I have had a bunch of science fantasy/dystopian books in my grouping this year, about a third of them fell under those categories. That being said, this is one of the ones I liked the most. It ticks a lot of boxes for me, I like lost civilizations, hard magic systems, and different ‘classes’... Continue Reading →

      This is a Western low fantasy book that reads like a mix between a cowboy movie (if the cowboy was Batman) sprinkled with a little monster invasion. It was definitely different. The first chapter felt much more like a prologue than a “Chapter One”, and honestly I was feeling on the fence... Continue Reading →

An Aside: I'm not sure how many semifinalists I'll end up with this year, I'm almost done with my batch of 15, and after this announcement, I'll probably pick one or two more. Our finalist will be chosen after Kristen and I have both read each other's picks and discussed it at length 😀 There's... Continue Reading →

Long Ass Review:   Wish and Moso live in a city that’s surrounded by a dense, dangerous, and oft-thought cursed jungle. Those brave enough to go into the jungle to get supplies for medicine, riches buried ages ago, or animals for food are known as jungle-divers. Wish and Moso are some of the best around,... Continue Reading →