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However, before you hoist up your britches, strap on your waders, and harness the gators, grab the scotch but skip the rocks; for, undoubtably, we’re daring the quagmire, but don’t you worry it won’t be too dire unless we happen into a fire. So climb aboard, take a seat, dust off your specs, and then pour the scotch to brave the untamed jungle of indie books with us.

 

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Tethered Spirits Book Review

Tethered Spirits has several strong points: solid prose, decent characters, several strong ideas, a good plot that supports its action elements with some mystery/questions, and

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The Thirteenth Hour book review

There was a lot I liked about The Thirteenth Hour, and muiltiple levels: the characters are dynamic, likable, and full of personality, the world building

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Scales and Sensibility book review

Fun, solid romance, with decent characters.This is through and through a lighthearted romance, albeit one assisted by magic and dragons. The comedy is decent and

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Stormless book review

The concept of having to live in a world continuously ravaged by cataclysmic storms, and not just one but a variety, is a fun, interesting,

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Small Miracles book review

Enjoyable, mostly lighthearted and consistently amusing, Small Miracle is just a fun relatively short read. The characters are full of personality (Gadriel, our MC, especially)

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Godeena Book Review

Godeena is complicated to review: the world building is strong, particularly the canvas of inter-galactic warfare and politicking, and the bones of the plot itself

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Crystalborne Sigils book review

There’s quite a bit i liked about Crystalborne Sigils, the magic system is comprehensible and detailed but versatile, the pacing is smooth and consistent, and

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A Bad Place to be a Hero Book Review

A bad place to be a Hero starts slow, needing to introduce our three primary characters, their motivations, quirks and various criminal situations before the

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A Touch of Light Book Review

Actual rating 2.5While competently written, A Touch of Light is a book that just failed ever really catch my interest. I think there are several

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Fata Morgana Book review

Listened to on audio, enjoyed the narrator.On a technical level, Fata Morgan is excellent, introducing the readers to the large cast of the bomber crew

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Open Sorcery Book Review

Open Sorcery is a book based on the premise of Magic operating like coding in a modern world setting. It executes this premise excellently, both

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Roil Book Review

I listened to the audiobook for Roil and the narrator was good, but nothing extraordinary.If you like darker fantasy and distinctive world building, Roil is

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Beyond the Atmosphere book review

A quick, easy read, Beyond the Atmosphere introduces into a complex setting of warring species, internal intrigues, widely distinct cultures. This setting, the variety of

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Into the Violet Gardens book review

There is a good story in Into the Violet Gardens, dealing with government betrayal and the abuse of ‘others’/racism, but its prose and narrative composition

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