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Yahtzee Croshaw: Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash (2020) 4 stars

The hero of Will Save the Galaxy for Cash returns to do what he does …

So. This is a bit of a mixed feelings for me. I actually put the book down and didn't pick it up again for a long time; and all because of the heist plot which the book starts with. I actually had the same problem with Mogworld, sure there weren't a heist plot, but there was a point in the book where it dragged just too much before it came back around.

Now, if I had actually read one more page from where I put it down, I would have discovered that there was literally only one page left of the heist plot and then the book goes back to being just as good as the first one. It didn't top the first one, even ignoring the heist, it was more of the same; and I like that. A story doesn't have to get better (or worse) with each sequel, …

Yahtzee Croshaw: Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash (2020) 4 stars

The hero of Will Save the Galaxy for Cash returns to do what he does …

Review of 'Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

aaaaalmost as good as the first book. there is nothing i disdain more than a heist. it bored me so hard i ended up putting the book down for a good 2 months. funny thing that, as when i did pick it back up, it turned out that the heist nonsense actually ended on the next page... oh...

once past the heist part of the book, the rest was just as good as the first one, i wouldn't say better, just more equal than above. it didn't feel like it tried to "top" the previous installment, just continued the story where it left you, more or less. i am hoping there will be a third one, and i am hoping the last spoiler was a foreshadow.

giving it 4/5 stars because of the damn heist bit.

Review of 'Differently Morphous' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

As per usual detective stories, red herrings were all over the place, with the added benefit of being a Yahtzee story, carefully following the good writers trope of having the main character put themselves deeper and deeper into shit of their own makings. It's always a question of how the main character will shovel themselves out of the mountain of shit they've covered themselves in.

The story was coherent and well thought out. Set in the same universe as Mogworld and Jam; but the narrative felt somewhat lacking compared to his other more recent stories. There was something off about the writing, perhaps because it was written in third person rather than first person like his previous book. It was as if the story was written for Channel 4.

But! The story never really got boring, there wasn't a moment where I felt it was a good time to put …

Steven Roy: Black Redneck vs Space Zombies (Paperback, Monster Fight) 5 stars

The Devourer and her Space-Zombie minions have destroyed untold planets.

Those worlds didn't have a …

In my top five since 2013!

5 stars

When I first saw this book listed on reddit in the selfpublish sub, i thought "that's the dumbest title i've ever seen." For the next 2-3 day I kept thinking about the title, and how stupid a book must be with such a title. The book also being self-published by a first time author was off-putting. The description, too, suggesting it's a silly low-budget horror movie type story, wasn't peaking my interest.

But the title. The title stuck. I bought the damn book.

Lo and behold, it is probably one of the best pieces of literature I've ever come across.

Growing up in a small town myself, Steven somehow captured the exact environment, social and otherwise, that I grew up in. I could connect with all the characters on a personal level, like looking through a mirror. Like this was my own life story. It was vivid, and real. More …