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The Last Gift of the Master Artists by Ben Okri
5.0
This book gets all the stars I have.
Wow!!
I'll write more here soon but for now I'm going to sit and just say, wow.
Wow!!
I'll write more here soon but for now I'm going to sit and just say, wow.
No Humans Allowed! by Madeleine Roux
3.5
This was such a cute read!
I've been wanting to dive more into D&D and when I saw this at the library I knew I had to read it immediately! This was such a fun and heartwarming adventure to read!
Zellidora, Zelli, is a student at the Dungeon Academy where monsters train for the toughest conditions. I just kept thinking about how if I had this to read as a kid I would have been into D&D much sooner! It felt like a great way to get very entry level knowledge of the game, mechanics, and types of characters.
I really loved the characters and how they all grew together.
I've been wanting to dive more into D&D and when I saw this at the library I knew I had to read it immediately! This was such a fun and heartwarming adventure to read!
Zellidora, Zelli, is a student at the Dungeon Academy where monsters train for the toughest conditions. I just kept thinking about how if I had this to read as a kid I would have been into D&D much sooner! It felt like a great way to get very entry level knowledge of the game, mechanics, and types of characters.
I really loved the characters and how they all grew together.
Maxwell's Demon by Steven Hall
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I feel quite conflicted in how I feel about this story.
Going to start with the ending without getting into spoilers. The ending confused the hell outta me. I think this is a book I'm going to reread next year (2025) and see how I feel about it then. I wonder if things will stick and make more sense to me then.
This book appeared appealing to me due to the formatting of the book. In case you haven't seen an actual page of it: picture House of Leaves but more mild...as in not as many 'funky' pages.
This story felt like - ... a rambling that then lead to a story. Often the main character goes into religious ramblings. I think the meaning was lost on me because of various reasons I won't go into. But this is another reason why I think if I do a reread more will make sense later.
The first few pages were an immediate hook! It leaves you curious and filled with questions you're seeking clear answers to. I liked how this book kept me wanting to read it. Even if I was confused I felt like reading it constantly because who know what I'd read next.
I'm gonna end it here and hopefully update next year in my reread!
Going to start with the ending without getting into spoilers. The ending confused the hell outta me. I think this is a book I'm going to reread next year (2025) and see how I feel about it then. I wonder if things will stick and make more sense to me then.
This book appeared appealing to me due to the formatting of the book. In case you haven't seen an actual page of it: picture House of Leaves but more mild...as in not as many 'funky' pages.
This story felt like - ... a rambling that then lead to a story. Often the main character goes into religious ramblings. I think the meaning was lost on me because of various reasons I won't go into. But this is another reason why I think if I do a reread more will make sense later.
The first few pages were an immediate hook! It leaves you curious and filled with questions you're seeking clear answers to. I liked how this book kept me wanting to read it. Even if I was confused I felt like reading it constantly because who know what I'd read next.
I'm gonna end it here and hopefully update next year in my reread!
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
5.0
Telephone Tales by Gianni Rodari
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Just couldn't get into it. I know I'm not the target audience but I was hoping this would be a nice before bed type read but it just wasn't holding my attention at all. The artwork was cool tho!
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
The Butcher of the Forest is an enthralling novella about a woman named Veris who has been tasked with rescuing the two children of the Tyrant who wandered alone in the night into the forest. She must bring them both back alive or death awaits her and her loved ones.
I knew immediately that I would love this story from the first page! I felt like the author did an incredible job of feeling like you walked into the middle of a story without feeling really confused. It's like Mohamed crafted an air that made you feel like you knew aspects of the world and characters already.
This story played SO vividly in my mind that I managed to jump scare myself TWICE! I was streaming too so I was caught live in 4k lol.
At the halfway point I started feeling like I was in a fever dream, even though the author did an incredible job painting the scene of what the characters were experiencing and thinking my imagination was still able to run wild and it added to the tense moments.
The ending was so...phew I don't even want to say. Since this is a novella I don't want to say too much of the story other than express my feelings. I personally loved the ending. It felt real, and thus powerful. The ending made me want to shout at everyone to read this. I want to keep endlessly talking about it. I need to read more from this author because wow I am truly stunned!
I knew immediately that I would love this story from the first page! I felt like the author did an incredible job of feeling like you walked into the middle of a story without feeling really confused. It's like Mohamed crafted an air that made you feel like you knew aspects of the world and characters already.
This story played SO vividly in my mind that I managed to jump scare myself TWICE! I was streaming too so I was caught live in 4k lol.
At the halfway point I started feeling like I was in a fever dream, even though the author did an incredible job painting the scene of what the characters were experiencing and thinking my imagination was still able to run wild and it added to the tense moments.
The ending was so...phew I don't even want to say. Since this is a novella I don't want to say too much of the story other than express my feelings. I personally loved the ending. It felt real, and thus powerful. The ending made me want to shout at everyone to read this. I want to keep endlessly talking about it. I need to read more from this author because wow I am truly stunned!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Blood, and Death of parent
Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I picked up Goodbye, Eri due to watching a video by Daryl Talks Games. His video titled "Horror Games About Waking Up" was really interesting to watch, he talked about consciousness and and how games and movies will tell a story of a characters consciousness being transferred to a clone or an AI or in to the distant years in the future. One of the examples he brought up was about Goodbye, Eri. He explained the basic premise and before he could go into detail I quickly skipped ahead to not be spoiled.
So, that's what this review kinda is. I don't want to say too much because I think the whole story is really interesting even though it's a tad bit easy to see where it's going to lead. The beginning has the main character taking video of his dying mother on her request. He has hours and hours of footage of his mothers last moments, until the day of her death comes and he runs away...
Goodbye, Eri dives into a world of memory and what memories mean to other people, what kind of person are you to other people, and how will you be remembered.
This one shot is a quick but exciting read, the ending is great!
So, that's what this review kinda is. I don't want to say too much because I think the whole story is really interesting even though it's a tad bit easy to see where it's going to lead. The beginning has the main character taking video of his dying mother on her request. He has hours and hours of footage of his mothers last moments, until the day of her death comes and he runs away...
Goodbye, Eri dives into a world of memory and what memories mean to other people, what kind of person are you to other people, and how will you be remembered.
This one shot is a quick but exciting read, the ending is great!
Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh
funny
lighthearted
4.5
Thirsty Mermaids is so fun!!! I laughed, I cried, I grinned from ear to ear in this heartwarming, found family, silly goose graphic novel! The mermaids Pearl, Tooth, and Ez have turned human for a night of partying but oop...they kinda don't know how to be mermaids again...so they gotta pass as human!
I'm telling you if you need a feel good happy thing to read, this is it! The alcoholic mermaids had me laughing and smiling the whole time. I really appreciated the body representation, trans representation, found family, as well as overall being a human is a trip aspect lol.
Each characters voice really popped through the page, and the artwork is beautiful!
I'm telling you if you need a feel good happy thing to read, this is it! The alcoholic mermaids had me laughing and smiling the whole time. I really appreciated the body representation, trans representation, found family, as well as overall being a human is a trip aspect lol.
Each characters voice really popped through the page, and the artwork is beautiful!