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Old white cis man. He/him. A well of baseless opinions and muddled thinking. Papysplainer. Won first prize in dance knock-out at the Lincoln Rugby Club social in 1964.

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reviewed Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher (The Saint of Steel, #1)

T. Kingfisher: Paladin's Grace (Hardcover, 2020, T Kingfisher) 4 stars

Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year…

Three years later, Stephen is …

Review of "Paladin's Grace" on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I have liked several of Kingfisher’s books, but the last two or three have been a bit of a let-down. She seems to be stuck in a rut, rewriting the same story about a dumpy middle-aged woman rutting furiously with a large animated sword. This worked well enough in the clocktower books, because it was only one thread among several. Swordheart was kept alive by the comedy. But now it’s just a drag.

Kristin Cashore, KRISTIN CASHORE, CASHORE, Kristin Cashore: Jane, Unlimited (Hardcover, 2017, Kathy Dawson Books) 4 stars

If you could change your story, would you?

Jane has lived a mostly ordinary life, …

Review of 'Jane, Unlimited' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Read this at about the same time as 'Piranesi' and 'The Starless Sea' both of which turn around similar themes. Cashore's work is lighter and somewhat dogged in its playfulness, but reads quite well.