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Book review: Seer of the Lost Sands

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Tomas

After a short break, I read book two of The Rogue Elf series by J.T. Williams. It mostly had the same pros and cons as the first book – and so my rating stays mostly similar.

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Book review: Half-bloods Rising

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Tomas

Back to fantasy! My next read was J.T. William’s book Half-Bloods Rising – the first book of The Rogue Elf series, though it’s a part of a larger story.

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Book review: Heart of the Talisaar

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Tomas

My first read this year is a Sci-Fi debut that is a decent story, though plagues with smaller issues.

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2021 books retrospective

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Tomas

With the year coming to an end, I’ll look back at some of the books I’ve read, as well as on my own writing process.

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Storytelling: hope

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Tomas

I’ve been thinking about some common aspects of the stories I like. And I’ve found that one of them is hope. In this post, I’ll share why.

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Book review: Return of a Warlord

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Tomas

The fourth book of R.K. Lander’s series brings one of its subplots to an end. And what an end it is… (don’t worry, I won’t spoil it).

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Book review: Path of a Novice

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Tomas

After a couple of re-reads and forays into different genres, I’m back to reading fantasy. This time, I picked up quite a popular series, and was pleasantly surprised by it.

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Books: re-reading

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Tomas

Today will be a lighter post that’ll look into what makes me consider re-reading a book I’ve already read instead of reading something new. I have brifly touched this topic a couple of years ago, I believe, but I’ll try to look at it from a bit different angle.

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Book review: Strange medicine

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll share my thoughts about the final book in Jim Stein’s trilogy.

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Book review: Strange Omens

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Tomas

After three years since I read book one (review), I’ve returned to Jim Stein’s post-apocalyptic urban fantasy based on native north-American lore.

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