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, […]
Reviews
Wraithkin – Book Review
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 […]
Library of the Sapphire Wind – Book Review
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 […]
Aries’ Red Sky – Book Review
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 […]
Cinnamon Bun – Book Review
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 […]
Arcane – TV Review
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 […]
Horizon Zero Dawn – Video Game Review
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 […]
Dungeon Crawler Carl – Book Review
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 […]
Tales of Arise – Video Game Review
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 […]
Reborn as a Vending Machine, Now I Wander the Dungeon, Vol. 1 – Light Novel Review
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 […]
Empire of Silence – Book Review
I finished reading Empire of Silence a little over a year ago, but it was one of those books that I enjoyed so much, my only reaction at the time was *excited pterodactyl noises.* (Admittedly, I don’t actually know what an excited pterodactyl sounds like, nor what sort of noise it would make after discovering […]
Men Hunting Things – Book Review
I picked up David Drake’s Men Hunting Things anthology for its amusingly frank title and, as has been a trend as of late, ended up finding a new favorite anthology. 😀 Its straightforward title belies a book of unexpected variety and complexity. While some of the stories are simple and hilarious (Wilson Tucker’s “Gentlemen, The […]