Category: Review

  • We Never Learn (Manga): Everyone Wins

    One inherent problem with the harem genre is the ending. Everyone will pick their favorite and root exclusively for them. But only one can win. Which means that only one side of the fandom will be satisfied with the ending. It can be tricky to execute an ending that won’t upset a majority of the…

  • Fires of Invention (Mysteries of Cove, Book 1): A Thrilling Twist

    Fun fact/humble brag: I got this book signed by the author back at a Teen Author Boot Camp. Although I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t finished reading it until now. Kids books have a charming simplicity to them. Simple themes, equally simple characters, just… simplicity. Not to mention short. A simple, charming, relaxing read.…

  • The Great One Piece Journey (Part 10): Alabasta

    After three arcs of buildup, it’s finally time for the grand finale of the Alabasta saga. It’s time for Alabasta itself! With Nami at full health and Chopper on the crew, the Straw Hats finally make their way to Alabasta! And things are heating up too quickly to contain! The rebellion against Vivi’s father is…

  • Castlevania (NES): An Unforgiving, Unfair Masterpiece

    There are certain games from my childhood that still haunt my nightmares. Not because they were scary, mind you. Because of their brutality. As a small child, being faced with an insurmountable challenge that your tiny mind and smaller hands are incapable of overcoming can be scarring. Like being beaten over the head with a…

  • The Great Hunt: Building Momentum… Slowly

    The first book in this classic fantasy epic didn’t grab me. Let’s see if book number two can sink its hooks into me. The Great Hunt, book two of the Wheel of Time series, begins a few months after the events of The Eye of the World. Now more trained in the sword and aware…