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Book Review: Waybound (Cradle, #12) by Will Wight

Book Review: Waybound (Cradle, #12) by Will Wight

Cover art illustrated by Patrick Foster

Waybound by Will Wight

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Cradle (Book #12 of 12)

Genre: Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Xianxia

Pages: 518 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 4th June 2023 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)


Packed with enormous action scenes, Waybound closed the final chapters of Cradle fittingly.

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Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 3 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 3 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

Cover art by: Mansik Yang

Mother of Learning: ARC 3 by Domagoj Kurmaić

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Mother of Learning (Book #3 of 4)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Web novel

Pages: 743 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 6th September 2022 by Wraithmarked Creative (Indie)


Mother of Learning has been one heck of an entertaining ride, and the beginning of the end is here.

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Book Review: A Touch of Light (The Ashes of Avarin, #1) by Thiago Abdalla

Book Review: A Touch of Light (The Ashes of Avarin, #1) by Thiago Abdalla

Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Cover art by: Alejandro Colucci

A Touch of Light by Thiago Abdalla

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Series: The Ashes of Avarin (Book #1 of 4)

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Pages: 447 pages (Hardback edition)

Published: 1st March 2022 by Thiago Abdalla (Self-Published


A Touch of Light is a confusing and challenging character-driven fantasy debut.

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Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 2 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 2 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

Cover art by: Mansik Yang

Mother of Learning: ARC 2 by Domagoj Kurmaić

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Mother of Learning (Book #2 of 4)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Web novel

Pages: 644 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 1st December 2021 by Wraithmarked Creative (Indie)


Mother of Learning: ARC 2 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic was as good as the first volume. It almost completely topped ARC 1 that I read last month.

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Audiobook Review: Dawn Razed (Ethereal Earth, #4)

Audiobook Review: Dawn Razed (Ethereal Earth, #4)

Review copy of audiobook received from the author in exchange for an honest review

Dawn Razed: An Urban Fantasy Novel (Ethereal Earth Book 4) by [Josh Erikson]

 

Dawn Razed by Josh Erikson

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Ethereal Earth (Book #4)

Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy

Published: 13th December 2022 by Josh Erikson (self-published ebook) and Audible Studios


Dawn Razed might have taken its time, but it was worth it.

A self-published series that’s also superbly self-narrated by the author, the Ethereal Earth books (and audiobooks) are some of the best urban fantasy reads out there, in my opinion.  I’ve enjoyed these stories tremendously not only because they were so much fun, but because both character development and worldbuilding were excellently executed.

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Book Review: The Way of Edan (The Edan Trilogy, #1) by Philip Chase

Book Review: The Way of Edan (The Edan Trilogy, #1) by Philip Chase

ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Cover art illustrated by Kyra Gregory

The Way of Edan by Philip Chase

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Edan Trilogy (Book #1 of 3)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Pages: 539 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 21st March 2023 by Philip Chase (Self-Published)


In The Way of Edan, Philip Chase has weaved a lyrical fantasy debut that will highly appeal to fans of classic and modern fantasy.

“The old tales take us to faraway times and places, but they’re also where we come from. They tell us how we got here.”

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Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 1 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 1 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

Cover art by: Mansik Yang

Mother of Learning: ARC 1 by Domagoj Kurmaić

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Series: Mother of Learning (Book #1 of 4)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Web novel

Pages: 644 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 1st December 2021 by Wraithmarked Creative (Indie)


Mother of Learning: ARC 1 was a marvelous start to a time-loop fantasy series. It was so damn enjoyable to read.

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Book Review: Of War and Ruin (The Bound and The Broken, #3) by Ryan Cahill

Book Review: Of War and Ruin (The Bound and The Broken, #3) by Ryan Cahill

ARC was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Of War and Ruin cover

Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: The Bound and the Broken (Book #3 of 5)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy

Pages: 1481 pages (Kindle edition)

Publish date: 19th of January 2023 by Ryan Cahill (Self-published)


Of War and Ruin is Cahill’s golden ticket to the pantheon of the fantasy greats. This mid-season finale to The Bound and the Broken is 430,000 words of glorious epic fantasy.

“Where I come from, there is nothing more important than your honour. But honour is not determined by the perception of others. It is in how you see your own deeds. Treat him the way you believe he should be treated.”

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Book Review: A Clash of Fates (The Echoes Saga, #9) by Philip C. Quaintrell

Book Review: A Clash of Fates (The Echoes Saga, #9) by Philip C. Quaintrell

Cover art illustrated by: Chris McGrath

A Clash of Fates by Philip C. Quaintrell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Echoes Saga (Book #9 of 9)

Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy

Pages: 836 pages (Kindle Edition)

Published: 28th May 2021 by Quaintrell Publishing (Self-Published)


This is the end. I have finally finished reading A Clash of Fates and The Echoes Saga, a series comprised of 9 books and 1.6 million words.

“Love is an exceptional power in this world, one that can keep us standing when all else abandons us.”

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Book Review: Age of Empyre (Legends of the First Empire, #6) by Michael J. Sullivan

Book Review: Age of Empyre (Legends of the First Empire, #6) by Michael J. Sullivan

Cover art illustrated by Marc Simonetti

Age of Empyre by Michael J. Sullivan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Legends of the First Empire (Book #6 of 6)

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic fantasy

Pages: 464 pages (Mass Market Paperback)

Published: 5th May 2020 by Grim Oak Press (Self-Published)


Age of Empyre provided a relatively satisfying ending to the series, but the series never reached the height of The Riyria books.

“That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out.”

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