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Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! Major spoilers ahead if you haven't read the previous three volumes of this series! * * * * "Death is the way of the jianghu." - Tao Jun The Swordsmen of Blue Mountain have returned! Only it isn't a joyous occasion as Li Ming remains in a coma and Tao Jun bears the weight of his failures from the temple. All is not lost since Shu Yan was able to steal the Nine Dragon manual back and away from the Black Tigers! But the odds are beginning to stack against them with the presence of a fierce general. . . She Who Pacifies the North has arrived and is leaving burned villages in her wake. General Peng is here to set things straight and flush out the Black Tigers but at what cost? Our ragtag team will have to come together and hopefully be enough for what's approaching. Shu Yan continuing her training, but something seems to be missing. Maybe the surprise of a long-lost-f...

Book Review 4.5 out of 5 stars! First and foremost! This series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! If you haven't read "The Viking Gael" go, do that first otherwise this review will contain spoilers. * * * * * "A smooth sea won't make a good sailor!" Asgeir is about to face a number of intense storms in succession, not all of them being on the water! After defeating his enemies and gaining a small amount of respect and acknowledgement from those around him the young man still feels empty. Asgeir believes his honor was lost on that fateful battlefield and is hoping to get it back! However, be in debt to an awful man and one who mocks him at every turn isn't helping matters. . . Asgeir is about to face a challenge he never wanted to be involved with but when the captain does something rash and foolish, he has no choice. Tensions and situations escalate very quickly as Asgeir finds himself in the middle of politics on foreign lands. Will he ever get hi...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! Set to release September 5, 2023 "It's a gift to the town." Nothing ever happens in the town of Seven Sisters. Many of the residents remain in the town until they can no longer leave it, the years just slipping bye. Two siblings wish to leave their hometown behind in hopes of a bigger, brighter, future. Both having to grow up and make choices they may not be entirely ready for. Everything drastically changes when a woman goes out of her way to come to the bump in the road place. Bringing with her a gift for the town that will prove to be Seven Sisters' greatest challenge. How will this snowy night play out? And will anyone be able to survive until the sun rises? "No one will choose for her." - Val I was rather blown away by this read and devoured it in the course of two days! Would have read it all in one day but apparently you need some sleep before the day job. Absolutely loved the plotline of the story, the horror, and how it...

Manga Review 5 out of 5 stars! Releasing May 23, 2023! First and foremost! This series goes in order and ends on cliffhangers! * * * * * "Stars are just a legend. . ." - Khun Twenty-Fifth Bam passed Lero Ro's test without even trying, setting off little alarms within the administrator's head. Lero Ro decides not to kick Bam out of the Tower because something interests him about the boy. Bam has gained two new companions since passing the last test maybe with their help he can find Rachel.  Rak, Khun, and Bam test each other and help one another out even without actively trying to. Their odd dynamic and agreement to be a team will be tested the more they move forward. Pasts are starting to come about as friendly warnings are being stated. Opponents are showing their true colors, the tests are growing more difficult, and so much more. ". . .the world never waits for you to choose an answer." - Han Sung Yu Bam is making headway through the trails only now he wo...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "Four shields and two swords. Four men. One duel." - Asgeir Ulf the Old has come to collect a debt owed to him by Asgeir's father. A debt that will have him and his brother forced to join a Viking crew and leave behind the family farm. The brothers request a duel in hopes that by winning they will never see Ulf again. Believing they had the upper hand Asgeir's life comes to a crashing halt when his brother is defeated! Ripped from his home and his family to serve a Viking, Asgeir vows to avenge his fallen brother! But as he continues this unwanted journey, he's discovering a number of things. Asgeir's going to grow into a man that his father will be truly proud of, he may just have a couple of close calls and hard lessons along the way. . .  "Speaking the truth is all we have in this world." - Ulf This is a very good historical fiction adventure with a coming-of-age arc! The author's an archaeologist who specializes ...

Webtoon Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! I believe LambCat is also the Illustrator! "You never let us date, and now you're just asking us to marry strangers out of the blue?!" - Lorena Isn't it every princess' dream to find and marry the handsome prince? Possibly have children and rule a kingdom? The answer is yes, but for one particular princess this may be something she may never be able to obtain. Gwendolyn has the biggest heart and is caring beyond belief, plus she can bake! But she doesn't exactly meet the "princess" standards. . .  Being different never bothered her because she was surrounded by love and a supportive family, but when the princes from the Plaid Kingdom come everything changes. Overhearing the truth of how her betrothed views her causes Gwen to run into the forest to get away. She stumbles upon an odd group of people who claim to be The Cursed Princess Club, but Gwen isn't cursed, right?! "Maria's the graceful one, I...

Webtoon Comic Review 5 out of 5 stars! "I'm sick of living in this dark world." - Rachel Bam's best friend and mentor has vanished into the mysterious Tower. Rachel told Bam to forget about her, but he refuses! He finds himself within the Tower at the first floor not remembering how he got inside. He's instantly seen as an Irregular and Bam soon finds out why the Tower's so difficult and why Rachel warned him not to follow. But will the threat of his own death stop him from finding Rachel? To climb the Tower and get his answers he must climb the Tower. The different floors have different administrators who require the participants to pass each of their tests or be eliminated from climbing. Will Bam be able to live to see the top floor of the Tower? Will he really find Rachel? And what's this Shinsu everyone is talking about? "Irregulars have always brought chaos to the Tower." - Lady Yuri So, I was a big fan of the anime series when it came out a...

ARC Review Set to Release July, 26, 2022! 5 out of 5 stars! "The gods show kindness to those who show kindness first." - Alrick Mina von Rhine grows to hate that phrase from the day it was uttered to her. Kindness didn't work out for her or her life on the eventful day of her seventh birthday. Now years later on her twentieth birthday she's known for her dark heart. Not allowing her heart to see the light of day or kindness has earned her the nickname of The Night Queen. Being placed on the throne next to her father he presents her with a LINE of suitors. Majority being from the North who has been at war. Seeing them as barbarians and her father simply playing into the hands of the war, she defies him. Publicly humiliating every last one of them. Until she says something to one of the suitors that causes her father to show his hand. Making a snap decision the King places Mina in a situation she cannot avoid. Yet there's hope when she decides to sneak away to the N...

ARC Review 4 out of 5 stars! Olenka's running away from her old life! A place that is rather strict, confining her to a gilded cage, and expecting her to be "happy". Only she thinks otherwise and makes her escape though almost completely giving up. But the want of something more, something better, an actual life helps to stir the fire in her belly to move forward. Tumbling into the lives of Captain Daisay and her crew of Sirena, Olenka is about to get a taste of the real world. Being free comes at a price and you have to learn quickly or else you may just drown. With the help of Mari, Marikit, Olenka may just be able to navigate through the streets. Daisay and her crew of Sirena are on a mission and the unexpected entrance of Olenka throws one members of the crew off. Diwala gets caught up with the "city fish" because something pulls her to Olenka. Daisay and the twin Sirena focusing on the larger problem at hand. This is a story about a young girl trying to fin...