Category: Reviews

Tl;dr: 2 stars. The book focuses on how dungeons are "made" by rpg rules and how they evolve.  There's been a lot of thought put into it and the process of leveling it up and the mechanics involved. Unfortunately, Dakota has no idea how to actually explain the mechanics without resulting to the worst way… Continue reading Dungeon Born Review by Dakota Krout →

  The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible. —Mark Twain Tl;dr: 1 star.  (Update:  Chatfield addresses my concerns with… Continue reading Review of “The Trapped Mind Project” by Michael Chatfield →

Tl;dr 4.5 stars. A well-paced novel is a novel that is comprised of two parts: Action and reaction.  "Reaction" is generally considered the story element.  A novel with all reaction and very little action is As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner.  The only action in the novel is the death of Addie Bundren, the matriarch of… Continue reading Review of Aleron Kong’s “The Land: Raiders” →

A review of Travis Bagwell's excellent LitRPG novel, "Awaken online" Catharsis. For someone who isn't a professional author, this is a professional novel. Maybe he'll give up being a lawyer.

 Tl;dr:  4.5 stars. A book that combines strong character development with a unique magic and World system that's part Daniel Black, George R.R. Martin, and Full-metal Alchemist. The underlying premise is the question, "What would happen if a malevolent deity really were in charge of creating a World?"  The book then explores the ramifications of… Continue reading A review of Delvers LLC, by Blaise Corvin →