The Way of Shadows Oh shit. I both really enjoyed this story, and routinely had to ask myself what in the ever loving fuck was going on repeatedly. Warning: Spoilers abound. Azoth is a street rat who becomes an assassin, but not any assassin because he’s on a mission to become a wetboy, a magic […]
Author: bigwillie
Dragon Heart
“Everyone fights in this world, my Prince. The fisherman fights the fish and the ocean, a blacksmith fights the fire and iron, the farmer fights the weather and the earth, but only the adept fights their own destinies.” I’ve always wanted a solid martial arts fantasy novel. Crouching Tiger meets Dragon Ball Z wrapped in […]
The Land: Monsters
I really enjoy The Land: Chaos Seeds series. I really do. It’s what got me into the litrpg genre. I typically think the adventures of Richter, Sion, and Alma are hilarious. Monsters fell a little flat for me, however. I’ve enjoyed the village/city building in the previous books, and there was none of that in […]
The Two Week Curse
A Ten Realms Tale I enjoy Litrpg novels. I’ve been a big gamer my whole life, from tabletop to WoW. I just can’t get down with The Two Week Curse by Michael Chatfield, however. Two friends (Erik and Rugrat) go into the game together, and are able to bring a ton of stuff with them? […]
Life Reset (New Era Online) by Shemer Kuznits
Trapped in a video game, as a low level mook, on a mission to get vengeance against the most powerful players in the game. “Something was amiss in his world. Hidden beyond even his omniscient sight, but not his awareness, something restless and insidious was growing.” Spoiler Alert Life Reset: New Era Online – Oren, […]
The Journal: Cracked Earth #1 by Deborah D. Moore
“The gang violence is rampant. The blacks, the Hispanics, Mexicans, Cubans, they’re always fighting themselves or each other for territory or for the limited resources.” The Journal: Cracked Earth #1 by Deborah D. Moore Casually racist attitudes aside (the above quote is from the main character’s son, who she adores), The Journal almost made me […]
5 Acres And A Dream by Leigh Tate
5 Acres and a Dream by Leigh Tate Read on as a hold over hippie tells you how she and her husband managed to finally buy a house at fifty. Watch as she ruminates on page over whether or not they’ll have a pond, ultimately deciding not to. The author mentions repeatedly how they ran […]
Doomsday Apocalypse by Bobby Akart
Once again, they convened. They’d come from Langley and Fort Meade, Washington and Arlington.They weren’t politicians or elected officials. They were spooks, spies, and soldiers. Government officials and bureaucrats-accountable to no one but themselves. Oh boy, this was a disappointment. Not sure what I expected from “Doomsday Apocalypse“, the most generic disaster title anyone could […]
The Books Your African American History Class Taught By A White Teacher Didn’t Cover
Pimp The Story of My Life by Iceberg Slim “No more small towns for me. I was going to the city to get my degree in pimping.” Black Boy by Richard Wright “But the color of a Negro’s skin makes him easily recognizable, makes him suspect, converts him into a defenseless target.” The Bluest Eye […]