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How to Vampire Properly

Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes

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The Fred the Vampire Accountant series was practically my introduction to Drew Hayes, one of my current favorites. It’s also one of the very few series in which I actually enjoy first-person narration. Deadly Assessments is installment number five, and while many things remain the same, there are some distinct differences. The novel is still structured as a series of closely related short stories, and short stories are not my favorite genre, but these I like. In this case, the adventures pick up right where […]

Trial by Treason by Dave Duncan

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Much like the first Enchanter General novel, Trial by Treason includes a good bit of real history mixed into an adventure involving magic, some good and some bad. Durwin is pretty standard for an underdog hero, but he’s likeable. His new sidekick Eadig could use a little more character, and so could Louise, the love interest. Her and Durwin’s romance is thankfully not overdone, but it does seem a little rushed. The basic premise is that the moment Durwin receives his certification as a sage […]

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Law and Order Ennui

The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith

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Imagine that some old school British comic sitcom stars decided to take over Saturday Night Live and do the entire episode as a Law and Order spoof. The result I imagine would be something very much like The Department of Sensitive Crimes. I’ve read a few of Alexander McCall Smith’s Lady Detective series, and the tone and style are both similar yet different. The humor is really understated, and the plot and overall style are kind of generally meandering. To quote the inside fly-leaf: “In […]

Meh, ok, I don’t care anymore. Mostly.

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

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This was the right ending to the story, but I started disliking Vasya in the previous story and she does not redeem herself much. She still refuses to consider how other people might be affected by her actions, but at least she spends most of her time in the folkloric realm and not the real world. Vasya’s “reveals” were a little cliche, as was what happens when she goes to free Morozko. Saw that coming two books ago. For the reveals she discovers about herself […]

A Most Impressively God-Awful Read

Dune by Frank Herbert

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I’m really torn as to whether Dune is truly terrible because it did not age well, or because it’s just bad. I don’t even see how it was as revolutionary as it’s reputed. This may be the worst thing I’ve read in a very long time, and it’s so bad, it’s actually kind of impressive. Most of the novel is characters standing around thinking “deep” thoughts or sometimes voicing said thoughts. Many have virtually no context and seem meant to be ever so meaningful and […]

The fine line between the game and life

Siege Tactics by Drew Hayes

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I have greatly enjoyed everything I have read by Drew Hayes. I even taught one of his novels this past spring semester; I plan to keep it. I enjoyed Siege Tactics, but it just seemed to lack a little something, like the usual sparkle of fun that everything else by Hayes that I’ve read. So, even if what follows seems like a list of complaints, which it kind of is, just to be clear, I really did enjoy this book. It just was slightly a […]



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