This is a blog reviewing the latest book I have read along with the books I have self-published. Please feel free to follow along with my reading / writing journey.

Book 54 of the Goosebumps series. This one I really enjoyed. It was different. Definitely appropriate even for the more sensitive readers but overall a fun idea that would have made a great Twilight Zone or other equal level classic. Great characters in this one. I would recommend.

This BBC broadcast set goes after the culture wars the things behind them. Interview style along with commentary. It is an interesting montage of shows to look at the various clashes in culture and belief systems that leads us to our current modern society and issues and problems as cultural norms are challenged.

This book is a look at factors behind medieval and renaissance literature and specifically religious contexts and inspirations. Overall it is a lecture based book and talks careful study as the language is precise and heavily loaded. The style is more the spoken than the written language and that also can make it feel a…

We continue to not see much of the sixth realm. The conclusion slash opening of the next larger arc with the Willful Sect. Another large scale battle of two dominated by military tactics. A nice aside about the cost when discipline is lost. I love the tie in with Momma Rodriguez. Overall the floor arc…

This Newbery award winning book is a wonderful look at a youth dealing with biases, bullies, and friends all while he is trying to figure out who he is. It is great to see how the kids negotiate the world and how the various personalities compare and contrast. A fantastic group of kids and a…

Book 6 of the Ten Realms series. This series needs its own category – LitRPG Epic. So much going on and chapters without the main characters in sight. Not that there aren’t interesting things happening and fantastic battles both with and without the MCs. Overall great things happening and this book feels like an introduction…

Book 5 of The Ten Realms series. This book has very little to do with the fifth realm. This is mostly builder, which is to be expected midway through the series. Some cool advances and fun fights. But solidifying their hold is a part and then dealing with all of the other characters as the…

Book 4 of The Ten Realms series. This one harkens back to the military roots of the series as we see the tactics of a large scale battle. I loved the psychology of the battle along with the various strike and counter strikes. The fight for Vuzgal is a large portion of this book and…

Book 51 of the Goosebumps series. Can I just say that the twist on this one was silly enough to make it memorable? Aside from that a good “scary” story about the horror living on the mountain. This one does not follow the normal Goosebumps formula and still does a great job at telling a…

Book 3 of the Ten Realms series. This one harkens back to the military roots of the series. We have lots of alchemy in this one as that is the point of the third realm. Don’t worry, there are lots of fights, crazy opponents, and vindictive nobles. As the story gets bigger we have several…