TL;DR - Fast, funny, and action packed. A one-time read that is quite entertaining. Another from my ever-growing list of books picked up because a movie trailer brought it to my attention, Bullet Train has been languishing on my shelf for quite a while. In fact I had only recently just started Kōtarō Isaka's 3 …
Series Review: Solo Leveling – Chugong
Left: Solo Leveling Light Novel, Right: Solo Leveling manhwa Vol.1 TL;DR - Clichéd story with mediocre writing further hamstrung by an over-powered MC. You'd be better off watching the anime. I started this writing this review well over a year ago, and in the interim my feelings towards this series hasn't changed much. Solo Leveling …
Series Review: Cradle – Will Wight
I’ve been waiting a long time to write a review for this series and now that I’m sitting here, all I can think of is the fact that I would definitely read this series again. That in itself is quite an achievement for a series of 12 books. How often will a reader actually go …
Book Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society – John Scalzi
The Kaiju Preservation society has everything that makes for an interesting and eye-catching title. We have Kaiju which is the japanese term for a large ancient monster. The most famous kaiju is of course Godzilla who has been gracing our screens for little over 69 years now. The sheer popularity of this behemoth can be …
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Book Review: The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping – Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino has become one of my favourite authors in the detective crime genre. His (translated) books around Detective Kaga and Inspector Galileo have yet to disappoint me. When I found this other book of his which wasn’t associated with either series I was aware of, I was justifiably curious and a little bit excited. …
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Game Review: Grindstone
I first found this game through a YouTube video around some relatively unknown switch games. It’s essentially a puzzle game where you are this barbarian who is travelling up this mountain. Each level signifies one step / level up this mountain with a ‘boss’ to battle every 15 levels or so. It’s not a small …
Book Review: The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
I had stayed away from this book for quite a while, not only because it wasn't my usual go-to genre of fantasy/sci-fi, but also because for a long time, I never had the capacity to consume books I deemed 'heavy' reads. I picked this up as part of a book club read and was pleasantly …
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Game Review: Octopath Traveller
This review has been a while in coming. Octopath Traveller has been one of the most satisfying games I’ve played in a while because it checked off a lot of boxes with regards to what I like. For those that dont know, Octopath traveller is a JRPG (Japanese role playing game) from Square Enix that …
Book Review: A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1) – Marie Brennan
TL;DR review: Fantasy in the form of a memoir where the narrator goes over how they came to love dragons, and the extent to which they had to go in order to pursue their interest. Really easy to read. Gives off cozy vibes. Definitely recommended. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan is the …
Series Review: Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology – Timothy Zahn
This series is a follow-up to the previous Thrawn trilogy. The events take place 10 years after the events of the last book. You can find a review of the previous trilogy here. TL;DR review: A fitting follow-up to an already amazing trlogy. Action packed, suspenseful, filled with espionage and multiple viewpoints that will have …
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