âThe machinery is interesting. I wanted to watch it run.â Initial Reaction & Core Premise: I wanted to like this, and there are moments where I really do, but ultimately the execution got to me. A body-snatcher who wanted death and got conscription instead, an ancient predator wearing a dead boy’s name as a mask,…
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…
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…