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Storytelling details: custom swearwords

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Tomas

Today, I’m delving into a topic that may be quite unusual: swear words in writing. Specifically, when writers have characters use swears specific to the story. I’ll aim for both a general approach and my personal opinion.

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Book review: Dragon Strike

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Tomas

The fourth book of Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series forces some characters to face their unpleasant past. And while the story goes on at a decent pace, there are still what I consider minor gaps.

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The Bookworm’s tag

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Tomas

I think it’s been a while since I’ve revealed some “fun” facts about me in a not-so-serious way, so here comes another tag.

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Book review: Dragon Rift

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Tomas

The third book in Eileen Mueller’s series shows more backstory, but also smaller plotholes and reveals one peculiar danger of writing.

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Book review: Dragon Hero

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Tomas

The second book of Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series caught me by surprise in a couple of ways – and shows an interesting approach to series storytelling.

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Book review: Ezaara

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Tomas

My next read is a three-book bundle from Eileen Mueller’s Riders of Fire series. In this post, I’m reviewing the first book in the series.

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Book review: The Queen of Veils

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Tomas

After taking my time with book three… I pretty much devoured the final book in the Princess Vigilante series.

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Book review: The Veil of Trust

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Tomas

Book three of the Princess Vigilante series sees Brynna finally deal with one of the side-villains… but still leaves a lot to deal with to wrap the series in book four.

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Book review: The Veil of Ashes

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Tomas

The City of Veils was a pleasant surprise for a detour from my usual reading tastes. The second book in the series, The Veil of Ashes, was just as enjoyable.

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Book review: The City of Veils

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Tomas

After dropping The Rogue Elf series at book two, I moved on to something else. The City of Veils promised a book that should be lighter in nature – a princess-turned-vigilante is to become a queen. Well, it was a fun read for sure.

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