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Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Review: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow  My rating: 5 of 5 stars  I don’t remember what exactly enticed me to pick up Starling House. However, once I did dive in, it didn’t take me long to become heavily engrossed in the story. I’ve had a soft spot for fantasy stories ever since I was a child. […]

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Review: Awakening, Rise of the A.I., Book 2 by Eric Jeffrey Kaufman

Review: Awakening, Rise of the A.I., Book 2 by Eric Jeffrey Kaufman  My rating: 3 of 5 stars When I picked up the first volume in Eric Jeffrey Kaufman’s Awakening trilogy a couple months ago, I really enjoyed where the story went and how the narrative subverted several of my expectations. While there were some things that […]

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Dissecting Story Structures, Part I: Antagonists

I’ve been struggling with writer’s block for the past few months. I’ve found myself trashing a lot of things I start and beginning all over again. I don’t like when I get like this, but thankfully it’s always been temporary. Because I have something I want to discuss here, given I’ve covered subjects related to […]

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Review: Oscar the Ferry Cat by Molly Arbuthnott

Review: Oscar the Ferry Cat by Molly Arbuthnott My rating: 3 of 5 stars When I was in college, I took a class on children’s literature as part of my degree program. While I was not a fan of every story that I read in that class, it did open me up to several topics […]

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Review: Isla’s Song: Love of a Child by Darren Mort

Isla’s Song: Love of a Child by Darren Mort  My rating: 4 of 5 stars I admit, I don’t read a lot of fiction with themes involving family, so Darren Mort’s Isla’s Song ended up throwing a lot of concepts at me that I do not usually deal with in the stories I read. That said, the […]

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Review: Raven by Tim Pearsall

Review: Raven by Tim Pearsall  My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was introduced to Tim Pearsall’s work some time ago when I read and reviewed a short story collection he wrote. While I didn’t love everything about the book, there were some concepts that I found intriguing in the work. Similarly, here, I like […]

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Review: Watership Down: The Graphic Novel adapted by James Sturm, illustrated by Joe Sutphin, based on the novel by Richard Adams

Review: Watership Down: The Graphic Novel adapted by James Sturm, illustrated by Joe Sutphin, based on the novel by Richard Adams  My rating: 4 of 5 stars I first read Richard Adams’ Watership Down when I was fifteen years old, and I fell in love with it. I have said this before, but the story truly does […]

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Review: Lucien: Book two in the EVE-0/Lucien Duology by Danielle Gomes

Review: Lucien by Danielle Gomes  My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I picked up EVE-0 by Danielle Gomes, I was disappointed that the story ultimately did not click with me in the end. However, there was a concept that was introduced that kept me interested in the sequel. I have had reading experiences in the past […]

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Review: Awakening: A not too distant future, Book 1 by Eric Jeffrey Kaufman

Review: Awakening: A not too distant future, Book 1 by Eric Jeffrey Kaufman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I feel like, lately, I’ve been difficult to please in terms of the stories I have been reading. My past couple of reviews have been leaning toward the negative end of the spectrum. While I enjoy […]

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Review: EVE-0 by Danielle Gomes

Review: EVE-0 by Danielle Gomes My rating: 2 of 5 stars It’s incredible how quickly things change. Whether changes that occur be good or bad, the speed with which they happen has always been a bit surreal to me. That said, it has always been interesting to me how real-life events and the changes that […]