Did Not Finish: Personal Stakes

A story is nothing without personal stakes. No matter how villainous the villain, or how lofty the goal, it doesn't matter to the reader unless it matters personally to the characters. In this post, I pick on a particular example of a book I did not finish because the life-and-death stakes didn't matter to the…

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Book Review: Velocity Weapon

Velocity Weapon is solid spaceship-style scifi, but it's not nearly as action-packed or bombastic as the title might suggest. https://youtu.be/wyIO-pZefTY I want all of my reviews to enhance your enjoyment of reading. I want to share with you a book that you've not heard of before, or wouldn't have considered trying. I want to share…

Book Review: Crew of Exiles

A transcendent being has been banished to human form. His exile to a depopulated Earth will drive him mad if he can't find a way out. Getting dragged along on an adventure by the last remaining Earthlings isn't exactly what he had in mind. What reviewers are saying: "Dark but wholesome" "...quests for restoration and…

Book Review: Nophek Gloss

Nophek Gloss is a young adult space opera action adventure. It doesn't say it's young adult, but trust me, it is. It's fast paced and imaginative and boy-howdy have I got opinions and feelings about it. https://youtu.be/6YTY4cY8M1o Taitn continued sailing the Azura straight into the roiling surface of the star's skin. Burning fusion bit aginst…

Book Review: Starflight

Starflight is a YA scifi romance by Melissa Landers and that's really all you need to know about it. The novel is laser guided missile targeting the same audience as Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach. Starflight has a great opening, but I lost interest a couple chapters in. Read Cinder by Marissa Meyer for your…