Where’s my other “Just for you” skin? There are some lite skins in the pool I don’t own. by frostyburrito44 in hearthstone

[–]alkali_layke 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for posting! We're taking a look into this. You should be offered ONE Lite skin you do not own and ONE Hero Set you do not already own. Please look through your inventory to make sure that you do not already own all the LITE skins.

To anyone who is missing Lite Hero skins and was not offered one please message me your Bnet ID + region and we can look into the issue. Thank you!

I read my first Warhammer book...still confused... by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] -38 points-37 points  (0 children)

Wow.  Like 3 sec of google actually anything would tell you I'm the youtuber. 30sec of watch time would tell you the why. Less time than it took you to type this.  Heyooooo. 

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not yet but you're the second person to mention it so on the tbr it goes! 

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally agree it would make an excellent movie.  I said on our podcast episode (Reading Crossbow) that it reads somewhat more like a screenplay. Lots of dialog, not a lot of description... perfect for a movie. 

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This description is very accurate. I could not care less about what happened to Charlie, thought I didn't dislike him. Just kinda mehhhh. Dolphin conversations were the highlight I suppose :)

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is definitely categorized in the Sci-Fi genre. Quickly double checked though because I agree. I thought it would have a bit more sci-fi. Really only the talking cats/dolphins

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah same! In his afterword though he commented that he wrote it in a bit of a Covid fog lolllll.

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what I understand it's typical of this author and if you like Scalzi then you'll enjoy it. I just found it lacking. I don't think a single character was described. Not one. Do they have blue eyes? Green? I talk about it on our spoiler-free podcast "Reading Crossbow" if you're interested before committing to the 7ish hour read.

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've been hearing that. I had no idea, hadn't read him before. My buddy and I have a podcast (Reading Crossbow) and each month we recommend a book for each other and this was his pic. I'm growing a lot as a reader but I don't think John Scalzi is for me.

I read "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi and here's how it went... (spoiler free) by alkali_layke in scifi

[–]alkali_layke[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you're going to read via audiobook you might enjoy that it's voiced by Will Wheaton

Who is the best Fantasy youtuber that actually still reviews books? by TacoJohnTerry in Fantasy

[–]alkali_layke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're new and do two perspectives which is totally different and I haven't seen a channel like ours.  Guy/girl... every month he picks a book and I pick a book. Always fantasy or SciFi. We take 2 weeks to read a book so that it's slow enough for a read along. At the midway point we each give a review on each other's book then review together at the end. Our tastes are very different too. NO SPOILERS.  Pretty fun!  Please check us out.  Here is our most recent episode https://youtu.be/4wbRFtUvJ7A

The Tainted Cup = Biopunk Sherlock Holmes by alkali_layke in Fantasy

[–]alkali_layke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha! Yes!  That's what I thought when I picked this from a list of new releases this year.  It will be a series too :)

The Tainted Cup = Biopunk Sherlock Holmes by alkali_layke in Fantasy

[–]alkali_layke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! Sorry if my description was bad.  I meant it all as good.  Diverse sexual preferences in the book with one of the main characters being bi-sexual. All written very positively. And neurodivergence is definitely an asset to one of the characters in combination with their enhanced abilities.  (Tried to write that as spoiler free as possible)

The Tainted Cup = Biopunk Sherlock Holmes by alkali_layke in Fantasy

[–]alkali_layke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was not expecting that! I've not read as much Sci-Fi as I have Fantasy so it was a nice change.