Category: How’s This Book?
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‘Wind and Truth’ is a Masterpiece
*Warning: this article will contain minor spoilers for ‘Wind and Truth‘ and major spoilers for the previous books in the Stormlight Archive series. If you’re new to the series or haven’t finished book five, I’d recommend clicking off this article. Thank you.* The Stormlight Archive has been my favorite modern fantasy series for a long…
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward: Boredom and Terror
Oh boy, time for more cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension! Oh, and racism! Can’t forget about that! God dammit, Lovecraft… I like your work, but come on, man… Our story concerns the life of the titular Charles Dexter Ward. After many years of traveling and studying, Charles dives into the dark and horrible secrets of…
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Defiant: Finally Finishing Skyward
Better late than never, am I right? Of all of Brandon Sanderson’s book franchises, ‘Skyward’ is one that holds an interesting place in my heart. It isn’t my favorite of his works, but something about it just feels so… cozy to me. I don’t even know how to describe it, dude, I have a soft…
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The Republic of Thieves: A Bastard’s First Love
It’s time at last to catch up with our good friends, the Gentleman Bastards. Boy, I can’t wait to see Locke and Jean again! I sure hope they’re doing good! Oh, right. Poison. Forgot about that. I’ll be honest: I was kinda sad going into this one. The first two books in the Gentleman Bastards…
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Poirot Adventures: Dead Man’s Mirror
Most Poirot shorts are just that: short. You can finish them in less than an hour, nay, less than half an hour. Not so here! This one is well over two hours long, far and away the longest Poirot short I’ve reviewed so far! Let’s hope that’s to its benefit! While relaxing in his apartment,…
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