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Chris M

chrismaler@bookwyrm.social

Joined 1 year, 3 months ago

I read a lot of Grimdark and Epic Fantasy, SciFi, Paranormal, Philosophy, Meditation, Self-Help, etc... I mostly listen to audiobooks

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Review of 'The last adventure of Constance Verity' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I get the idea behind this, but it just fell flat for me, and I couldn't get through the extended recountings of all the awesome adventures and accomplishments of this Mary Sue character. The humor didn't work, the premise didn't deliver. I bailed out about 3/4the of the way through.

reviewed Red Rising by Pierce Brown (The Red Rising Saga, #1)

Pierce Brown: Red Rising (Hardcover, 2014, Del Rey) 4 stars

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of …

Review of 'Red Rising' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This one was a surprise. I didn't expect to like it as the military school trope has been done to death in both sci-fi and fantasy. However this one grabbed me early on and never let go. It started a bit slow for me but built up to a good story with a fantastic ending.