GAAAAAAH! Hello! I've been thinking about what book I'm most excited to read next, and it's actually not a difficult decision at all. It's funny, too, because I'm reading Abercrombie's Sharp Ends right now and rather than sate my appetite, this short story antology set in the First Law universe is making me all the... Continue Reading →
Monstress Vol. 02 – The Blood by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
My review of Monstress Vol. 01 -- here. The Blood reveals a few missing pieces about Maika Halfwolf's family and our young protagonist's complex relationship with her mother, while it also answers several mysteries first set up in volume one. What did I like about this volume the most? I think it was the revelation... Continue Reading →
The Grimoire Digest, 15-22 July: 11/22/63, Thorn of the Night Blossom, Ch05en: Ivy
Hullo, dear reader! I've been blogging a lot this past week -- unfortunately, none of it has been on my personal blog, The Grimoire Reliquary. I did put three new reviews out into the world, over at booknest.eu. I'll toot my own horn here and share them with you, following the late, great axiom of... Continue Reading →
For the Emperor (Ciaphas Cain #1) by Sandy Mitchell – Book Review
I have so much fun with books in the Warhammer 40k setting. There are hundreds upon hundreds of them and they range from the utterly ridiculous to the downright tragic; from grimmer than grimdark to…uh, kids’ books narrated by David Tennant and Billie Piper *squints*. All sorts of brilliant writers have contributed to the colossal... Continue Reading →
The Warded Man (Demon Cycle #1) by Peter V. Brett – Book Review (Excerpt)
The entirety of this review is published over at booknest.eu. Below is an exerpt of it because...well, #everythingiscontent, and this is mine. Entering a new fictional world that might take up dozens or even hundreds of hours of your time is no small thing; those first few hours are decisive as they can either mesmerize... Continue Reading →
Batman: Arkham Knight: BATMAN — THE BAD GUY ALL ALONG?!
Gotham's Caped Crusader has been many things -- saviour, hero, crusader for justice, merciless vigilante...AND THE CANCER EATING AWAY AT GOTHAM?! Find out in my beautiful piece of investigative journalism, now in video form! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz6X1lpYUMI