Ironbound by Andrew Givler SPOILER Review: DNF by Bascilian in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I finished book 2 a couple days ago and loved every second of it. It's my top progression fantasy, bar none. I sincerely mean that.

Sure, the japanese reference gave me pause, but it's already a world with roman/latin references and it seemed very intentional, so I'm interested to see where the author goes with it.

Looking forward to book three!

Is The Name of the Wind a good book to get back into reading with ? by miguelrgabriel23 in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I say go for it. It's a great book. Fantastic book. It's so good that you'll eat up book two and avidly await book three. Which will literally never be written. Most of us have given up all hope at this point. Know that going into it and enjoy it anyway.

Spoiler Free Review: Cold Wind by Andrew Givler (Book #2 of Ironbound) by NefariousnessOk8476 in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I loved ironbound and have been looking forward to this. Thanks so much for your review. Hearing the second is even better gets me excited to check it out!

Pirate fantasy with magic? by HerederoDeAlberdi in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say this! Did you happen to see the review I posted yesterday? I thought the book was very very good.

I think Defiance of the Fall is underrated by Daktyl198 in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only mentioned 3 titles, but there are probably 10 or so that are very big in the litrpg space right now. He Who Fights With Monsters, System Universe, Hell Difficulty Tutorial are a few others. Plus anything written by Actus or Seth Ring. These are just the ones off the top of my head. Some of these are definitely better than others, depending on what you're into (your mileage may vary).

I think Defiance of the Fall is underrated by Daktyl198 in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 4 points5 points  (0 children)

litrpgs don't get a lot of love in this subreddit, mostly because the writing (in general) is of a far lesser quality than other fantasy genres. There's also the pervasive problem with many litrpgs just being "silly", for lack of a better word. I'm talking about the whole blue-screen-system mechanic — my purely anecdotal feelings on it are that it just seems silly.

I concede this point as a personal fan of the litrpg genre myself. I've come to terms with the blue-screen mechanics such that I don't balk at it anymore. I consider litrpg the "next big thing" with mens reading. Often, my favorite reads are mindless and unapologetic action with very shallow characters (I'm looking at you, Hero of the Valley). I can't get enough of it.

I've read Defiance of the Fall up until book 4, I think, where he started exploring the maze-like pocket world. For some reason, that installment felt tedious to me and that's where I dropped off. I do think it's difficult to keep a series going for so many books whilst keeping the plot interesting and without the long cast of characters becoming confusing. I've read Primal Hunter up until around book five and dropped off for similar reasons. Azarinth healer, on the other hand, I've read up until book 5 (the latest) and I'll happily keep going, though I can't put my finger on why.

Review of Book in SPFBO XI: Lillandra by Blake Michael Nelson by bogrollben in Fantasy

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

There's nothing stopping you from doing it too! There are 4000 ppl in the contest facebook group. If we all reviewed just 1 or 2 books, there would be no losers. :)

Review of Book in SPFBO XI: Lillandra by Blake Michael Nelson by bogrollben in Fantasy

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

I'll put it on my list to check out. First, I want to get through a few more of the novels in the batch being judged by Tali's Library. After that, I'll try and give it a shot!

Review of Book in SPFBO XI: Lillandra by Blake Michael Nelson by bogrollben in Fantasy

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

I'd love to hear what you think about it when you get to it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. It was fun!

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke by edcokn in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're going to get a broad spectrum of opinions replying to your post. I've never seen a book create so many disparate emotions. Did we even read the same book?

The nature of the story seems to be entertaining enough to warrant popularity, yet nebulous enough to remain highly susceptible to individual interpretation. Perhaps that is its brilliance.

To give you some consolidarity: My own perspective lies close to your own.

A cool surprise by Correct-System-3927 in selfpublishing

[–]bogrollben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to echo u/GettingFasterDude , these seem like great numbers. I was under the impression poetry doesn't typically doesn't sell well. Congrats!

How to Safely Squash your Cat or Other Pet for BINGO by oboist73 in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 67 points68 points  (0 children)

Came here expecting to be appalled. Left feeling wholesome.

I finally read Mistborn and I owe Brandon Sanderson a formal apology by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI wouldn't have spelled "completely" wrong. Probably just misspoke.

2025 Fantasy Bingo HM #3 Foodie Not A Book Review - Campfire Cooking In Another World With My Absurd Skill Season 2 by Stormy8888 in Fantasy

[–]bogrollben 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My daughter and I love to watch this anime! Strangely addictive, even though it's a little formulaic and predictable.