Category: How’s This Book?

  • At the Mountains of Madness: Captivating Yet Dull

    Everyone makes fun of H.P. Lovecraft for his use of ‘it was too horrible to describe.’ And honestly, I feel that’s unfair. The man was very descriptive. Sometimes too descriptive. If you’re gonna mock him for anything, it should be the racism. The story focuses on William Dyer, a professor at Arkham’s Miskatonic University as…

  • Writer’s Diary: January 2023 Update

    Congratulations everyone! We survived 2022! And we’re still alive a week and a half into 2023! Hooray! The Illumination Marathon continues with the movie review slot. Thankfully, we’re finally done with the ‘Despicable Me’ stuff. Unfortunately, now that means we get to talk about such movies as ‘Sing’ and ‘Secret Life of Pets’, and let’s…

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

    Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

    Well, this one may not be a gem, but it’s still pretty good! An associate of Hastings has managed to find a flat for a dirt cheap price. But there are multiple curious oddities about the place. More than enough to pique Poirot’s interest. Just what is going on with this cheap flat? This one…

  • Jade City: Honor, Family, and Drugs

    It’s been a fair minute since I really got sucked into a new book series. Since I truly had all of my expectations subverted and was sucked along on a journey where I genuinely had no clue whatsoever what would happen next. Since I’ve found a book that I struggled to put down. Jade City…

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

    Poirot Mysteries: The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

    Well… at least it was almost exciting! While on a cruise ship, a massive cash bond was stolen. Now it’s up to Hercule Poirot to figure out who’s behind it. But first, he must find out how. Can even he manage that with a seemingly impossible puzzle before him? This short presents us with a…