This oneâs a bit esotericânot all of you are meant to understand it. But those of you whoâve puffed the magic dragonâs fungal cousin will know full well, it can take you to some⌠strange places. I only wish Iâd picked up The Lone Wanderer before going down that route. Didnât realise there was an…
In the interest of full transparency, before launching into this review, I must confess that Iâm rather fond of this author. Avid readers of this site will know heâs a valued contributor to our growing series of writing-advice essays. (For brevity, Iâve used âthis siteâ instead of âBardic Planet.â Iâve already saved at least half…
At five years old, Ren Drakemore was contemplating the moral fabric of kingdoms. At five, I was eating glue. Core Concepts & Initial Impressions: I remember my earliest youthâfive years oldâthe crunch of an apple dribbling faintly down my chin as I lounged in contemplation of lifeâs meaning. Ah, those were trying days, wrestling with…
âIn Aether Nexus, kindness and calamity share the same cabinâa boyâs compassion, a witchâs curse, and a storm waiting just beyond the door.â Core Premise & Initial Impression: Bardic Planet has reviewed quite the number of progression-fantasy novels of late. As Bard-in-Chief, itâs my prerogative to mix things up. Pursuant to that, this week youâll…
âDeath is temporary. The fine print is forever.â Core Concept & Initial Impressions: In our ever-growing partnership with Bardic Planet, IâSilas Quibble, reputable spokesgoblin for Dubious Derivatives⢠Limitedâhave been invited back to co-author this First Impressions review of Paragon of Weaponmasters.When I first dug into the work, I knew I was the right goblin for…
Core Premise & Initial Impression: Stay with me, dear reader, because this one might bring up some awkward memories. For the lads, you know exactly what I mean. Iâm sure itâs no less true for some of you ladies as well. Throw yourself back to when you were thirteen. A pimply youthâhormones aflame, eyes wandering…
âWelcome to Kyrus Academy: where the obstacle courses break bones, the bullies draw blood, and the Sorting Hat explodes if youâre talented enough.â Core Premise & Initial Impression: The magical academy: a staple in any young childâs life. I remember my wizarding daysâhow weâd laugh while Professor Slughorn oinked furiously from pupil to pupil, desperate…
Every battlefield has its terrain. They say love is a battlefield. I donât buy it. Iâve played Battlefieldâless expensive, less demanding, and at least the objectives make sense. Alone, you can live in pizza-stained trackies without consequence. With her? Those got retired fastânow itâs morning stretches and juice masquerading as food. Turns out levelling up…
âThis isnât a story where bigger fists winâitâs one where sharper knives are hidden behind prettier smiles.â Core Premise & Initial Impression: What do you get when you mix a mind-melding maligned monarch, a mesmerisingly malignant maiden, manipulative municipal machinations, and multifaceted mystically meticulous magics? A lot of Ms⌠fifteen of them, by my count….
âItâs a murder mystery where the biggest mystery is how the priest hasnât burned the church down yet.â Core Premise & Initial Impression: What can I say about The Partisan Chronicles? Well, I can tell you this: I wanted to like this one. I really did. On paper, it has so much going for it….