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reviewed Through Adversity by Alexander Wales (Worth the Candle, #1)

Alexander Wales: Through Adversity (EBook)

Juniper was always the Dungeon Master, never the player. He was always a creator of …

Wonderful deconstruction of LitRPGs

Prose is really good, with a rich but still direct way of writing. The worldbuilding and characters pull you in from the beginning, and with a good structure and pacing you won't get out until you're finished! This book sets up the world and characters of Earb, with the next couple books showing how much there is to explore.

reviewed Wherever Seeds May Fall by Peter Cawdron

Peter Cawdron: Wherever Seeds May Fall (2021, Independently Published)

Review of 'Wherever Seeds May Fall'

Another entry into Cawdron's First Contact anthology. It's okay. There's a new twist on both sides of the contact, and the plot keeps the tension high making you keep on reading. You won't find anything deep, and characters were less developed and believable than most other Cawdron books.

reviewed Artifact Space by Miles Cameron (Arcana Imperii, #1)

Miles Cameron: Artifact Space

Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.

With their vast …

Review of 'Artifact Space' on 'Goodreads'

Our protagonist is a Mary Sue. It's not interesting. There is an incredible amount of telling over showing. Like really, I can't believe I had to read that with my own eyes, from an author who supposedly has had a lot of practice in writing. The science fiction settings seems to be used just for flavour and no ideas or worldbuilding is explored in any way. It did read pretty easily tho.