Originally, I was going to open this review with a roast of the book titles because they are so long, but honestly, given how appropriate the names are and how boring most fantasy book titles are I have no ground to stand on. Okay, so today I want to spend some time talking about a…
Continue reading ➞ The Light Of All That Falls/The Licanius Trilogy – A Time-Travel Cage Match
I wanted to start this review with a reference to Changes by David Bowie, but maybe that’s a little too on the nose? What about The Future’s So Bright by Timbuk 3? Probably still not quite right, and due to my lack of pop culture references to alchemy I may have to change my angle…
Continue reading ➞ Middlegame – I Didn’t Quite Go Cuckoo For It, But Still Great
I didn’t want to write this review. Strong start, right? I want to clarify that my reluctance to write critically about This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is not out of laziness or a lack of motivation. I loathe having to review writing I find profound in…
Continue reading ➞ This Is How You Lose The Time War – Long Title For A Short (Great) Book
I absolutely detest books that feel like work. I don’t mean books that make you work to understand and finish them, but books that remind you of what it is like to wake up in the morning to go to a job you find utterly dull and unsatisfying. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O (DODO…
Continue reading ➞ The Rise and Fall of DODO – Extinction Should Be Permanent
I have an interesting review for you today about a book (and series) that I am particularly attached to. Back in the blog's first year I was testing out ideas for thought pieces to complement my reviews. One of the first ones I did was this piece on perception. At the bottom of that piece…
Continue reading ➞ An Echo Of Things To Come – Time To Shine
