“All right,” said Susan. “I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need… fantasies to make life bearable.”
Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
Book Review: Mage Mangler – Kevin Sinclair
Note: This copy of Mage Mangler was provided by NetGalley Mage Mangler by Kevin Sinclair was much better than I expected it to be. That’s not to say I expected a bad book but that with most LitRPGs these days there is usually a formulaic path that very few stray from. While this book doesn’t…
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Book Review: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter – Heather Fawcett
Note: This copy of Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter was provided by NetGalley. When you stumble across a book with a cover and title such as this, one can’t help but be intrigued. Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter seemed to tick off all the checkboxes for a potential cosy read. The setting for this book…
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Book Review: Borderlands: Debt or Alive – Anthony Burch
Note: This copy of Borderlands: Debt or Alive was provided by NetGalley. If you’re looking for anything on a slightly absurd scale with a healthy dose of action and humour, the borderlands franchise never fails to disappoint. While the games were a bit much for me at the time, this book has me considering picking…
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Book Review: Katabasis – R.F. Kuang
A very highly anticipated novel from the author that brought us Babel, Katabasis is pitched as a dark academia-esque novel where two Ph.D students venture into hell in order to save the soul of their advisor who died in a freak magic accident. Intriguing premise? Yes. Cover art? On point. So far it was two…
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Book Review: Hekate: The Witch – Nikita Gill
Note: This copy of Hekate: The Witch was provided by NetGalley. There has been a preponderance of books around deities recently and while none have really piqued my interest, this book on Hekate, did. This was partly because Hekate, the goddess of witchcraft and necromancy, appears in the game Hades 2 as the mentor to…
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Series Review: Iron Tyrant Series – Seth Ring
The Iron Tyrant series by Seth Ring has done something I didn’t expect to happen so soon. It has gotten me excited with the LitRPG genre once again. Having consumed quite a bit from this genre in the past, I had reached a level of saturation where every story felt the same. Compared to most…
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Book Review: Service Model – Adrian Tchaikovsky
I have decided that this is the year I shall dedicate to Adrian Tchaikovsky. Having been reminded of his brilliance when reviewing The Hungry Gods, I just knew I had to dive into more of his work. Service Model is the book I decided start with, and it did not disappoint. Service Model is the…
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Book Review: A Practical Guide to Evil I – ErraticErrata, David Verburg
Note: This copy of A Practical Guide to Evil I was provided by NetGalley. Originally serialised on the web, A Practical Guide to Evil is a very interesting take on the heroes vs villains trope. The series is set in a world where evil has been reigning for the last 20 years. While this may be…
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Series Review: The Iron Druid Chronicles – Kevin Hearne
Despite having read numerous urban fantasy series, I still consider the Dresden Files as the benchmark for what good urban fantasy looks like. So when I was done with the books that were released I was left with this void I had to fill. The Iron Druid Chronicles is one such series that despite the…
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Book Review: The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam – Megan Bannen
Note: This copy of The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam was provided by NetGalley. I went into this book fairly blind. I had heard of the author and that another book of her’s was quite popular in the romantasy genre, and so I wanted to give this book a whirl. I was a bit unsure in…
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