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MINI REVIEW: FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0

Class Zero...This was a selectable reward from the Square Enix website at one point which I'd used accumulated points to redeem. I've never really read a Manga before, but since I only had to pay the cost of shipping for this, I figured this would be a good way to give it a try. Many years later, I've finally given it a shot.HOW I RATED IT 4/5 While I don't think this is going to knock

MINI REVIEW: THE GOD ENGINES

My faith is strong...After years of not having stepped foot in a library, I finally decided I would go to get a library card and peruse their shelves. In doing so, I stumbled across this little book by an author I recognized and decided to give it a read.  HOW I RATED IT 4/5 This fascinating science fantasy novella by the author of THE DISPATCHER series, which I've enjoyed,

MINI REVIEW: THE ART OF WAR

All warfare is based on deception...I'd received a copy of this classic as part of a holiday book exchange / Secret Santa situation. This is a pretty little edition and the book is fairly short in terms of overall word count, so I finally decided to give it a readthrough. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Though it would be weird to say that I love a book like this, I did find it quite enjoyable

REVIEW: WIND AND TRUTH (THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE #5)

When both the journey and the destination fall flat...I'd decided I would pick up WIND AND TRUTH on audio as soon as it released. It's devoured all of my audiobook time the last couple of months and now I have finally concluded this overstuffed conclusion to the first half of THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE.HOW I RATED IT 3/5 While there plenty of really good moments to be found within this

MINI REVIEW: SMALL TOWN PROBLEMS

Sasquatch aliens!...This book has made it's rounds around the BookTube sphere a few times with an early version of it even being reviewed by Daniel B. Greene. I'm always in the market for a good novella and so I finally got around to this one after having it on my TBR for a while.HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Part comedy, part first contact drama, part government conspiracy, and part cozy small town

MINI REVIEW: ROME SWEET HOME

Coming home to Rome...After having such a great experience with my first Scott Hahn book, HOLY IS HIS NAME, my parents lent me a couple of his books from their collection to try. This is the first of the two that I dug into.  HOW I RATED IT 5/5 Scott Hahn's story of conversion to the Roman Catholic Church is one I've heard and seen referenced many times throughout my life, but

REVIEW: BARD CITY BLUES

Gally girl...I'd backed the Kickstarter for this cozy fantasy largely out of interest for the author (who's somewhat local to me) and also because I was starting to dip my toes into the cozier side of fantasy at the time. Although the campaign was fulfilled relatively quickly, it took me a rather long time to pick this one up for some reason.HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Although I would say that this

REVIEW: RETURN OF THE GRIFFIN (THE HYBRID HELIX #2)

A prodigal son returns...I'd listened to WISTFUL ASCENDING quite a while ago and had an awesome time with it, but the other books in the series are not available in audio format at the time of writing this, so I sort of had the series on hold for a while outside of reading a prequel short story that the author had available for free. Now, I've at last made some time for this series in my visual

REVIEW: ASCENDER VOLUME 4: STAR SEED

For the future of both man and machine...With things finally picking up in the third volume, I was excited to see how the ASCENDER series would come to a close so I jumped right in to check it out. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 With the fates of both man and machine in the balance, the fourth and final volume of ASCENDER manages to bring this space-trotting saga to an epic

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER READS

November and December tend to fly by in a flurry. Thankfully, I still had some great reads that I fit into the joyful craziness of the end of the year. NOVEMBER1. Murder By Other MeansAnother fun 4/5 mystery-thriller set in a fascinating alternate version of our worldWhile I wasn't certain if this follow up to The Dispatcher would have anything new to say, it actually brings some