https://youtu.be/kQbj6I_-Ng4 Lil' Guardsman takes the core concept of Papers, Please! and places it in an irreverent, colourful setting that oozes with charm and an endless amount of humour. If protagonist Lil, short for Lilith, was just a sarcastic little imp, it would not have worked as well as it does. But because she has heart--because... Continue Reading →
August 2023 was rich in fun reading material. Not only were the books I read fun, they also happened to be quite good. But let's start with fun. Dungeon Crawler Carl I look down on LitRPGs. There's a reason for that - a lot of them are not very good. That said, the genre can... Continue Reading →
Previous | Previous by Isabel J. Kim | Next Like everyone, their mother, and the kitchen sink, I too love the endless retellings of Achilles and Patroclus' story*! When I saw Isabel J. Kim share a piece of flash fic that pokes good fun at online fandoms, I thought it'd make for a diverting few... Continue Reading →
Previous https://youtu.be/pzpGUKBtg_g The City and the City lives and breathes across liminal spaces, somewhere opposite doublethink. China Mieville's noir creates one of the most unique locales in fiction, a city that is two cities, Besźel and Ul Qoma. The citizens of one learn to unsee the citizens, the buildings, and all that happens within the... Continue Reading →
Previous | Next The narrator's acerbic tone dominates this apocalyptic piece, a confessional letter and a final goodbye to a twin who has their shit together. The narrator, meanwhile, is "living it up," and ready to go down...well, not fighting, not perhaps sticking it to the neemy, but certainly The end of the world is... Continue Reading →
Previous | Next A hundred and eight orcas wash ashore, each of them dead or dying -- but not just yet. This story is narrated by a village mystic who possesses foresight in what is hinted to be a climate change-decimated future. Whale Eye isn't about any of those things, however. It's a story about... Continue Reading →
"Establishment Reviewed: Sins of the Mother"The Dark Lord (Occasionally Responds to Unintentionally Helpful Villain)KarataanFantasy Yelp Member Since ██████Review Posted On: The Day A Moon Fell666/5 stars There I am, exploring a new world and there I go, finding myself a nice 'lil island with a nice lil' inn on it. And there she is, a... Continue Reading →
Series: The War Eternal by Rob J. Hayes (#4)Genre: Dark FantasyDisclaimer: Received a copy of this a little before release for review. https://youtu.be/XOl0i-BmGWg What a ride! The first three books of Rob J. Hayes's War Eternal series make for some of my favourite dark fantasy reads. Protagonist Eskara Helsene was many things in those books:... Continue Reading →
"Legends and Lattes: Best Latte I've Ever Had"The Multidimensional Dark Lord (Responds also to "Unintentionally Helpful Villain")ThuneFantasy Yelp Member Since ██████Review: Legends and LattesReview Posted On: The Seventeenth Blood Moon On The Pious Man's Head10/5 stars After hearing about the proprietor of this novel establishment, the orc Viv, I expected a good time. I got... Continue Reading →
Previous | Next Friendships, relationships, living together--what do all these have in common? They tend to get messy, especially when you're just turning twenty. Those are the lessons our heroines are met with, come Volume 08 of Giant Days. I first read it in 2021 and promptly forgot to review it; revisiting the series again... Continue Reading →
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