Critical Role – Cannonball Read 17

hot take exactly the book I needed, despite having literally no context or appreciation for the in-universe joke

Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon

July 18, 2025 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

BINGO: Red, what a fantastic dress our female hero’s got on What a funny book, I knew it was something something but I didn’t bother to look too closely before picking it up — while I’ve found her Hurricane Wars series a bit uneven, Guanzon’s earlier fannish work remains some of my all time faves. I’ve grown out of the descriptions of clothes for sure, but she’s got a deft touch for dialogue and scene setting…and a very good touch when it comes to frick […]

First of three interconnected prequel stories to Vox Machina,

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 1 Ripley by Critical Role, Tyler Walpole and Marieke Nijkamp

January 24, 2025 by BlackRaven 2 Comments

The Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Volume 1 Ripley by Critical Role, Tyler Walpole and Marieke Nijkamp is not OMG BEST BOOK EVER but it is a nice read. You know the story if you’ve followed Vox Machina in any of its forms, but also because it is a fairly straightforward Villain who does not see herself as Villain (and later a couple forms of revenge) story. The artwork is familiar. You know the scenes and setting. Few real surprises, but it is […]

And so the adventure begins!

Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins by Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson (artist)

March 12, 2022 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Our household is BIG into Dungeons and Dragons (DnD). My SO and I met at a LARP (live action roleplaying event) and we now play DnD with our kids. When Critical Role (a DnD game run by voice actor Matthew Mercer and all the characters are also voice actors) debuted on YouTube we gave it a try and passed. We weren’t interested in listening to other people play DnD. In the years since Critical Role has blown up. They are now on their third adventure […]

Elves and a Magic Ring are Reasonably Dull

Vox Machina: Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp

February 27, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I picked up Vox MIachina: Kith & Kin on a whim because it looked interesting; I didn’t realize at the time that this was actually a close up for a couple of characters who were part of a bigger D&D related franchise with a new Amazon animated show. I haven’t seen any of the stuff this novel is apparently based on, and as it turns out that’s not necessary. Kith & Kin is pretty standard fantasy is nearly every way; the main characters are two […]

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