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Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wild...Weird...and extremely emotion.
How do you deal with a possession when it isn't a demon IT'S A DAMN MOUNTAIN.
Such a great experience.
Slow and a bit disjointed but it's all the better for it.
How do you deal with a possession when it isn't a demon IT'S A DAMN MOUNTAIN.
Such a great experience.
Slow and a bit disjointed but it's all the better for it.
Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant's Fury by Jim Zub
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This was a blast.
Just a fun wintery adventure in DnD.
Just a fun wintery adventure in DnD.
Death of Albert Johnson, Mad Trapper of Rat River by Frank W. Anderson
fast-paced
4.0
A great overview of a truly WILD story.
The end is a bit padded with recaps from other magazines and a history of Wop May but it was great added information so I appreciated it.
The end is a bit padded with recaps from other magazines and a history of Wop May but it was great added information so I appreciated it.
Superman '78 by Robert Venditti
fast-paced
4.0
This was tremendously fun.
If you are a fan of the Richard Donner Superman movies you can really hear the characters coming through in the dialogue.
The plot was very run of the mill Superman but it's worth the ride if you miss Christopher Reeves.
Only minor criticism is the Brainiac looks a little too modern.
If you are a fan of the Richard Donner Superman movies you can really hear the characters coming through in the dialogue.
The plot was very run of the mill Superman but it's worth the ride if you miss Christopher Reeves.
Only minor criticism is the Brainiac looks a little too modern.
Batman '89 by Sam Hamm
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was an absolute blast.
It isn't subtle but since when has a story about a man in a giant bat suit ever been subtle?
Fits perfectly into the Tim Burtonverse, however this is WAY to progressive to ever have made it to screen.
It isn't subtle but since when has a story about a man in a giant bat suit ever been subtle?
Fits perfectly into the Tim Burtonverse, however this is WAY to progressive to ever have made it to screen.
Christmas and Other Horrors: A Winter Solstice Anthology by Ellen Datlow
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Of all the various holiday horror collections I've read this is definitely my favourite.
It has a great sense of balance with a variety of holidays represented, including Fesitvus.
The collection has a high focus on folklore as opposed to being out to scare you. I felt like I learned a lot of new holiday traditions from this story and there were no duds.
A great introduction to some authors I really need to check out more of.
It has a great sense of balance with a variety of holidays represented, including Fesitvus.
The collection has a high focus on folklore as opposed to being out to scare you. I felt like I learned a lot of new holiday traditions from this story and there were no duds.
A great introduction to some authors I really need to check out more of.
Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was a really unique and captivating tale.
Krampus was such a compelling multilayered character and deity.
Only critiques are the fact that the Shawnee characters are a little shallowly drawn and there are a few bigoted jokes by the main character in the last third that were off-putting.
Krampus was such a compelling multilayered character and deity.
Only critiques are the fact that the Shawnee characters are a little shallowly drawn and there are a few bigoted jokes by the main character in the last third that were off-putting.
Dragons of Winter Night by Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This series continues to be an absolute blast.
Excited to see how the original trilogy ends!
Excited to see how the original trilogy ends!
Predator: Cold War by Nathan Archer
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A fun action horror book that captures the weather perfectly and takes a surprisingly unjingoistic stance on then modern politics.
Ice Guard by Steve Lyons
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a really fun Imperial Guard novel that unfortunately feels a bit half baked in the latter half. Steve Lyons sets up a really interesting cast who all have different drives and views on the society they've found themselves, unfortunately those take a bit of a back seat for the final conflict. Overall still a great read but his Krieg novels allowed Lyons to dig into these ideas in a lot more depth.