I’m going to be honest, I’m not sure what I was thinking when I requested Tailored Realities. There are two wolves inside of me: The one that hates short stories and the one that loves Brandon Sanderson and wants to read all of his work. The second wolf came out on top, so I requested the ARC. Was Tailored Realities enjoyable with Brandon’s signature world-building and magic systems? Yes. Did […]
Blood for the Undying Throne is the sequel to one of my favorite books of last year, Blood of the Old Kings. That first novel in The Bleeding Empire series featured one of the most unique magic systems I’ve encountered in a fantasy book in years, where the corpses of sorcerers are used as power generators. Blood for the Undying Throne expands on that idea, exploring the events that led […]
An old friend from my Overwatch days popped into Discord the other week (shout out to you, Nathan) and casually mentioned a game called Peak. I’d never even heard of it. My interest was—you guessed it—peaked (ba-dum-tis). I was skeptical. How fun could a mountain climbing game really be? Turns out…very. Peak is a uniquely charming blend of humor, strategy, chaos, and teamwork that’s somehow both cozy and adrenaline-fueled. […]
Every gamer has that one hill they’re willing to die on—the game everyone else slept on, hated, or dismissed—but you’ll defend until the end of time. For me, that list of games I’m ready to defend is…kind of long. Over the years, I’ve fallen hard for games that either launched to mixed reviews, got overshadowed by bigger titles, or just didn’t get the respect they deserved. Some of these […]
From the title, I expected a feminist take on The Princess Bride. What I got instead—as the author’s note later confirmed—was a Celtic-medieval fantasy version of Legally Blonde that takes itself seriously. It’s an inspired premise, but unfortunately it didn’t quite resonate with me as much as I would have liked. The Princess Knight follows Princess Clía, who, after being jilted by her betrothed, Prince Domhnall, sets out to […]