Mark of the Fool (Book 2): Alex Learns to Work the Loophole
A review of Mark of the Fool Book 2 by J.M. Clarke. Alex finds new ways around the Mark’s limits, and Claygon and Baelin remain the best things in it.
A review of Mark of the Fool Book 2 by J.M. Clarke. Alex finds new ways around the Mark’s limits, and Claygon and Baelin remain the best things in it.
The Hot Gate (Troy Rising Book 3) by John Ringo delivers the best space battle of the trilogy and the one argument I no longer buy. Full review.
Evaluation starts as a mercenary-flavored LitRPG twist, then turns into an overpowered John Wick clone. Here’s why this Brad Botz book earned a 3/5.
Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5 opens the crawl to trophy hunters and pays off the Carl and Donut bond. Here’s why The Butcher’s Masquerade is a series high.
My Spider-Man Brand New Day review: the swinging that floored me, Bernthal’s Punisher, a monstrous Hulk, Jean Grey, and what Peter is now.
Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 4 sends Carl after four castles and a caged god. Why The Gate of the Feral Gods is the baggiest, biggest-hearted entry yet.
A review of Lamplighter Academy (Above the Drowning Light #1) by Kal Griffith, a post-apocalyptic Isekai LitRPG that leans on world-building over stat-grinding.
The Dungeon Predator is the darkest entry in The Dungeon Slayer yet — a brutal, exposition-heavy book five that tests how much punishment a series can take.
The Dungeon Titan buries you in grief for 80% of the book, then delivers the best fight scenes in the series. Here’s whether the payoff is worth the slog.
Nolan’s Odyssey is sprawling and occasionally disjointed — Matt Damon is jacked, Hathaway is better than expected, and that ending is pure Tolkien.
Knife of Dreams review: Perrin finally confronts Padan Fain, Mat marries Tuon, and the Wheel of Time reread gets its momentum back after a quiet stretch.
Crossroads of Twilight review: Mat and Tuon on the run, Elayne’s fight for Andor, and an honest look at the slowest book in the Wheel of Time reread.
Winter’s Heart review: the Cleansing of saidin, Perrin finally rescuing Faile, and one of the biggest payoff moments in the entire Wheel of Time series.
The Path of Daggers review: the Bowl of the Winds finally gets used, Rand’s battle rage escalates, and a Wheel of Time reread hits its shortest, quietest book.
Citadel (Troy Rising Book 2) by John Ringo replays Book 1 from a new POV and buries its best material under paperwork. Worth it for the last third.
A Crown of Swords review: Rand’s move against Sammael in Illian, Cadsuane’s arrival, and a Wheel of Time reread that’s testing my patience in places.
Lord of Chaos review: Dumai’s Wells, the Asha’man’s dramatic debut, Egwene’s rise as rebel Amyrlin, and a Wheel of Time reread that’s starting to sprawl.
The Fires of Heaven review: Mat Cauthon’s brilliant Battle of Cairhien, Nynaeve vs Moghedien, and the gut-punch ending with Moiraine and Lanfear.
Live Free or Die (Troy Rising Book 1) by John Ringo, on a reread: maple syrup economics, the SAPL, and inflating an asteroid into a fortress.
Blood of Heroes restarts the Gray Death Legion saga twenty-eight years on, with cadets defending Glengarry. Fun battles, familiar plot, different Keith.
Heir to the Dragon is a BattleTech novel with almost no BattleMech combat. Charrette’s Theodore Kurita biography is the best thing in the classic line.