5. Percy Jackson: The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan


Percy and his friends continue to fight against the forces trying to bring back the Titan, Cronos, this time joined by the Hunters of Artemis. But when the goddess is captured (along with one of Percy's friends), the demigods and Huntresses must learn to fight alongside each other in order to prevail. While not my favorite book in the series, I still loved every Greek-mythology filled moment of it.

6. Shadows Rising by Madeline Roux

A Warcraft book. This takes place between the events of the Battle For Azeroth expansion and the newer Shadowlands expansion. Sylvanas Windrunner is on the run after the mak'gora where she betrayed the Horde. Both the Horde and the Alliance are desperate to find her and bring her to justice, before she can wreck further harm on Azeroth. The Horde, in particular, know they must convince the Zandalari to join with them, so that their combined strength can fight against this threat. But Queen Talanji is dubious, until rebels begin to attack and weak the loa Bwonsamdi, with whom she is linked to.

As someone who has played WoW since 2005, I really enjoyed the story. It's clear the author is also a fan and player - every last detail matches the game perfectly. And the character voices are so on point that it's easy to hear the actual game voices in your head while reading. Also, I was gratified to see Thrall (the former Horde Warchief) playing a considerable roll in things. I've always been a member of the Horde, and Thrall is my favorite Warchief.


Battle On,
Deadly Chakram

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