Travis M. Riddle Archives

Cover Reveal: Mother Pig (Houndstooth, #2) by Travis M. Riddle

May 28, 2021 Petrik Leo Comments 0 Comment

Hi everyone! Petrik from Novel Notions here.

Today, we’re here to bring you a beautiful cover reveal of Mother Pig. How about that for a book title? This is the second book in Houndstooth series by Travis M. Riddle. I haven’t read this series yet, but from what I’ve heard, this series sounds like a great and refreshing read. Let me know what you think of the cover art and whether this series interests you or not! Thank you so much to Travis Riddle for giving me the opportunity to host this cover reveal! Without further ado, here’s the cover reveal to Mother Pig!

Cover art illustrated & designed by: Deranged Doctor Design …

Balam, Spring

March 7, 2019 Petrik Leo Comments 1 comment

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

Balam, Spring by Travis M. Riddle
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A serene and enjoyable slice-of-life fantasy with whodunit element.

When I was first offered Balam, Spring to review by the author, I wasn’t sure when I was going to read it. However, hearing that Final Fantasy IX (Final Fantasy is one of my top favorite gaming franchise of all time) was the main inspiration for this book, I immediately pushed this to become one of my priority read. Balam, Spring belongs heavily in the slice-of-life fantasy genre. For those of you who don’t know about this genre, you can search the meaning online but I usually relate slice of life to the depiction or exploration of characters normal life; most of them dealing with daily or uneventful activities. Although I’m quite a fan of this genre in anime format, I’m pretty sure this is the first time I attempted reading a slice of life novel. Because of this, I feel like the only way I can explain my feelings about this book properly is by dividing my review clearly into what worked and didn’t; by correlating my experience of reading/watching a slice-of-life story. …