We’ve finally finished reading Fire and Blood, the unreliable textbook about the Targaryen dynasty from Aegon the Conqueror to Aegon III. However, the book also explores themes that even its sequels in the Game of Thrones series of books and the television series covers. In this post, we’re going to explain what these themes are. …
Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter. But how much do they know about the years predating the Boy Who Lived’s birth? The film series Fantastic Beasts was a way to answer that question. In 2016, upon the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a screenplay debuted written by J.K. Rowling herself. …
Many stories of fiction are contrived from aspects of reality. One trope that pops up in the fantasy genre is incest. Also known as inbreeding, many tales, such as the worlds created by George R.R. Martin (Westeros) and J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), have dove into this a lot in their works. It has also been …
House of the Dragon is a few months away from completing filming on its second season. For those who mightn’t be aware, the series is adapted from the inaccurate history book, Fire and Blood, released in 2018. However, the series only covers the lead-up to the Dance of Dragons, the war between the blacks (Rhaenyra) …
Not much reading was done of different books in June. Since we’re only just finding our footing back into the world of reading, we decided to read several Goddess Girl books to keep our GoodReads book challenge happy. This was done to prevent any fall behind in which we pledged twelve. We may end up …
Our current read is Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin, the prequel novel to the famous books that inspired the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones. We recently reviewed what we’d read so far in the “historical tome” written about the Targaryen dynasty. But there is more to this. Since we’ve watched House of …
It’s no secret that House of the Dragon is one the most significant shows to hit HBO since Game of Thrones ended. But where did the lore come from if it didn’t come from the same books? That’s where Fire and Blood comes in. Fire and Blood is formatted as a history book told by …
There’s a time in every reader’s life when they have to start somewhere regarding their favourite topics. That’s what we will explore in this first Book Haven review. Since the Goddess Girls are short, this first discussion will be on the ones that have been read so far. Currently, there are 28 books, with a …
