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Book Review: Villains are Destined to Die (vol. 1) by Gwon Gyeouel
I was extremely excited to see this book on Net Galley! Volume One of Villains are Destined to Die comprises the first five chapters of the original novel. Our Protagonist is a young woman named Siyeon Cha, who is just entering college after leaving a stressful and abusive home environment. She hears about a popular…
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This Update is Slightly Stalled
So currently chapter thirteen of Lord of the Black Mountain is up on Patreon. It should show up September 22 on Royal Road. I have a backlog of three chapters, but I am slightly stuck, so nothing else has been written. This means I have been working on Meta posts, for the most part. (None…
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Book Review: Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark
I somewhat resent the summary of this book. Let’s just say that it was not spoiler-free. Though to be fair, I could see the trainwreck coming from a long way off, as all the pieces fell into place. (This is not to say that Fate’s Bane is derivative. This is to say that C.L. Clark…
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Book Review: Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill
In Audition for the Fox, our Protagonist is a young acolyte named Nesi, a girl who has a Reputation among her fellow demi-hemi-semi “god blooded” priests-in-training. In this setting those descended from one of the hundred Pillars can only leave the temple they were raised in if they have the sponsorship of one of the…
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Book Review: Birth of a Dynasty by Chinaza Bado
If I had to sum up this book in one word, it would have to be “sideways.” The story hits you at angles, and comes for you from corners. (No, this is not a horror novel.) Everything is implication and the first Protagonist spends a great deal of time being confused because no one says…
