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Abbott in Darkness – Book Review

December 31, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Never in my life did I think I’d enjoy a book about accounting adventures on a distant planet, but if anyone can change my mind, it’s D.J. Butler. In Abbott in Darkness, John Abbott is drowning in academic debt, but has a solid chance to pay it off through his new job with the interstellar […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Accounting, baen books, Book Review, Conlang, Constructed Languages, dj butler, Family, Forensic Accounting, Review, Sci Fi, Science Fiction

Into the Real – Book Review

October 26, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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I’ve been looking forward to this book since the moment I heard it described as Pokemon Go meets Monster Hunter—and by the standards both properties inspire in my brain, it does not disappoint. 😄 In John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer’s Into the Real, Lynn Raven is a shy couch potato of a teen who would […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: AR Games, Augmented Reality, Game Girl, GameLit, Gamer Girl, gaming, Gaming Fiction, LitRPG, lydia sherrer, Science Fiction, YA Fiction

By the Grace of the Gods, Vol. 1 – Book Review

September 5, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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Sometimes you find a book that, against all odds, ends up being a surprise favorite. For me, By the Grace of the Gods, Volume 1 by Roy is one of those books. The novel starts out as a standard isekai/reborn-in-another-world story, with the main character dying and appearing before the gods of a fantasy world, […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Easy Reads, Fantasy, GameLit, light novel, Light Novel Review, LitRPG, Relaxing Reads, Stats

Wraithkin – Book Review

July 30, 2022 by holojacob Leave a Comment

Wraithkin Book Cover

Now that I’ve reached a little slow point in my writing schedule, I’ve been able to use that time to read a little more. One of my most recent reads was Wraithkin, a military sci-fi novel by Jason Cordova and the first book in his ongoing Kin Wars Saga. The book starts out on the […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, book reviews, Jason Cordova, military sci fi, Military Science Fiction, The Kin Wars Saga, Wraithkin

Library of the Sapphire Wind – Book Review

July 8, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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There’s a meme that occasionally graces my social media feeds, lamenting that so many fictional heroes are unqualified teenagers, wishing for a story that follows an old grandma with the benefit of experience on her side. Jane Lindskold’s Library of the Sapphire Wind has become the book I recommend whenever I see this meme. In […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: adventure, Aurora Borealis Bridge, baen books, Book Review, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, Jane Lindskold, Library of the Sapphire Wind, Over WHere, Review

Aries’ Red Sky – Book Review

June 24, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Ok, I’ve gotta thank James Young for his patience, ‘cause he sent me an audio code for this book years ago and I’ve spent all that time and multiple listens trying to articulate a review for this thing. Aries’ Red Sky is a grand, galaxy-spanning take of interstellar politics, war, and the humans that are […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, james young, Military Sci-Fi, Military Science Fiction, Obstinate Otters, Otters, Review, Science Fiction, Space Opera

Cinnamon Bun – Book Review

April 17, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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I’m slowly making my way through my massive LitRPG backlog, and this month’s book was Cinnamon Bun by RavensDigger! 😀 Admittedly, it took me a while to get into this one. It bills itself as a wholesome LitRPG, and it’s definitely that. In fact, despite being eager to embark on the adventures promised by the […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Cinnamon Bun, Fantasy, LitRPG, LitRPG Review, Portal Fantasy, RavensDigger, Wholesome

Arcane – TV Review

March 19, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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OMG Y’ALL. THIS SHOW. Jacob and I actually watched Arcane when it first aired back in November, as I’m an enormous fan of all things animation and most things League of Legends (except other players 🤣). But I recently finished what is bound to be my first of many re-watches, and so am properly primed […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Action, animation review, Arcane, Arcane League of Legends, Art, Fantasy, Fortiche, Fortiche Prod, Hexcore, Hextech, Inspiration, league of legends, Magic, Netflix, Review, Reviews, TV Review

Horizon Zero Dawn – Video Game Review

March 13, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

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This month in my gaming life was an achievement, as I finally – years behind everyone else – finished Horizon Zero Dawn. I’m not nearly as fast a gamer as Jacob is; if I like a game, I tend to draw out the experience as long as I can, which is easy to do with […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Action RPG, Aloy, Favorite Video Games, Game Review, Horizon Zero Dawn, HZD, RPG, Sci-Fi, Sci-fi RPG, Video Game Review, Video Game Reviews, Video Games

Dungeon Crawler Carl – Book Review

February 20, 2022 by hpholo Leave a Comment

Dungeon Crawler Carl Audiobook Cover

I just finished listening to Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl, and Y’ALL. If you have not experienced the audio version of this book specifically, you’re missing out on a treat.  Dungeon Crawler Carl is a LitRPG series-starter in which, in the blink of an eye, most of Earth’s population is obliterated and the planet is converted into a massive […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Absurd Comedy, Action, Audiobook Review, Book Review, Comedy, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Kronk, LitRPG, LitRPG Audiobook, LitRPG Review, Matt Dinniman, Matt Hays, Princess Donut, The Emperor's New Groove

Tales of Arise – Video Game Review

February 13, 2022 by holojacob Leave a Comment

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When I’m not writing, I’m usually playing video games, and my main game of the month has been Tales of Arise. This is actually my second play-through (and my first experience with the Tales franchise in general). Initially, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Tales‘ combat system, but the good news is each character has a distinct playstyle, so by […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Review, Tales, Tales of Arise, Video Game, Video Game Review, Video Game Reviews, Video Games

Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon, Vol. 1 – Light Novel Review

May 9, 2021 by hpholo 1 Comment

We’ve established before that I’ll pick up books for the sheer WTFery of their titles alone. That said, there was no way I was going to skip Hirukawa’s Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon, Volume 1 (illustrated by Ituwa Kato). 😄 In Reborn as a Vending Machine, our nameless protagonist is […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Comedy, Fantasy, fantasy adventure, fantasy comedy, Hirukuma, ituwa kato, light novel, light novels, Now I Wander the Dungeon, Reborn as a Vending Machine, Reborn as a Vending Machine Now I Wander the Dungeon, Recommended

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