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‘Mother of Death and Dawn’ by Carissa Broadbent Book Review

Tisannah is used to being the underdog. After signing her life to the Order to help save the slaves in Threll, she was double crossed by the very people she helped. In a desperate power grab, Nura ends up on top, Max ends up in a magical prison, and Tisannah ends up back in Threll, continuing to lead the rebellion while

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‘Blood Ties’ by Christie Golden (A World of Warcraft Midnight Novel) Book Review

In the World of Warcraft Alleria and Turalyon are heroes of epic proportions. They have been fighting for a millennia against the Burning Legion, and now they’ve returned to find their son, Arator, is fighting the same cause. Despite sharing blood, this small family doesn’t really know how to relate. Now they’re working together to investigate rumors that demonic activity is

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‘Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die’ by Greer Stothers Book Review

Apparently, I need to die? Not really, but the concept of finding a main character of a novel with the same name as you becomes a lot harder when you have a less common name like I do. In comes Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by author Greer Stothers. The name alone was enough to intrigue me into checking it

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‘Blood for the Undying Throne’ by Sung-Il Kim translated by Anton Hur Book Review

In Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim, Arland struck a decisive blow against the Empire. But that doesn’t mean that they’re safe in the next installment of the Bleeding Empire Trilogy, titled Blood for the Undying Throne. The last time a territory tried to break away from the Empire, the Empire unleashed the Star of Mersia and wiped the rebels

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‘Star Wars Outlaws: Low Red Moon’ by Mike Chen Book Review

Star Wars Outlaws was released in mid-2024 as the first true open-world Star Wars game. It thrust players into the underworld of the galaxy, allowing them to work for syndicates during the time of the Empire as Kay Vess, a new scoundrel on the scene. Outlaws received some rather unfair criticism before its release, which led to middling sales. Unfortunate issues

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‘Children of Fallen Gods’ by Carissa Broadbent (The War of Hearts #2) Book Review

Tisaanah has just won a major victory in Daughter of No Worlds (previously reviewed). With Reshaye’s power, she destroyed the corrupt leaders of Threll and freed the slaves. But there’s no time to revel in her victory in the second book in Carissa Broadbent’s The War of Lost Hearts series. In Children of Fallen Gods, Tisaanah is immediately thrown into a new

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‘The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Walters’ by Rosemary Jones Book Review

Over the past year, Aconyte has released a series within the Arkham Horror series, The Drowned City. The last two books have chronicled different events that seem unrelated but are all related to the reawakening of the Ancient One, an eldrich being so terrifying that people hesitate to even say its true name. Professor Harvey Walters has been running all around

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‘Star Wars: Master of Evil’ by Adam Christopher Book Review

Darth Vader is arguably one of Star Wars’s greatest villains ever. His sheer power and force make him a formidable foe, and his tragic backstory as Anakin Skywalker lends him more depth as a character who has lost everything he loved. We know his story inside and out, for the most part, with appearances in shows, video games, and films since

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‘Star Wars: The Last Order’ by Kwame Mbalia Book Review

Since The Rise of Skywalker concluded the Star Wars sequel trilogy in 2019, the franchise has avoided exploring the galaxy’s state after the film. Aside from a brief comic story, there’s been little indication of what’s happening with Finn, Poe, Rey, or the galaxy at large as they deal with the end of the First Order and a galaxy without a

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