Story 4/5 Ease of access 2/5 Character 3/5 Time commitment 5/5 Trigger/Glimmer 2/5 Cosiness 3/5 Overall 3/5 My review while I put off being stabbed by Rebecca Yarros fans for one more week, review of fourth wing 19.05.2025. Because angering my wife and in laws feels safer than diving into Fourth Wing tok with a … Continue reading Unearthing the Flaws and Strengths in King’s ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’
Exploring Iron Widow: A Unique Sci-Fi Experience
Story 4/5 Ease of access 3/5 Character 3/5 Time commitment 3/5 Triggers/Glimmers 2/5 Impact 5/5 Overall 3.5/5 I’ve been aware of Xiran Jay Zhao’s series for a while, following on Instagram for years before I managed to find a copy of her first novel Iron Widow. Followers know that I do not do paid book … Continue reading Exploring Iron Widow: A Unique Sci-Fi Experience
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The classic, the original fantasy novel written by the Grandfather of the Fantasy genre and a personal thorn in my side for over a decade! I had never read the Hobbit until recently and before that I tried to read Lord of the Rings and had to give up around the Tom Bombadill parts and … Continue reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
What?
So I suppose I should explain who I am and why I think you might like my opinions on books. So a little backstory! My name is C.A.D. Mackay but a lot of my friends call me the Baron, they call me that because in college I got into Steampunk a genre of Science fiction/Fantasy … Continue reading What?
The Outsorcerer’s Apprentice by Tom Holt
What can be said about Tom Holt's take on the fiscal imbalance of a high-fantasy/fairy tale world?