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Review: The Brittle Sea by Tom Kane

Review: The Brittle Sea by Tom Kane My rating: 4 of 5 stars Back in 2016, right before I graduated high school, my favorite singer at the time began a project where he set historical events to instrumental music. The first event I listened to was his interpretation of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. […]

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Review: The Holy Grail War: The Hedgehog by Armanis Ar-Feinial

Review: The Holy Grail War: The Hedgehog by Armanis Ar-Feinial My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have loved reading for years and, in trying to find what appeals to me, I have come across some unique concepts that grabbed me and made me want to know more. When this happens, it is easy to […]

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Review: Sicilian Roulette by Anthony Di Angelo

Review: Sicilian Roulette by Anthony Di Angelo My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last October, I got into a drama series involving a crime family in Birmingham, England. I enjoyed it so much that it opened me up to the possibility of exploring other stories dealing with the world of crime. That is why, when […]

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Review: The Dark Portal by Kyle Belote

Review: The Dark Portal by Kyle Belote My rating: 2 of 5 stars Science fiction can be an incredibly intriguing genre. When I was in college, I took a literature class explicitly dealing with science fiction, and it showed me just what can be done when dealing with these subjects in a written narrative to […]

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Review: Everything You Dream is Real by Lisa de Nikolits

Review: Everything You Dream is Real by Lisa de Nikolits My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ll be the first to admit that I tend to lean toward weird and/or unconventional things. I remember, when I was in college in a creative writing class, my professor suggested to me one day that my own prose […]

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Review: Harbinger by Frank Winter

Review: Harbinger by Frank Winter My rating: 4 of 5 stars Picking up Frank Winter’s Homecoming, I remember being unsure of what to expect. Despite my initial feelings, the story grabbed me relatively quickly and the rest of the narrative was incredibly enjoyable to follow. I was very excited to continue this story for that […]

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Review: Homecoming by Frank Winter

Review: Homecoming by Frank Winter My rating: 5 of 5 stars I tend to rate stories based on how they make me feel, and this generally means my gut reaction is one of the most important factors of my review process, if not the most important. Now, of course, in writing these reviews I do […]

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“Peaky Blinders”: A Reaction and Review

I know it’s been a while since I’ve last written. I wasn’t sure I had any material that would interest my readers and myself, so I’ve perpetually had writer’s block for the past few months. But, anyway, there is something I want to talk about. It’s not a book, but it is a story. About […]

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Review: Sword and Sorcery: Frostfire by Ethan Avery

Review: Sword and Sorcery: Frostfire by Ethan Avery My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been itching to get back into children’s/YA literature for a while. I don’t think I’ve actually read a young adult novel since 2017. It’s been too long, and my critical reading skills when it comes to these demographics are rusty. […]

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Under the Willow: An Analysis of “My First Enemy”

So, I was at work this past Sunday and things were slow and quiet for the moment. As usual when it gets like that, I found myself bored. I was trying to pass the time by singing one of my favorite songs: “My First Enemy” by Jeremy Jordan’s band “Age of Madness.” It’s been months […]