Very often in fantasy and science fiction one of the key driving points of the plot has something to do with a missing parent or in some cases a parent that turns out to be the evil that our hero has been hunting. Our main character also usually has someone who takes the role of a father, raising our main…
First, a huge thank you to David for providing me with a copy of this book! I listened to the audio version on Audible. Second, Thank you to Esme for all the work she did putting together TBRindr – An Indie Author and Reviewer Matching Service. You can check out her blog here.I think normally with any review I would…
Just a couple ideas for a geeky father's day. If it's super heroes, books, collectibles, or Starwars that your dad is into then you need to check these out.
Just a couple quotes for you guys. If you are a mom or expecting mother happy mother's day! And, of course, Happy Mother's Day to my wife Beckie. The best wife a guy could ask for, and a wonderful mom to our son. I couldn't find who said some of the quotes so I am going to list them as 'Anon'…
LitRPG Andrew Rowe has introduced me to a sub-genre of fantasy I didn't even know existed. Sufficiently Advanced Magic is unlike anything I have ever read. I have read a ton of novels in the fantasy genre but this was the first in a sub-genre known as litRPG. I am planning on doing an entire post about this type of book, but…
I had just pulled into the parking lot at work this morning after my hour long commute when, 'DING', I receive a text message. Unplug my phone from my car stereo and this is what I see: A text from a friend and co-worker. I thought he was joking. Turns out he wasn't. My tiny little website that I just…
Each year goodreads.com allows users to challenge themselves by setting a reading goal for the year. For the past couple years I've set my goal to 100 books. This is a stupid goal that I've not once reached. With April almost done I am only 4 books behind. At the end of each month, I am going to post an…
There are so many characters throughout the realms of fantasy and sci-fi that I have fallen in love with over the course of my life. This list is always going to be changing from day to day, but these are my current favorite fantasy characters covering all types of media. There are tons of different reasons to like characters, whether…
So you've read all of Sanderson's work? I ran into this problem earlier this year after I finished Oath Bringer by Brandon Sanderson and had no idea what to read next. I first decided to read Storm Light Archives again and then went back and read Elantris for probably the fifth time. I next did what any sane person would…
So Many Bobs! We Are Legion(We Are Bob) is a novel by Dennis E Taylor about a software engineering genius named Bob. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen this book on Audible and passed it up for something else. After almost a whole year of having this book jammed down my throat by audible’s recommendation, I…