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Finally decided to crawl out of my decrepit cave and post something I had saved on my drafts. Hope this is a way to start off something good here.

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REVIEW // Dishonored: The Return of Daud (Dishonored, #2) by Adam Christopher

★★☆☆☆

// The Corroded Man // The Veiled Terror // The Wyrmwood Deceit // The Peeress and the Price //

I was hovering between 2 and 3 stars while reading the book, but once I got to page 245 and read this sentence with my own two eyes: "Daud let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding." I knew I had to drop it to 2. Why do so many fictional characters lack control of their own lungs?

// image: official art of Daud, Arkane Studios //

One of my first issues with the book was the same as the prequel. I'm not a huge fan of the writing style, and while I can't quite put my finger on why that is exactly, it just gets so difficult to fully immerse myself in the story. I also really disliked the fight sequences. There were definitely more in this book than the last, so maybe I just didn't pick up on it before, but they felt so slow and analytical. I see how this could be a reflection of Daud's training and powers, but as a reader they just felt very anticlimactic and boring. My second complaint is that I really could not wrap my head around what the purpose of this book was. By the time I got to the end it felt like we were in the same exact spot we started at. Billie drops in at the end and sort of saves the story and sets up the next book, but really it just feels like 300 pages of filler to add the necessary timeline between books 1 and 3.

Francesca's review of Dishonored (Dishonored, #2)

2/5: I was hovering between 2 and 3 stars while reading the book, but once I got to page 245 and read this sentence with my own two eyes: "D

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REVIEW // Bossypants by Tina Fey

★★☆☆☆

This was a bit of a disappointment. I love Tina Fey and usually find her hilarious, but this time I didn't really get more than a few chuckles.

I really enjoyed certain parts of this book, especially when she recounts her experience (and advice) with women’s struggles in comedy, in addition to the behind-the-scenes look at her career. However, there wasn’t much cohesion among the different sections of the book, which ranged from autobiographical, to career advice, to insight into the industry and its problems. While, individually, these were entertaining and, especially in the case of her accounts on sexism in comedy, together they clashed and seemed out of place. There were a few too many gay jokes, which at first I looked past but eventually found at best annoying and at worst borderline offensive. As I mentioned, I had a few laughs, especially in the first couple chapters, but afterwards I rarely found her jokes and content amusing, especially due to the chaotic tone and content.

image: official cover art

Francesca's review of Bossypants

2/5: This was a bit of a disappointment. I love Tina Fey and usually find her hilarious, but this time I didn't really get more than a few c

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REVIEW // Dishonored 2: The Peeress and the Price by Michael Moreci, art by Andrea Olimpieri

★★☆☆☆

// The Corroded Man // The Return of Daud // The Veiled Terror // The Wyrmwood Deceit //

As much as I enjoyed reading a little bit more of the adventures of Emily Kaldwin, this graphic novel was just not it. This is obviously very subjective, but I'm not really a fan of the art. It's so blocky and dark that it makes difficult to see the full range of emotion on any of the characters. The story itself is also very short, so all of the plot points, characters, and themes introduced are not explored in a meaningful way. Because of the length, all of the character motivations and traits need to be blatantly obvious, which makes the story very trope-y and completely in-your-face.

// image: official art of Emily by Andrea Olimpieri //

Francesca's review of Dishonored 2

2/5: As much as I enjoyed reading a little bit more of the adventures of Emily Kaldwin, this graphic novel was just not it. This is obviousl

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Book Review: Deadly Storm by E.W. Saloka.

Deadly Storm by E.W. Saloka

An Unending Disaster I am unsure of my feelings for this book. It annoyed me most of the way through, after first completely throwing me off

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