https://youtu.be/ClaEXVuFo4Y Eskara Helsene has been many things: an angry teenager, the victim of brainwashing and abuse, queen and villain and an enemy to the gods themselves. In Death's Beating Heart, she aims for the stars by trying to save the world from Sevorai's nightmarish hunger, Norvet Meruun. The issues with that are numerous: first among... 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 →
Hello, everyone! I've made a video version of my 2020 review of Along the Razor's Edge -- while doing that, I also updated it somewhat. Hindsight is a wonder, once you've read an entire series, isn't it? Expect the rest of the series reviewed within the end of next week! https://youtu.be/BhNRPro3Fys
Greetings, Reader! Join me once more as I reminisce about the last month at the Grimoire Reliquary! I've read wonderful books, I've read good novellas, I even read a couple of forgettable but I regret that not at all - few things offer as many teaching moments to the aspiring writer as mediocrity does! But... Continue Reading →
Review originally posted over at: Booknest.euRelease Date: March 30, 2020Published by: Self-PublishedGenre: Fantasy, GrimdarkPages: 281Format: ebookReview Copy: Provided by the author in return for an honest review. What Rob J. Hayes has done in Along the Razor’s Edge cements his place as one of the masters of grimdark fantasy. I’ve taken my time getting to the review... Continue Reading →
I've read a fair amount of words on the Internet this past week, and thought to myself, 'Hey, I know, I better share them with the rest of you, too!' So without further ado, here they are: Why Angry Librarians Are Going to War With Publishers Over E-Books Hint: It's because big publishers, in this... Continue Reading →
I love Asian-themed fantasy, especially when it's ON SALE! Whether it's inspired by historical events like R. F. Kuang's The Poppy War or it dissects the warrior culture of an analogue of Japan like M. L. Wang's The Sword of Kaigen, whether it mythologises heroes like Rob J. Hayes's Never Die or it offers a... Continue Reading →
Previous - Next Rain from Bookdragonism reviews R. F. Kuang's The Dragon Republic I am beyond excited about the second installment of The Poppy War! What's going to happen with Rin after the...well, the genocide she commited in the last book? Rain doesn't tell us, of course but...wait a second. Rain...Rin...could it be? Gasp! Seriously... Continue Reading →
Hey, everyone! This review was originally published over on BookNest.eu about six months ago. Check the site out, great reviews by me and many other lovely folks! I thought I'd start reposting my old reviews here every few days, in case anyone who hasn't seen them before follows my blog for the book reviews in... Continue Reading →
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