The Fury of the Gods Review – Revenge and Resolutions
Journies are important in a tale; they must hook the reader in order to arrive at an ending, but an end that leaves one bitter at the time taken on the journey is to…
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Wind and Truth Review – Journey to Understanding
The end of Arc 1 of Brandon Sanderson’s The Stormlight Archive is here, and Wind and Truth feels enormous, metaphorically and physically. The release of The Way of Kings feels like another lifetime, and yet just…
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Gods of the Wyrdwood Review – No Evidence of Gentleness
It feels often, in fantasy, magic is a blessing. It’s not the magic that makes the arch-typical, the top of the mountain, evil but in how they decide to use it. Not as we…
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The Blighted Stars Review – To Lick the Unknown Rock
The Blighted Stars by Megan O'Keefe is a mix of the horror of human expansion, the fear of limited resources, and humanity’s resolve. Her characters are engaging with conflicting motivations in a situation where…
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Empire of Exiles Review – Pay No Mind to the Bygones
It's the kind of book I'll recommend to everyone to read simply so there are more people to talk to about it.
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The Combat Codes Review – Code of Honor
Do you like violence? Alexander Darwin's The Combat Codes is about a world where society has traded war for hand-to-hand combat bouts. Where the Grievar are trained, given performance-enhancing stimulants, and all sorts of…
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Some Desperate Glory Review – The Familiar Sting of Pride
Since the release of her novella Silver in the Wind in 2019, I've been a fan of Emily Tesh, so her debut novel, Some Desperate Glory, was high on my anticipation list for 2023.…
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Legends & Lattes Review – A Slice of Life State of Mind
Fantasy has always had a gift for being malleable to incorporate other genres of fiction from horror, historical, mystery, folklore, fairy tale, humor, romance, suspense, and westerns, so why not slice of life? It…
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The Hunger of the Gods Review – Way of the World
We decide what is the way of the world. Us. People.- Uspa Whoever told the people of John Gwynne's series The Bloodsworn Saga that the gods would stay fallen after the Guðfalla may have…
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Destiny of the Dead by Kel Kade Review – One Can Hope
Before Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade, it had been a while since both an inciting event and an ending took me by such a surprise. Though they were well done, making total…
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