It has been an entire year since I last joined in with Krikket et al’s Humble Choice round up! I didn’t mean it to be, I’ve continued keeping an eye on things and seeing if I felt up to it and just… haven’t had the spoons. But this month! I’ve been blogging, consistently even! And a couple games stood out to me in August’s offerings, so I threw my name in the ring. I still don’t really have the spoons,…
Title: Kagen the Damned Series: Kagen the Damned #1 Author: Jonathan Maberry Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Genre: Grimdark; Epic Fantasy Length: 560 pages Goodreads – The StoryGraph Content Warnings Sworn by Oath Kagen Vale is the trusted and feared captain of the place guard, charged with protection the royal children of the Silver Empire. But one night, Kagen is drugged and the entire imperial family is killed, leaving the empire in ruins. Abandoned by the Gods Haunted and broken, Kagen is abandoned…
The Blaugust bunch do a monthly look in at the Humble Choice monthly offerings, each taking a game or two and writing up a little review of sorts to cover the games within and give a vague look in. A nice thing for folks who may be undecided on whether or not they’ll pick it up on a given month, but also just an interesting snippet of game reviews. For August, we have a pretty solid selection of games: I…
Title: Legends & Latte Series: Standalone Author: Travis Baldree Publisher: Cryptid Press Genre: Cosy Fantasy Length: 258 pages Goodreads – The StoryGraph Content Warnings High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the…
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the impartiality of the following review. Title: The Liar of Red ValleySeries: StandaloneAuthor: Walter GoodwaterPublisher: SolarisGenre: New WeirdLength: 464 pagesMy Rating: 3.25 of 5 starsGoodreads – The StoryGraphContent Warnings Do not trust the Liar. Do not go in the River. Do not cross the King. In Red Valley, California, you follow the rules if you want to stay alive….
Title: My Best Friend’s Exorcism Series: Standalone Author: Grady Hendrix Publisher: Quirk Books Genre: Horror Length: 337 pages Goodreads – The StoryGraph Content Warnings Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act….different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behavior start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation:…
Diving into a fairly new to me genre with Artifact Space by Miles Cameron I found a really neat science fiction story about found family and space travel.