in 2021. How did I do?

0:00 intro
00:51 I, Claudius by Robert Graves
02:01 The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu
03:51 The Original by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal
04:50 Penric & Desdemona series by Lois McMaster Bujold
05:52 The Finder Chronicles by Suzanne Palmer (my review: youtu.be/7-Bnz05_PFo)
07:50 Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
09:12 Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
10:00 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
11:15 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
12:48 A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

Some Unsolicited Opinions | NPRs Top 50 Fantasy/Sci-Fi of the Decade

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-09-14 | NPR recently released their list of the 50 best fantasy and science fiction of the last decade. Does it get my seal of approval?

0:00 intro
01:56 a look at the judges
04:28 the list

Some reviews I mention:

Black Sun: youtu.be/7OTnHUS-c7I
The Relentless Moon: youtu.be/EihvjtQAjzY
A Desolation Called Peace: youtu.be/lRLcUFbuI-w
A Memory Called Empire: youtu.be/mUQdp4yRkgI
Gideon the Ninth: youtu.be/lUvqUxxyIfg
Harrow the Ninth: youtu.be/lHJKhqvJJSQ
The Raven Tower: youtu.be/YJKBtyYnMzI
Rosewater: youtu.be/sSUwh-GULPc
The Goblin Emperor: youtu.be/lUvqUxxyIfg

Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison | Spoiler-free Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-09-12 | How does this much-anticipated sequel to The Goblin Emperor measure up?

Review of the Goblin Emperor: youtu.be/b3_7aSWkP-U
(Warning: this was my third ever video....)

Finally, a good reading month! (August Wrap-up)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-09-10 | Well, here's a monthly wrap up that isn't all that late. And it was a pretty good month!

0:00 intro and statistics
01:50 brief Wayward Children complaints
03:44 Lux by Brandon Sanderson and Steven Bohls
Review: youtu.be/wRqLphxPC1A
05:15 The Scavenger Door by Suzanne Palmer (The Finder Chronicles0
Review/Series Review: youtu.be/7-Bnz05_PFo
06:25 The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
07:36 Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
Review: youtu.be/0v3gFPLAg2w
08:23 All Systems Red (Murderbot) by Martha Wells
09:02 Penric and Desdemona by Lois McMaster Bujold
(Physicians of Vilnoc, a Masquerade in Lodi, Assassins of Thasalon)
12:02 Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

Anticipated Fantasy/Science-Fiction Releases Fall 2021

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-09-08 | Compared to last year, I don't think there's as much releasing this fall that I'm excited about, but here are a few things I'm really looking forward to.

0:45 Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
01:53 Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker (aka Seanan McGuire)
Review of Book 1: youtu.be/UVDcBrJF_oA
03:16 Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis
Review of Book 1: youtu.be/0v3gFPLAg2w
04:16 The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu
06:23 The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft (Books of Babel #4)
07:54 Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson (Skyward #3)
09:15 Honorable mention: Wheel of Time TV show

Axioms End by Lindsay Ellis | Review (Hugo Awards 2021)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-08-30 | Axiom's End is the first book in a science fiction trilogy by Lindsay Ellis, who is a finalist for this year's Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

My other Hugo Awards videos:
2021 Intro: youtu.be/KowVi1yNOo0
2021 finalist reactions: youtu.be/ZOO0KhPvA-E
2020 playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkVWZAL4BKiZCK4qB_YVLnbPQKDpt8BH

Lux by Brandon Sanderson and Steven Bohls | Audiobook Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-08-28 | Lux is an audiobook exclusive (print version coming eventually) coauthored by Brandson Sanderson and Steven Michael Bohls. It's set in the world of the Reckoners (Steelheart, Firefight, Calamity).

Summer Catch Up | What I Read in June/July

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-08-25 | Finally back filming at home, and ready to update you on my novella and rereading adventures.

0:00 intro and statistics
01:52 complaining about novellas again
03:20 Hugo Awards novellas: Riot Baby, Upright Women Wanted, Empress of Salt and Fortune, Wayward Children, Ring Shout
06:22 Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
08:22 The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
10:45 A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
12:55 Tricks for Free by Seanan McGuire (Incryptid #7)
14:23 The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
16:39 Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
18:13 Rereading Piranesi (Susanna Clarke) and Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
19:48 The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones
20:56 The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

The Finder Chronicles | Should You Read?

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-08-24 | Look, a video that isn't a wrap up! Mostly a discussion of the Finder Chronicles by Suzanne Palmer, which I think is one of the more underrated recent science fiction series that I've read. At the end, an extended discussion of the recently released final book in the trilogy, The Scavenger Door.

Finder: goodreads.com/book/show/40796392
Driving the Deep: goodreads.com/book/show/53005399-driving-the-deep
The Scavenger Door: goodreads.com/book/show/51319852-the-scavenger-door

Chaotic Childhood Bedroom Bookshelf Tour & Unhaul

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-08-10 | It's been a while! This was filmed back at the beginning of July when I was visiting family. A bit different from my usual content but I have so many notes for reviews and other videos I want to film, which hopefully I'll get to soon.

0:00 intro
01:52 tour begins
22:57 dog interruption
23:23 tour resumes
27:28 ending & pile of discarded books

Onslaught of the Novellas (May Wrap Up)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-07-01 | I'm another 2 weeks late editing and posting this one, but here's everything I read in May.

0:00 intro and statistics
02:18 Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard (and some complaints about novellas)
04:55 Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge (and some complaints about historical fiction)
07:40 Finna by Nino Cipri
09:04 Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
10:33 Wrath by John Gwynne
12:05 Sundiver by David Brin
14:45 Getting More by Stuart Diamond
15:32 The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
18:40 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
19:59 Penric and Desdemona by Lois McMaster Bujold (Penric's Mission, Mira's Last Dance, the Prisoner of Limnos)

April Wrap Up! (better late than never?)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-06-08 | I filmed this the first week in May, but then traveled and time got away from me and I never edited it! May wrap up should also be coming soon, along with some other videos...

0:00 intro and statistics
02:04 The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
03:03 Ruin by John Gwynne
05:55 The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
08:03 Behind the Throne by K.B. Wagers
09:22 Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
09:59 The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
11:26 The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
12:25 A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
14:11 Penric's Demon, Penric and the Shaman, Penric and the Fox (Penric & Desdemona series by Lois McMaster Bujold)

Help with a TBR dilemma? (May TBR issues)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-05-11 | My TBR is rapidly diverging from both reality and practicality.

0:00 intro and what I'm currently reading
03:00 April spillover/Pile of shame/ WOT
04:08 Major Dandelion Dynasty ARC dilemma — help!
06:46 Other stuff I should read in May
08:20 Hugo Awards reading (novellas)

Books mentioned:
The Mask of Mirrors (M.A. Carrick)
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
The Conductors (Nicole Glover)
A Hero Born (Jin Yong)
The Veiled Throne (Ken Liu)
The Shadow Rising (Robert Jordan)
The Beautiful Ones (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Wrath (John Gwynne)
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Finna (Nino Cipri)
Upright Women Wanted (Sarah Gailey)
Riot Baby (Tochi Onyebuchi)

How many series am I actually reading right now?

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-28 | How many series are you currently reading? Am I doing ok, or in over my head?

0:00 intro
02:30 Unfinished series I'm caught up on
07:04 Series I'm not caught up on
10:59 Series I'm not caught up on AND only read one book
13:01 Series with only one book released so far

Works mentioned that I've reviewed:
Gideon the Ninth: youtu.be/lUvqUxxyIfg
Harrow the Ninth : youtu.be/lHJKhqvJJSQ
Senlin Ascends: youtu.be/KAjuRMiaJlw
Arm of the Sphinx: youtu.be/L6sSSz2sl3E
The Relentless Moon: youtu.be/EihvjtQAjzY
Malice: youtu.be/ChwcXZ4LqAQ
All Wheel of Time reviews/vlogs: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkVWZAL4BKi-Vn7HYQz21c7V2e9rxbfQ
Discount Armageddon (InCryptid #1): youtu.be/ng3CVQEbexs
The Ruin of Kings: youtu.be/y9Lgp0EhKy0
Leviathan Wakes: youtu.be/3lzicmD9rVA
Black Sun: youtu.be/7OTnHUS-c7I
Deadly Education/ Over the Woodward Wall: youtu.be/UVDcBrJF_oA

The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers | Spoiler-free Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-21 | The Galaxy and the Ground Within is the fourth and final book in the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. Previous books in the series, which all stand alone: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, Record of a Spaceborn Few. The Galaxy and the Ground Within released on April 20th, 2021. I received a digital copy of the book from Netgalley and the publisher prior to the release date.

Hugo Awards Finalist Reactions (and how were my predictions?)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-14 | See all the finalists here: http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards

My Hugo Awards Reading Project intro and predictions: youtu.be/KowVi1yNOo0

0:00 intro
02:55 Best New Writer
Lindsay Ellis
Axiom’s End: goodreads.com/book/show/51171377
Simon Jimenez
The Vanished Birds: goodreads.com/book/show/45422268
Micaiah Johnson
The Space Between Worlds: goodreads.com/book/show/43301353
A.K. Larkwood
The Unspoken Name: goodreads.com/book/show/45046552
My January Wrap up: youtu.be/JePai3rrFd8
Jenn Lyons
My Ruin of Kings review: youtu.be/y9Lgp0EhKy0
Emily Tesh
Silver in the Wood: goodreads.com/book/show/43459657
07:32 Best Series
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells: goodreads.com/series/191900-the-murderbot-diaries
The Lady Astronaut Universe by Mary Robinette Kowal:
goodreads.com/series/193730-lady-astronaut-universe
My review of The Relentless Moon: youtu.be/EihvjtQAjzY
October Daye by Seanan McGuire: goodreads.com/series/171685-october-daye
The Interdependency by John Scalzi: goodreads.com/series/202297-the-interdependency
The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty:
goodreads.com/series/211584-the-daevabad-trilogy
Lore of the Daevabad Trilogy: youtu.be/LxpDDDt__S0
My Review of Empire of Gold: youtu.be/1d8V57boknw
The Poppy War Trilogy by R.F. Kuang:
goodreads.com/series/243623-the-poppy-war
13:20 Best Novella
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark: goodreads.com/book/show/49247242
Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo:
goodreads.com/book/show/51190882
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire:
goodreads.com/book/show/44804083
Riot Boby by Tochi Onyebuchi:
goodreads.com/book/show/43719523
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey: goodreads.com/book/show/45320365
Finna by Nino Cipri:
goodreads.com/book/show/44081573
18:01 Best Novel
For the record, I did guess 4/6 Best Novel finalists!
Network Effect by Martha Wells:
goodreads.com/book/show/52381770-network-effect
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin:
goodreads.com/book/show/42074525
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke: goodreads.com/book/show/50202953
My March Wrap up: youtu.be/EYBN1iUF3yA
Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
My review: youtu.be/lHJKhqvJJSQ
The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal
My review: youtu.be/EihvjtQAjzY
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
My review: youtu.be/7OTnHUS-c7I

Wheel of Time Reading Vlog | The Dragon Reborn

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-12 | This time I'm trying out how it goes posting this simultaneously with my (mostly) spoiler-free review. Do you guys prefer this, or to have the videos spaced out?

Here's a chronicle of my adventures in reading book 3 in the Wheel of Time, the Dragon Reborn. This is my first attempt at vlogging. This video does contain spoilers for the Wheel of Time through The Dragon Reborn.

If you want a more concise, spoiler-free review:
youtu.be/y-kJe-kd1KM

My vlog for The Great Hunt: youtu.be/Ptt0L4MbQL8

Wheel of Time Journey | The Dragon Reborn Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-12 | Here's my review for The Dragon Reborn, book 3 of the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. This is part of my grand plan to read all of the Wheel of Time in 2021. This is more of a personal experience/reaction video than a real review. Let me know your thoughts, and if you're doing a Wheel of Time read/reread this year, how is it going?

I filmed a spoiler reaction vlog while reading this book, which I'm posting simultaneously—let me know if you like getting both videos at once, or would rather have me space them out.

My review/reaction video to The Great Hunt: youtu.be/Bimgl4l6dfw
The Eye of the World: youtu.be/m-ckrn31CJ4

Hugo Awards 2021 Intro...and some wild guessing

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-09 | Since I filmed this video, the 2021 Worldcon has been moved to December:
discon3.org/news/new-dates-new-hotel

The finalists for this year's Hugos will be announced on April 13th, and at that time we'll find out what the new voting and Hugos timeline will be for this year. We'll see if I decide to add additional categories to my reading or not.

The Hugo Awards:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards

Timestamps:
0:00 intro — about the Hugos and my project
5:58 I do some guessing about Best Novel finalists
11:55 what's a novella?
13:44 more plans

Last year's Hugo Awards Project videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkVWZAL4BKiZCK4qB_YVLnbPQKDpt8BH

First DNF of the year? | March Wrap-up

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-04-07 | March was a pretty solid reading month for me!

Timestamps:
0:00 intro and statistics
02:19 Fires of Vengeance by Evan Winter
05:06 All the Murmuring Bones by A.G Slatter
Review: youtu.be/-Og6reeNFbs
05:51 Stardust by Neil Gaiman
07:29 The Original by Brandon Sanderson and Mary Robinette Kowal
10:40 Persuasion by Jane Austen
11:40 Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst
Review: youtu.be/sKAd1VVveww
12:43 Magic for Nothing (InCryptid #6) by Seanan McGuire
15:00 The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Review: youtu.be/Bimgl4l6dfw
Vlog: youtu.be/Ptt0L4MbQL8
15:50 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
17:23 Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness
19:05 Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
20:54 The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft

Magic TBR Hat Returns | April 2021 TBR

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-31 | The magic hat is loaded with suggestions from viewers and mystery books from my friends. What will it give me this month?

Comment down below with suggestions for my May TBR.

0:00 intro
01:05 book suggestions from viewers
My own TBR
03:16 The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
04:50 The Mask of Mirrors by M.A Carrick
05:33 A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
06:58 Ruin by John Gwynne (for real this time?)
07:31 The Conductors by Nicole Glover
08:00 The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers #4)
11:40 Hat Pick #1
12:46 Hat Pick #2
13:18 Hat Pick #3
13:47 Hat Pick #4

An Honest Storytime | My First Booktube Birthday!

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-30 | Thanks to all of you who have watched my videos in the last year!

My Extremely Cautious 5 Star Predictions

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-26 | I've always beens scared to make one of these videos because I almost never give 5 stars to a book. But here are 7 books I REALLY think I'm going to love.

0:00 intro
01:15 The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
link to Jo Walton review: tor.com/2011/04/19/fantasy-for-grown-ups-daniel-abrahams-long-price-quartet
03:03 The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
04:30 The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
06:00 The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
07:17 The Fall of Babel by Josiah Bancroft
07:58 The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
09:25 The Veiled Throne by Ken Liu

CONFESSIONS OF A SPOILER ADDICT (Spoiler Tag)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-25 | I have a real problem with spoilers, so this tag is perfect for me!

Tagged by BookBinge: youtu.be/sRNlwFbtgL8

Original Tag: youtu.be/_m26sPugQ34

1) What do you consider a spoiler?

2) Does the genre you're reading impact what you consider to be a spoiler?

3) All the best bits are in the trailer, sometimes a synopsis can be too detailed. Do you research books prior to reading them or do you prefer to know nothing about the book?

4) Sometimes the introduction or translators notes can spoil the ending, especially for classics. Has this ever happened to you?

5) Name a time somebody spoiled a novel for you?

6) Have you ever spoiled a novel for somebody else?

7) If spoilers ruin novels, are there some authors or genres you can't reread?

8) When reviewing are you spoiler free? Does this limit your ability to discuss?

Channels mentioned:
BookBorn: youtube.com/channel/UCRfzPJWEHvpak4D4L8HD9hQ
Books with Brittany: youtube.com/c/BookswithBrittany
The Library of Allenxandria: youtube.com/channel/UCkkKyig9x7JcBQoa9k7u3Pg

Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst | Spoiler-Free Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-22 | Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst

If you want to submit a book for me to put into my magic TBR hat (and maybe read and review), comment on my last TBR video:
youtu.be/Hiub57MsdmM

If you've read this book (or others by the author), let me know your thoughts!

Harshly Judging First Paragraphs of Favorite Books

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-17 | All credit to BookBinge (youtube.com/channel/UC1kdT9rkaH1dCesPLgTS2dA)
for the original idea.

My last video ranking books by their first paragraph: youtu.be/lQnZzOfoN4E

0:00 intro
01:10 Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
02:11 To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
04:18 Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
05:23 Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
06:23 An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
09:02 Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
10:28 I, Claudius by Robert Graves
12:20 The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
13:36 Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
14:50 City of Brass by S.A Chakraborty

All the Murmuring Bones by A.G Slatter | Spoiler-free Review

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-15 | I didn't love this dark fairytale, but it did evoke a pretty strong gothic mood. My review of All the Murmuring Bones by A.G (Angela) Slatter, which released on March 9, 2021.

All the Murmuring Bones: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/666026/all-the-murmuring-bones-by-ag-slatter

Where to find me:
Email: sorcerersapprenticereads@gmail.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/sorcerersapprentice

Wheel of Time Reading Vlog | The Great Hunt

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-11 | A chronicle of my adventures in reading book 2 in the Wheel of Time, the Great Hunt. This is my first attempt at vlogging. This video does contain spoilers for The Great Hunt.

If you want a more concise, spoiler-free review: youtu.be/Bimgl4l6dfw

Where to find me:
Email: sorcerersapprenticereads@gmail.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/sorcerersapprentice

A Desolation Called Peace | Spoiler Discussion

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-10 | Join me and my husband in discussing A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. Let us know your thoughts down in the comments! This video does have spoilers for both A Desolation Called Peace and A Memory Called Empire.

My spoiler-free review of A Desolation Called Peace:
youtu.be/lRLcUFbuI-w
Spoiler-free review of a Memory Called Empire: youtu.be/mUQdp4yRkgI

Where to find me:
Email: sorcerersapprenticereads@gmail.com
Goodreads: goodreads.com/sorcerersapprentice

Wheel of Time Journey Continued | The Great Hunt (Spoiler-Free Review)

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-10 | I finally finished The Great Hunt, Book 2 of the Wheel of Time. This is part of my grand plan to read all of the Wheel of Time in 2021. This is more of a personal experience/reaction video than a real review. Let me know your thoughts, and if you're doing a Wheel of Time read/reread this year, how is it going?

I filmed a spoiler reaction vlog while reading this book, which I'll do my best to post soon!

My review/reaction video to The Eye of the World: youtu.be/m-ckrn31CJ4

Buying too many books? Feb/March Book Haul

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-06 | I do need to fill the space on my new bookshelves somehow. Let me know if you've read any of these books and what you thought.

Timestamps:
0:00 intro
00:48 Wheel of Time
01:25 Legion by Brandon Sanderson
2:03 Faded Sun Trilogy by CJ Cherryh
02:28 Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
03:18 Dorothy Sayers
04:05 Stardust by Neil Gaiman
05:00 Embassytown by China Mieville
05:54 Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
06:57 Any Human Heart by William Boyd
07:24 Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
08:00 A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
08:40 Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst

TBR Update, February Wrap Up, and New Bookshelf Tour!!!

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-03-02 | Ok February didn't quite go as planned, but I still did get a few books read, and I built some bookshelves.

Timestamps:
0:00 intro and TBR update
2:20 The Burning God by R.F Kuang
04:59 The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford
8:17 Clouds of Witness and Unnatural Death by Dorothy Sayers
10:42 The Magicians of Caprona by Diana Wynne Jones
11:57 Range by David Epstein
14:20 A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
15:49 bookshelf tour

Ranking Books off First Paragraphs | Unfair but Satisfying?

Sorcerers Apprentice Reads 2021-02-22 | I'll be reading you the first paragraph from 10 books I own but haven't read, and picking one to add to my March TBR. Let me know if you've read any these, and what you thought of my ranking.

Inspired by a video by BookBinge (Quick to Judge Book Challenge):
youtu.be/QhwhcxQtr4gw

Timestamps:
0:00 intro
00:57 Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
02:46 Songs of a Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
03:59 Storm Front by Jim Butcher
05:22 House of Names by Colm Toibin
07:13 From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris
08:32 The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
09:16 A Hero Born by Jin Yong
11:05 Stardust by Neil Gaiman
12:54 The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
14:12 State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Where to find me:
Email: sorcerersapprenticereads@gmail.com
Goodreads: