Whaaaa?? What's up with that ending? Naahh. That's how you end a chapter, not a book. I understand not wanting the book to be a 700+ paged tome, but sWhaaaa?? What's up with that ending? Naahh. That's how you end a chapter, not a book. I understand not wanting the book to be a 700+ paged tome, but still...more
This is a decent story and the writing is quite good but the relationships just robbed me the wrong way and made it hard for me to enjoy the book. YouThis is a decent story and the writing is quite good but the relationships just robbed me the wrong way and made it hard for me to enjoy the book. You could call the relationships toxic but mostly it's probably just a cultural thing. The author does a great job and displaying 'wholesomeness' in a 'unwholesome' culture. Reminded me too much of my upbringing where your relationship is everyone's business and everyone knows best and station/seniority means more than knowledge and experience. Great book for gaining a better understanding of cultures not often properly represented in media. ...more
Serious enough to be considered seriously, but light-hearted enough to not demand to be scrutinized too closely. Insta-love? Absolutely, but it's doneSerious enough to be considered seriously, but light-hearted enough to not demand to be scrutinized too closely. Insta-love? Absolutely, but it's done so that I didn't mind ...more
I'm just glad it's over. Such a solid series initially, but abruptly turned overzealous? The sci-fi /fantasy elements were needlessly complex and struI'm just glad it's over. Such a solid series initially, but abruptly turned overzealous? The sci-fi /fantasy elements were needlessly complex and structured so as to make Deus ex machinae probable....more
Erotica with a plot, not romance. The world building is inconsistent and details end up being contradictory at times. This can be a light, erotic readErotica with a plot, not romance. The world building is inconsistent and details end up being contradictory at times. This can be a light, erotic read if you wish to turn your brain off, I suppose. I'm no prude, but by the third (and final) sex-scene I remembered I had free will and started skipping through it...more
I binge-read a series; something I hardly ever do. I don't know when this series changed from "hmm, this is new; how interesting" to "fuck, how did a I binge-read a series; something I hardly ever do. I don't know when this series changed from "hmm, this is new; how interesting" to "fuck, how did a recurring joke suddenly become an enlightened answer to a hitherto unasked philosophical quandary?".
I started this series on a whim. Finally, a completed series to sink my claws into. I'm very glad I did. My review of book 1 highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the setup; these mainly remained the same. Eventually, it would seem the author started taking feedback in-between books and drastically changed certain elements to appease readers. Although this fixed some issues retro-actively, it also created others. By the end, most of these adaptations were favorable, I suppose. Making the MC a clear old-fart with out-dated ideology made sense considering his age and the life he lived. But changes in the dynamic between characters felt forced or like fan-service. ...more
Yaaaassss. Oeh the scheming in this one was delicious. And this is the best, healthiest, realest depiction of a love of convenience I've ever witnesseYaaaassss. Oeh the scheming in this one was delicious. And this is the best, healthiest, realest depiction of a love of convenience I've ever witnessed. Ugh, these two were destined....more
This was such a comfort; truly stripping away all the superfluous, menial details of life and focusing on what truly matters :') Threats loom on the hoThis was such a comfort; truly stripping away all the superfluous, menial details of life and focusing on what truly matters :') Threats loom on the horizon, this is acknowledged and prepped for, but the focus lies with what we can confluence and what brings us joy. Ugh, delightful. ...more
Should've reviewed this right after I finished it but alas, it was 3am and I needed sleep. It was good, which is surprising considering how little progShould've reviewed this right after I finished it but alas, it was 3am and I needed sleep. It was good, which is surprising considering how little progress was actually made in this book. Clyde spends most of it incarcerated and every step of the plan to get him out requires 2 more side quests and other hoops to jump through like the circus animal that he is ...more
Vuldrani! So good to be back! I like how we got a lil heads up whenever previous characters turned up but didn't get a summary of the adventures we juVuldrani! So good to be back! I like how we got a lil heads up whenever previous characters turned up but didn't get a summary of the adventures we just returned from; nice balanced recap for what's relevant. So interesting seeing things play out from Clyde's perspective. From Montana's books I was under the impression that Clyde was wise and knew what he was doing but... he barely returned to Glatton and is just as unaware of all the scheming lol. He just happens to conveniently be in place to overhear relevant info...more
Extra star for the impressive worldbuilding reveals. So much information was given but it's wrapped up so nicely in the text that this book often had Extra star for the impressive worldbuilding reveals. So much information was given but it's wrapped up so nicely in the text that this book often had me going "wait—but, this would mean...". I almost feel like I read the book twice. First during my listen-through and then when I went back in the ebook to highlight all the nuggets of wisdom.
I finished Battle Mage Farmer, so some terminology introduced in the Tower series isn't new to me but the worldbuilding is so vast and expansive that I struggle to merge the 2 different experiences of it. BMF explored the universe through a spiritual, religious lens; near the end BMF was feeling rather culty lol. In contrast, the Titan and Tower series have a more practical, scientific approach, which is more my thing. But since I got the culty view first, I'm now having to reroute my brain somewhat. What is an Aspect truly? What is Divinity truly? What is Seth Ring really? And what happened to the human he pretends to be? I jest, but for real, how da fck do you create a multi-dimentional universe, with it's own science- and magic-laws, that is so expansive you can slowly reveal it to your readers through vastly different lenses spread over seemingly unrelated series? Like HELLOOOO?...more