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REVIEW: ASCENDER VOL 3: THE DIGITAL MAGE

We finally have liftoff...The ASCENDER series hasn't been as big of a smash hit as DESCENDER was for me. I've found the pacing to be really slow in spite of how many things are going on, but I've been curious to see how this whole saga ends, so I finally got to the third volume this month.  HOW I RATED IT 4/5 Things are finally starting to pick up with this series. This

MINI REVIEW: TRAVEL BY BULLET

The fastest way to travel...I had such a good experience with the second novella with this series and also had a little time to spare before the release of WIND AND TRUTH, so I decided to dive right into the third entry in Scalzi's supernatural crime thriller procedural. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 TRAVEL BY BULLET offers another fascinating and fast paced mystery that builds upon prior

MINI REVIEW: MURDER BY OTHER MEANS

When there are other ways to kill...After being really impressed with the first novella in the series, I finally got around to the sequel when I found myself needing something quick in between other audiobooks. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 This fast-paced follow up to THE DISPATCHER offers another thrilling ride through a world that has a very interesting dynamic with death. CONTENTThe

REVIEW: MURDER BY OTHER MEANS

When there are other ways to kill...After being really impressed with the first novella in the series, I finally got around to the sequel when I found myself needing something quick in between other audiobooks. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 This fast-paced follow up to THE DISPATCHER offers another thrilling ride through a world that has a very interesting dynamic with death. CONTENTThe

REVIEW: BLOOD OF THE SPEAR (EYE OF ETERNITY #1)

Classic-style fantasy that moves...After hearing some really nice things about this book, I've been curious to try it. It's quite long though, so I've had it on the back burner for a while now, but the release of an Audiobook version allowed me to fit it in this past month. HOW I RATED IT 3/5 I think that fans of classic-style fantasies are going to be obsessed with this more

REVIEW: STARBINDER (EYE OF ETERNITY # 0.5)

The Shaluay Starbinders...After being pleasantly surprised to find this novella included in the Audiobook for BLOOD OF THE SPEAR, I went ahead and listened to it immediately after wrapping up the novel.HOW I RATED IT 4/5 The prequel novella has a lot going on and it's not immediately evident where things are heading, but n the end it packs quite a bunch and adds a substantial amount to

REVIEW: THE SUNLIT MAN

5% Skip Capacity...I was able to snag the Dragonsteel edition of this book a little while back and wanted to make sure I got to it before the fifth STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE book came out, so I decided November would be the perfect time to tackle it since I am otherwise caught up on The Cosmere. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 This fast-paced action romp was a good deal of fun. It marks the end of

OCTOBER READS

Spooky season was filled with some nice little treats when it came to the books I was able to complete in the month of October. 1. Impact Winter Season 3An amazing 5/5 follow up to the finale of Impact Winter's second seasonI had high hopes for this installment in the series and Season 3 exceeded them all. Court intrigue, the exploration of this world's vampire lore, and plenty of

REVIEW: LEGENDS AND LATTES

An orc entrepreneur...After being pleasantly surprised by Andrew D. Meredith's QUAINT CREATURES, I've been increasingly curious to give other cozy fantasies a try. With fall upon us and winter coming close behind, I figured it was the perfect time of year to start doing just that. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 After trying a more recently released cozy fantasy book, I found myself wanting to

MINI REVIEW: SHATTERED SPIRITS: THE FAILL OF ISHCAIRN

The lost city of Ish...With spooky season upon us, I figured it might be fun to give eldritch horror a try with Cal Black's standalone novella. HOW I RATED IT 4/5 As someone who doesn't tend to consume a ton of scary media and has only dabbled in a couple of Lovecraft's shortest of short stories (none of his most famous ones), I wasn't really sure how I was going to connect with a