Decently written and constructed, Edge Of Magic’s focus on the fae helps to distinguish it from the more vampire and werewolf dominated paranormal fantasy. For me at least.The characters are solid and their strength, along with the book’s strength, is best on display in the more human conflicts, specifically the poverty Tara and her family […]
Actual rating 3.5Living gargoyles, vegan alchemists, smuggling rings, and hidden tunnels, oh my.The Accidental Alchemist is the second of my recent delve into cozy mysteries, and it does an effective job at feeding the readers hints as to the culprit of the the murder and at providing believable suspects other than the true murderer.The characters […]
Decent prose, characters, and pacing. I very much enjoyed the concept of the ship being a deathtrap and it was well utilized throughout the story. I also enjoyed Ava as a character, but some of her motivations lacked explanation; the core root of her character being someone who wants to avoid responsibility is effective and […]
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The Mortal Blade is one of those book that, while well written, didn’t impart a strong impression on me. The writing is solid, most of the main characters well constructed, and the pacing is quick but steady. Its setting is a more standard sword and sorcery fantasy, which I was ready for after a selection […]
‘Gunmetal Gods’ is an awesome book title, and a promise to the reader to deliver those gods. The book unreservedly succeeds in this; the gods are immense, and deliciously baleful and lovecraftian. But they take a while to appear meaningfully in the narrative, in name or affect, and this results in the first half of […]
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Hall of Bones is a solid, competently written viking fantasy book; there is no part of the book, from the prose to the characters to the pacing etc, that falls below good, but there also wasn’t really an element of the story that shone for me. The viking theme is well integrated into the plot, […]
From page one Norylska Groans expertly immerses the reader in its setting, from the brutal drudgery of working in that time period, to the cold, to the Russian theme of the book, and even the noir theme. The result is an immersive and somewhat depressing read.The pacing for the book is good, with plot progressing […]
Burn Red Skies starts strong but falters as it progresses. The world with its sky ships and islands, and the elemental magic system is well conceived and appealingly implemented, especially with how the magic is built into the various races and cultures of the world. It gives the world clear definition and aesthetics and, most […]
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Available in vlog & podcast
Available in vlog & podcast