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Book Review: A War to End All (Manifest Delusions, #3) by Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton W. Snyder

November 21, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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

Cover art illustrated by Andrew Maleski

A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton W. Snyder

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Series: Manifest Delusions (Book #3 of 3)

Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy, High Fantasy

Pages: 535 pages (Kindle edition)

Publish date: 18th September 2023 (Indie)

A War to End All is a philosophical and tepid conclusion to a brilliant grimdark fantasy series.

“The Old Gods were broken by wars and plagues of the mind, left reeling like the most bloodied veterans. Infected with horror at the cost of their actions, they retreated into dementia. Insanity as escape. Seeking to free themselves, they fled to a world of delusion, a world uncorrupted by jealousies and psychoses. And yet, in the end, even this they would pollute. So deep their need, so desperate their flight from their bitter past, they ignored the one truism all must bow before. Belief defines reality.”

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Book Review: Queen Amid Ashes (The Sun Eater, #2.5) by Christopher Ruocchio

November 6, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 1 comment

Cover design by Jenna Ruocchio

Queen Amid Ashes by Christopher Ruocchio

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: The Sun Eater (Book #2.5 of 7)

Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera, Science Fantasy

Pages: 173 pages (Kindle edition)

Word Count: 36,000 words

Published: 8th June 2022 (Self-Published)

Contemplative and thought-provoking, Queen Amid Ashes asked the question of who’s more monstrous in The Sun Eater universe: humanity or The Cielcin?

“Men are ever more careful with the lives of their loved ones than they are with their own.”

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Book Review: Mother of Learning ARC 4 by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic

August 17, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

Cover art by: Mansik Yang

Mother of Learning: ARC 4 by Nobody103

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

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

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

Pages: 601 pages (Kindle edition)

Published: 4th April 2023 by Wraithmarked Creative (Indie)

Mother of Learning was one of my priority series to start and finish this year, and I’m pleased Mother of Learning by nobody103 or Domagoj Kurmaic is the first web novel series I finished. It certainly won’t be the last.

“Children often do not understand the importance of what their parents try to teach them.”

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

August 3, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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

May 29, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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

April 23, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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

April 20, 2023 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

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)

April 11, 2023 TS Chan Comments 0 Comment

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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