Category: Book Reviews

  • Player Reached the Top: Book 3

    This continues our escapades of White Raven as he finds new and interesting ways of solving the puzzles in the game. The storyline continues to get more and more chaotic as new problems, stresses, and quests are brought in. Overall, a pleasant read albeit there are a few rough spots in translation. As always please…

  • Player Reached the Top: Book 2

    This continuation takes a strong turn into psychological thriller. Not quite, but leaves you with a lot to think about. The translator only has a couple of odd things, none of which were more than a bit of awkwardness. Good story fun challenging and in this book we start to see skills advance. Excited for…

  • Player Reached the Top

    Book 1. This fun RPGLit book, albeit it is a translation, the translation is very well done. There were only a few very minor spots that you might notice, but overall it is well done. The main premise of playing a game for the money to send your sister to school meanders to him wanting…

  • Bones of the Past

    Villains Code book 2. This book draws you in and keeps the story ever moving forward. Lots of action and character development. I enjoyed every step of the one. I love the underlying premise of what do you stand for. I like that villain doesn’t necessarily mean evil. I love how the story blends the…

  • The Return of the Graveyard Ghost

    Book 133 of the Boxcar Children. This is a spooky mystery with a happy ending. The concept of the twist makes this a fun lighthearted mystery with an underlying warning that even when you are doing what you see as right, you can be besmirching someone’s reputation and causing many unseen problems. When you do…

  • Aesop’s Fables

    If you’ve never read these, take the time and do it. There is so much wisdom to be gleaned. This is not my first time through these, but I learned much more now at my older age than I did when I was younger. I am even trying to figure out how I can add…

  • Thank You for Listening

    This was another Goodreads challenge books. This however was my favorite of the challenges so far. This is an adult themed book and does lean on the romance genre and so there are a couple of scenes that could have been mellowed a bit and there is a little profanity. All in all it is…

  • The Dutch House

    This book was a challenge book by Goodreads. To me it was reminiscent of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. While the setting and style are not my preference, I did enjoy this one. This to me speaks more about the circles of our lives and how we approach the hand we are dealt. Overall, love,…

  • The Onset

    Book 1 of the A Student Wants to Live series. As with a lot of books in this genre, this feels written for the early college crowd. Overall, the writing is fine and there are plenty of discoveries and changes that allow the “game” world to feel huge. This novel is set in Russia, which…

  • Legends and Lattes

    Book 1 of Legends & Lattes. This fun book takes us into the thought of moving from adventurer to NPC. I enjoyed this book. The various characters were fun and varied. How do you make starting a coffee shop fun and interesting? This book does that in spades. This book was an exciting fun read…