The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant …
Review of 'The Goblin Emperor' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I love the wholesomeness! For a book about fantasy court intrigue, it's very wholesome and cuddly, and Maia's obliviousness in certain situations is adorable! I also liked the use of language (and thank you for the pronounciation guide and glossary at the back of the book!) In general, the worldbuilding was fantastic, and I'd love to see more of it in future installments.
However, the book had tension that was building up over the investigation of the airship accident and various court intrigues, all of which culminated in a somewhat underwhelming ending. I do understand that when you're writing a book with wholesome energy, you can't include court intrigue on the level of Game of Thrones. Still, it would have been nice to see some of Maia's enemies being more competent and shrewd. The plotlines all wrapped themselves up so …
I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I love the wholesomeness! For a book about fantasy court intrigue, it's very wholesome and cuddly, and Maia's obliviousness in certain situations is adorable! I also liked the use of language (and thank you for the pronounciation guide and glossary at the back of the book!) In general, the worldbuilding was fantastic, and I'd love to see more of it in future installments.
However, the book had tension that was building up over the investigation of the airship accident and various court intrigues, all of which culminated in a somewhat underwhelming ending. I do understand that when you're writing a book with wholesome energy, you can't include court intrigue on the level of Game of Thrones. Still, it would have been nice to see some of Maia's enemies being more competent and shrewd. The plotlines all wrapped themselves up so well that it was noticable - everything went so well for the main chaarcter that it was almost unbelievable.
Overall I think it's a nice feel-good book, but the ending simply disappointed me too much to give it any higher than a 3.5/5
Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes …
Review of 'Legends and Lattes' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A beautiful story that made me realise how much I love slice-of-life, and specifically the little details of living in a fantasy world as something other than a monster slayer!
Also Thimble is the best, he deserves the biggest kitchen in the world
A beautiful story that made me realise how much I love slice-of-life, and specifically the little details of living in a fantasy world as something other than a monster slayer!
Also Thimble is the best, he deserves the biggest kitchen in the world
