- Thoughts: It's pretty sad, I loved Hong Kong Phooey when I was a kid (I'm talking 2, 3 years old here) and I really think this darker side of[image]
- Thoughts: It's pretty sad, I loved Hong Kong Phooey when I was a kid (I'm talking 2, 3 years old here) and I really think this darker side of him has a lot of potential, but it was a very careless job in this book. Starting by siding him with black lightning, it's like yelling to the workd: "we are doing this, but we really don't care" This incarnation of Perry got a lot of hidden baggage, it's like reading a random monthly comics you don't follow up, you get in in the middle of something and stay pretty much lost through it. He has so much potential, could easily be stabilized as a guy between Batman and Constantine. Then the 3 bad guys could not be more generic. And the story too was a generic cliché soda mix The second story is just a political arms-forbiding campaign. I live in Brazil, here weapons are forbidden, criminals rule our streets and honest citizens must hide inside their homes and hope no criminal invades. Any pressure and campaigns worldwide to banish weapons are started by mafia, and mafia fundings. People should see it better. ▶◀ These are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 2/5 stars - Enjoyment: 2/5 stars - Writing stile: 2/5 stars - Funnyness: 1/5 stars - Epicness: 2/5 stars - Scaryness: 1/5 stars - Smartness: 2/5 stars - Addictiveness: 2/5 stars - Plot twists: 1/5 stars - Pace: 2/5 stars - Storyline planning: 2/5 stars - Ending: 2/5 stars - Holes: 2/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): ✓ - Cliffhanger (Y/N): × - Adult (Y/N): × - Mystery (Y/N): × - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ✓ - Violence level: Graphical punch and kick - Tech level: Current age - Religion level: Some chinese magic - Main genre: Comics - Subgenre: Superhero, DC-HannaBarbera - Point of view: Comics - Best of it: An older, darker side of Hong Kong Phooey - Worst of it: Sloppish work - Aftertaste: Fake fruit bowl Cover/Art
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- Quote: “The fallacy is that someone who is good cannot do evil. I get rather suspicious when someone talks about another as being a good person. A - Quote: “The fallacy is that someone who is good cannot do evil. I get rather suspicious when someone talks about another as being a good person. A man may do good in every small way on every day, and yet be a part of great evil." - Thoughts: This reading feels as if an old teacher wanted to pass on all his lessons in a single big book. Everyone is up to teaching the main character something and that is what most of the book is about. His parents teach him lessons, then his master, then his master's son, then a stranger in a gallery, then his new teachers, then his friends, then his girlfriend, then his girlfriend's mother, then his girlfriend's grandmother, then his little sister, and so on and on. Then on the latter 10 chapters or so the Main Character grows some fangs and decide to do things by himself, but nevertheless there are still some lessons for him to learn. The imaging rules are mostly solid, unfortunately in this first book everything went in a very unepic and anticlimactic way. ▶◀ These are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 3/5 stars - Enjoyment: 3/5 stars - Writing stile: 5/5 stars - Funnyness: -/5 stars - Epicness: 1/5 stars - Scaryness: 1/5 stars - Smartness: 4/5 stars - Addictiveness: 1/5 stars - Plot twists: 2/5 stars - Pace: 2/5 stars - Storyline planning: 3/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: -/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): ✓ - Cliffhanger (Y/N): × - Adult (Y/N): × - Mystery (Y/N): ✓ - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): × - Violence level: Murderband assassination attempts - Tech level: Sniper rifles available, hacks as transportation - Religion level: Fictional religion, very religious people - Main genre: Fantasy - Subgenre: Guns and sorcery - Point of view: Main Character growth - Best of it: seens to have solid rules for magic - Worst of it: too much preaching inside - Aftertaste: maybe the next will be better? Cover - Quality: 5/5 stars - Traces: 5/5 stars - Colors: 5/5 stars - Style: 5/5 stars - In a few words: Very lifelike drawing, well detailed World - Originality: 5/5 stars - Variety: 3/5 stars - Consistency: 4/5 stars - Impact on the story: 2/5 stars - Maps: 2/5 stars - Real world (Y/N): × - Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): × - Journey (Y/N): × - Main scenario: Capital city Characters - Total amount: ~40 - Points of view: Main Character, some chapters at a young age in the beginning - Main characters: Rhen - Secondary: ~10 - Overall quality: 3/5 stars - Main: 3/5 stars - Secondary: 3/5 stars - Consistency: 3/5 stars - Connection: 2/5 stars - Dialogs: 2/5 Stars - Interactions: 2/5 Stars - Underworld Crew (✓/×): × - Training (✓/×): ✓ - Romance: Yes - Notable best characters: no one - Notable worse characters: not really Setting - Historical importance: 1/5 Stars - Historical deep: 2/5 Stars - Historical score: 2/5 Stars - Geopolitical importance: 1/5 Stars - Geopolitical variety: 2/5 Stars - Geopolitical score: 2/5 Stars - Setting overall score: 2/5 Stars - Tension: 1/5 Stars - Atmosphere: 1/5 Stars - Classic Supernatural (✓/×): × - Superpowers (✓/×): ✓ - Non-human races (Y/N): × - Virtual Reality (Y/N): × - Monsters (Y/N): × - About the setting: Little explored Rules - System: 5/5 stars - Complexity: 4/5 stars - System explanation: 4/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): × - Type of Rule: Imaging Series Starter - Feels fresh: 4/5 stars - Gotta read'en all: 2/5 stars - Impact: 2/5 stars - Not for me: -/5 Negative stars - This was ok but I had enough: -/5 Negative - Meh: 3/5 Negative...more
- Quote: I realized I wouldn't be lucky enough to join all my people in the afterlife. I was doomed to drift here, in a world I hadn't chosen. - Thou- Quote: I realized I wouldn't be lucky enough to join all my people in the afterlife. I was doomed to drift here, in a world I hadn't chosen. - Thoughts: The story feels more like an overly extensive introduction than a book by itself. A very morose and microdetailcentric approach, wich would had me abandoning this reading, had I been reading it, but by listening to it I managed to get to the end since it has a more or less fixed amount of time to end. ▶◀ These are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 3/5 stars - Development: 2/5 stars - Enjoyment: 1/5 stars - Writing stile: 2/5 stars - Funnyness: 1/5 stars - Epicness: 4/5 stars - Scaryness: 1/5 stars - Smartness: 2/5 stars - Addictiveness: 1/5 stars - Plot twists: 1/5 stars - Pace: 2/5 stars - Storyline planning: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: 4/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): × - Cliffhanger (Y/N): ✓ - Adult (Y/N): ✓ - Mystery (Y/N): ✓ - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): × - Violence level: Some in the first part only - Tech level: actual existing tech - Religion level: Djinns that were angels or something - Main genre: Urban Fantasy - Subgenre: post apocalyptic, romance, - Point of view: Main character head - Aftertaste: blarg Cover - Quality: 2/5 stars - Traces: 2/5 stars - Colors: 3/5 stars - Style: 1/5 stars - In a few words: cover with the face of a model, nothing new nor great World - Originality: 2/5 stars - Variety: 1/5 stars - Consistency: 2/5 stars - Impact on the story: 5/5 stars - Maps: -/5 stars - Real world (Y/N): × - Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): ✓ - Journey (Y/N): × - Main scenario: Safehouse Characters - Total amount: 7 - Points of view: 1 - Main characters: Girl and Boy - Secondary: No such thing - Ordinary: 5 - Overall quality: 2/5 stars - Main: 2/5 stars - Secondary: -/5 stars - Consistency: 3/5 stars - Connection: 1/5 stars - Dialogs: 1/5 Stars - Interactions: 2/5 Stars - Underworld Crew (✓/×): × - Training (✓/×): × - Romance: unreasonable - Notable best characters: maybe the dog? - Notable worse characters: the djinn Setting - Historical importance: 4/5 Stars - Historical deep: 1/5 Stars - Historical score: 3/5 Stars - Geopolitical importance: 1/5 Stars - Geopolitical variety: 2/5 Stars - Geopolitical score: 2/5 Stars - Setting overall score: 3/5 Stars - Tension: 2/5 Stars - Atmosphere: 2/5 Stars - Classic Supernatural (✓/×): × - Superpowers (✓/×): ✓ - Non-human races (Y/N): ✓ - Virtual Reality (Y/N): × - Monsters (Y/N): ✓ - About the setting: a somewhat bland post apocalyptic world Rules - Devised system: 1/5 stars - System complexity: ?/5 stars - System explanation: 1/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 3/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): × - Type of Rule: Djinns do supernatural stuff, or do they? u>Series Starter - Feels fresh: 1/5 stars - Gotta read'en all: 1/5 stars - Impact: 1/5 stars - Not for me: 5/5 Negative stars - This was ok but I had enough: 3/5 Negative - Meh: 3/5 Negative - Worth to read: 1/5 stars ...more
- Quote: “Actually, son, it’s not hard to live a wonderful life. Listen to me. Choose a tough, world-class problem, one that requires only a sheet of- Quote: “Actually, son, it’s not hard to live a wonderful life. Listen to me. Choose a tough, world-class problem, one that requires only a sheet of paper and a pencil, like Goldbach’s Conjecture or Fermat’s Last Theorem, or a question in pure natural philosophy that doesn’t need pencil and paper at all, like the origin of the universe, and then throw yourself entirely into research. Think only of planting, not reaping, and as you concentrate, an entire lifetime will pass before you know it." - Thoughts: An incredible book for anyone with found memories of academics research. A must read for fans of science fiction that can endure a little bit of fiction in their science. I think this book could influence a lot of youngsters to choose a career in Mathematics or Physics. ▶◀ These are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 5/5 stars - Enjoyment: 5/5 stars - Writing stile: 5/5 stars - Funnyness: -/5 stars - Epicness: 4/5 stars - Scaryness: 1/5 stars - Smartness: 4/5 stars - Addictiveness: 4/5 stars - Plot twists: 4/5 stars - Pace: 4/5 stars - Storyline planning: 5/5 stars - Ending: 5/5 stars - Holes: 2/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): ✓ - Cliffhanger (Y/N): ✓ big but not too obvious - Adult (Y/N): × - Mystery (Y/N): ✓ - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ✓ Kind of - Violence level: War, terrorism and child killing - Tech level: modern day, focused on new technology development - Religion level: Very rarely seen irrelevant expressions - Main genre: Science Fiction - Subgenre: Research, military - Point of view: Main Character accounting of his own story and of some other people stories - Best of it: The hard work of the main character to equip himself with the intellectual tools he will need to reach his goals. "My fascination and I were two knights whose entire lives would be devoted to preparing for a single duel, and until I was ready I would neither think about it nor seek it out directly." - Worst of it: Some Quantum Physics to generate some major effects. - Aftertaste: That old University Restaurant Cover/Art
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- Quote: There are horrors beyond horrors, and this was one of those nuclei of all dreamable hideousness whiMaster of horror and weird fiction indeed
- Quote: There are horrors beyond horrors, and this was one of those nuclei of all dreamable hideousness which the cosmos saves to blast an accursed and unhappy few. - Thoughts: 30 minutes of H. P. Lovecraft are indeed far more effective than any horror movies. it's gives off a real strange feeling while reading and immersed in these stories. ▶◀ These are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 5/5 stars - Enjoyment: 5/5 stars - Writing stile: 5/5 stars - Funnyness: -/5 stars - Epicness: 2/5 stars - Scaryness: 4/5 stars - Smartness: 5/5 stars - Addictiveness: 4/5 stars - Plot twists: 2/5 stars - Pace: 4/5 stars - Storyline planning: 4/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 4/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: -/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): ✓ - Cliffhanger (Y/N): × - Adult (Y/N): × - Mystery (Y/N): ✓ - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): × - Violence level: Indirect - Tech level: late 19 century - Religion level: mentions - Main genre: horror - Subgenre: science fiction, weird fiction, horror fiction - Point of view: Main Character retelling - Aftertaste: great!! World - Originality: 4/5 stars - Variety: 2/5 stars - Consistency: 4/5 stars - Impact on the story: 3/5 stars - Maps: -/5 stars - Real world (Y/N): ✓ - Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): × - Journey (Y/N): × - Main scenario: The shunned house Characters - Total amount: ~ 20 to 30 - Points of view: 1 - Main characters: 1 - Secondary: 1 - Ordinary: ~20 - Overall quality: 4/5 stars - Main: 4/5 stars - Secondary: 4/5 stars - Consistency: 4/5 stars - Connection: 3/5 stars - Dialogs: 4/5 Stars - Interactions: 4/5 Stars - Romance ( Y/ N): × - Underworld Crew (Y/N): × - Training (Y/N): × - Notable best characters: - - Notable worse characters: - Setting - Historical importance: 5/5 Stars - Historical deep: 5/5 Stars - Historical score: 5/5 Stars - Geopolitical importance: 2/5 Stars - Geopolitical variety: 1/5 Stars - Geopolitical score: 1/5 Stars - Setting overall score: 4/5 Stars - Tension: 5/5 Stars - Atmosphere: 5/5 Stars - Supernatural (Vampires, werewolves) (Y/N): ✓ - Superpowers (√/○): × - Non-human races (Y/N): ✓ - Virtual Reality (Y/N): × - Monsters (Y/N): ✓ - Historical relevant period: Since before the construction of the house Rules - Devised system: 4/5 stars - System complexity: 4/5 stars - System explanation: 4/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): × - Type of Rule: Ephemeral and anormal stuff for nightmares ...more
Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 4/5 stars - Development: 5/5 stars - Enjoyment: 5/5 stars - Writing stile: 4/5 stars - Funnyness: 4/5 stars - Epicness: 3/5 stars - Scaryness: 2/5 stars - Smartness: 4/5 stars - Addictiveness: 2/5 stars - Plot twists: 3/5 stars - Pace: 4/5 stars - Storyline planning: 4/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 3/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: 0/5 negative stars - Impact on series storyline: -/5 stars (serie starter) - Self contained (Y/N): Y - Cliffhanger (Y/N): N - Adult (Y/N): Y - Violence level: Low - Tech level: Steampunk - Religion level: Almost none - Main genre: Romance - Subgenre: Supernatural, Conspiracy - Point of view: mainly third person by the heroine - Aftertaste: very good, but will wait a little to continue the series so I don't get an overdose of it - Quote: Highland werewolves had a reputation for doing atrocious and highly unwarranted things, like wearing smoking jackets to the dinner table. World - Originality: 2/5 stars - Variety: 1/5 stars - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Impact on the story: 2/5 stars - Maps: -/5 stars - Real world (Geographic) (Y/N): Y - Rebuild of real world (Y/N): N - Journey (Y/N): N - Main scenario: Victorian London Characters Quantity - Total amount: ~30 - Points of view: 3 - Main characters: Alexia Tarabotti - Secondary: 4 - Ordinary: ~10 Characters Quality - Overall: 5/5 stars - Main: 5/5 stars - Secondary: 5/5 stars - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Connection: 3/5 stars - Underworld Crew (Y/N): N - Training (Y/N): N - Notable best characters: Lord Akeldama - Notable worse characters: Mr. MacDougall Rules - Devised system: 3/5 stars - System complexity: 3/5 stars - System explanation: 5/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): N - Type of Rule: Vampires, Werewolves, Ghosts, Soul-Suckers and Homunculus ▶◀ A different take on Vampires and Werewolves, in a world where even these beings are subject to protocol and etiquette. A humorous romance in a steampunk Victorian scenario. And some conspiracy to set the touch of action on the pot. ...more
Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 4/5 stars - Development: 3/5 stars - Enjoyment: 4/5 stars - Writing stile: 3/5 stars - Funnyness: 3/5 stars - Epicness: 3/5 stars - Scaryness: 2/5 stars - Smartness: 3/5 stars - Addictiveness: 4/5 stars - Plot twists: 4/5 stars - Pace: 4/5 stars - Storyline planning: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: 3/5 negative stars - Impact on series storyline: 4/5 stars - Self contained (Y/N): Y - Cliffhanger (Y/N): Y - Adult (Y/N): Y - Violence level: Good, with terrorist attacks and dismemberment - Tech level: equivalent to the year of publication (2017-2018) - Religion level: Diverse pantheons - Main genre: Urban Fantasy - Subgenre: Action, Supernatural, Shounen - Point of view: first person - Aftertaste: Not the best in the series - Quote: Wisdom is never easy. That’s the point of obtaining it. If it were easy, we’d all be wise, and we’d all do the right thing all the time. Series Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 4/5 stars - Enjoyment: 5/5 stars - Writing stile: 3/5 stars - Funnyness: 3/5 stars - Epicness: 4/5 stars - Scaryness: 2/5 stars - Smartness: 3/5 stars - Addictiveness: 4/5 stars - Plot twists: 3/5 stars - Pace: 4/5 stars - Storyline planning: 1/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 2/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: 4/5 negative stars World - Originality: 4/5 stars - Variety: 5/5 stars - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Impact on the story: 5/5 stars - Maps: -/5 stars - Real world (Y/N): Y - Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): Y - Journey (Y/N): N - Main scenario: Urban Characters Quantity - Total amount: ~50 - Points of view: 2 - Main characters: 2 - Secondary: ~25 - Ordinary: ~20 Characters Quality - Overall: 4/5 stars - Main: 3/5 stars - Secondary: 5/5 stars - Consistency: 1/5 stars - Connection: 3/5 stars - Underworld Crew (Y/N): N - Training (Y/N): N - Notable best characters: Remmy, Tommy - Notable worse characters: Mordred Rules - Devised system: 5/5 stars - System complexity: 4/5 stars - System explanation: 5/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): N - Type of Rule: Supernatural beings, each with a fixed set of powers, like Trolls, Elementals, Sorcerers End of the serie - Best book in the serie: Prison of Hope - Best character in the serie: Tommy - Best moment in the serie: (view spoiler)[ Battle against Tiamat (hide spoiler)] - What went great: The fights and the well delimited powers of each species, the split storyline between two timelines - Worst book in the serie: Crimes Against Magic - Worst character in the serie: Mordred - Worst moment in the serie: (view spoiler)[ Let's turn the big bad guy in a nice guy so we have a new hero, sure, why not? (hide spoiler)] - What went wrong: Characterization inconsistency - Worth to read: 4/5 stars ▶◀ This book was supposed to be a 5 stars, but got some splits. The biggest one is that Nate now has a clone that think exactly like himself, so he can be in two places at the sams time, in other words, Mordred don't have his own characterization, this is very notable at the beginning of the story and change a little at it's end, so I'll dare say that it looks like the author was doing a learning curve in working with two different first persons. But the fact remains that once noticed by the reader it feels lame. The other slip is that the book needs a little more editing, some things like "I grabbed some sturdy rope that I found on the street" should not happen. Also “Don’t talk. You’re pushing yourself too far,” I told him, and moved his hands and tunic to look at the wound, which still trickled blood. “How long have you been here?” looks more like a scene from Agent 86 and should be edited. On the plus side, there are a lot of characters on this book, almost everyone seen in all previous book make an appearance or are mentioned. The powers are all well delimited and we saw very little rulebreaking in the series, the use of the powers was smarter in the first books and more animewise in the later. The story will continue in A Glimmer of Hope so it's not really the end of the series. All that said, the most important thing is that I did enjoy reading the Hellequin Chronicles. ▶◀
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The first thing I really liked about this book is that it don't have the characteristic interludes. The story focus from beginning to end, without goinThe first thing I really liked about this book is that it don't have the characteristic interludes. The story focus from beginning to end, without going to new characters when it is starting to get good, so I really enjoyed this book. The story develops very well, with an original idea this makes for a great modern day fantasy. A great book for a light reading...more
Mistborn can't go wrong! This time the great characters od Wax and Wayne series are confronted with some revelations as there is always another secret!Mistborn can't go wrong! This time the great characters od Wax and Wayne series are confronted with some revelations as there is always another secret! Packed full of action, with some well placed humor, a big expansion in the mistborn world and a really teaser as epilogue, the sixth book in the series is a really good reading....more
I enjoyed it. A short story from I Bring the Fire on Sigyn's point of view. If you did read the full series you'll probably like this.I enjoyed it. A short story from I Bring the Fire on Sigyn's point of view. If you did read the full series you'll probably like this....more
So I found this book in kindle countdown deals, not in the front pages mind you, I had to dig down to the last pages, the ones with foreign book and rSo I found this book in kindle countdown deals, not in the front pages mind you, I had to dig down to the last pages, the ones with foreign book and religious marked as fantasy, which should be forbidden by the way. So, I find this don't-look-at-me-twice cover in a book with a trash-sided title with the word "Saga" in it. Turned out to be a underrated good book. One that once you begin reading will nag at your curiosity until the end of book. Full of sarcasm and crazy talk, lots of cursing and beers, this is a good book to take the mind off daily stuff. ...more
Good quality badass kinda shonen anime urban fantasy in a great universe. Hellequin 6 introduces the Babylonian and the Norse pantheons, gives some hinGood quality badass kinda shonen anime urban fantasy in a great universe. Hellequin 6 introduces the Babylonian and the Norse pantheons, gives some hints about Nathan Garret's near future and his past, there are some big changes happening in this book, also, there be dwarfs (unfortunately elfs too) The main character still believe his ass shines, by now I accept it as a consistent trait of his character in its full arrogance. Would miss it if it was not there The new magic is pretty cool too. ...more
This is a great young adult fantasy quest book. In my opinion there had been 2 bad times reading it, on those times the heroes are "trapped" with in a This is a great young adult fantasy quest book. In my opinion there had been 2 bad times reading it, on those times the heroes are "trapped" with in a place with a big open door inviting then out but the heroes are not smart enough to see said door, this kind of scenario happens in a lot of books and I always hate then. But when it was happening in this book and I was almost ready to give up, there had been a conclusion to it that left me with my jaw hanging wide open. The story also has a conclusion so it means not needing to wait for any sequel (even though Black House is already available) The atmosphere of the book is very interesting, with a sense of urgency and some well made suspense. The characters are, as expected from any Stephen King book, well developed and with a great growth during the story, even the bad guys. I had to look up for a lot of expressions because of the excessive use of American Pop (or underpop) Culture, but it is not anymore a real issue with google on hand these days. Just a little bit hard to believe one person could understand another at all when speaking. The world is interesting too, it uses some concepts explored in his The Dark Tower series, but Jack's Territories don't seen to be connected with Roland's in any way other than maybe existing in the same axle of universes. Anyway, pretty good reading all along. ...more
Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linkDark fantasy with a touch of sweet
Metric system - Those are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 4/5 stars - Enjoyment: 5/5 stars - Writing stile: 5/5 stars - Funnyness: 1/5 stars - Epicness: 3/5 stars - Scaryness: 3/5 stars - Smartness: 3/5 stars - Addictiveness: 3/5 stars - Plot twists: 3/5 stars - Pace: 3/5 stars - Storyline planning: 3/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Ending: 3/5 stars OR /5 negative stars - Holes: 1/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): √ - Cliffhanger (Y/N): ○ - Adult (Y/N): ○ - Mystery (Y/N): ○ - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): ○ - Violence level: Good enough, with people losing body parts and dead - Tech level: Current age, cellphones - Religion level: Native American fictional - Main genre: Fantasy - Subgenre: Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy - Point of view: Main Character first person, with rare interludes - Aftertaste: Enjoyed it - Quote: Sometimes things break so they can be put back together stronger. Other times they break so they can die. World - Originality: 5/5 stars - Variety: 5/5 stars - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Impact on the story: 5/5 stars - Maps: -/5 stars - Real world (Y/N): √ - Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): √ - Journey (Y/N): ○ - Main scenario: Salem City Characters - Total amount: ~ 10 - Points of view: 1 - Main characters: 1 - Secondary: 5 - Ordinary: ~7 - Overall quality: 4/5 stars - Main: 4/5 stars - Secondary: 4/5 stars - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Connection: 3/5 stars - Dialogs: 5/5 Stars - Interactions: 4/5 Stars - Romance ( Y/ N): √ - Underworld Crew (Y/N): ○ - Training (Y/N): ○ - Notable best characters: Old owl lady - Notable worse characters: ex-boyfriend Setting - Historical importance: 5/5 Stars - Historical deep: 3/5 Stars - Historical score: 4/5 Stars - Geopolitical importance: 1/5 Stars - Geopolitical variety: 1/5 Stars - Geopolitical score: 1/5 Stars - Setting overall score: 5/5 Stars - Supernatural (Vampires, werewolves) (Y/N): Supernatural unusual stuff - Superpowers (√/○): √ - Non-human races (Y/N): √ - Virtual Reality (Y/N): ○ - Monsters (Y/N): √ - Historical relevant period: 1 generation Rules - Devised system: 5/5 stars - System complexity: 3/5 stars - System explanation: 3/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): N - Type of Rule: Nightmares Final - What went great: Nightmares, some dark philosophy - What went wrong: A little too much of sweetness - Worth to read: 5/5 stars ▶◀ I didn't knew Ariel Chylde comics previously to reading this, and enjoyed it quite a lot, the nightmares stuff is pretty cool, being supernatural yet not so superabused by media yet. There is a little too much of "pretty thinking" for my taste, but it's not so much as to deny a nice experience....more
If you did read the series up to here you already know what to expect. In classic Hellequin style, there are 2 storylines, the main storyline in the prIf you did read the series up to here you already know what to expect. In classic Hellequin style, there are 2 storylines, the main storyline in the present is interconnected with the smaller subplot in the past, this is well done and the transition between present and past is well defined always occurring in a change of chapters. Nathan Garrett, the main character, continues to be overly sissy, cocky and presumptuous, but the book still is good. With a lot of sarcasm and humor and some really great secondary characters. There are lots of action, the magical fights and fist fights are really well done, the large variety of power sets for the different races is pretty cool. There is a visible and constantly increase in the overall quality of Steve McHugh works from his first Crimes Against Magic, this can be noted with each chapter of the Hellequin....more
Pace: 3.0 Overall story: 4.5 Story sections: 4.0 Main character : 2.0, super without a brain Other characters : 4.0 Writing : 3.5 NEVER give your super supePace: 3.0 Overall story: 4.5 Story sections: 4.0 Main character : 2.0, super without a brain Other characters : 4.0 Writing : 3.5 NEVER give your super superman powers that makes him unbeatable : 2.0 NEVER NEVER put dozens of kryptonite elements so your unbeatable super can be beaten everytime: 1.0 We all saw how Matrix messed that up! Learn your lessons kids. Final veredicto : 3.4, and no, this is not a mathematical result...more
- Quote: I’m the Turtle, son. I made the universe, but please don’t blame me for it; I had a bellyache. - Thoughts: So much better than the movie!! O- Quote: I’m the Turtle, son. I made the universe, but please don’t blame me for it; I had a bellyache. - Thoughts: So much better than the movie!! One of the best ones from Stephen King, on par with the Tower! ▶◀ These are my personal opinions, you may discord, my final rating of the book is not necessarily linked to this system and may diverge from it. Book Storyline - Originality: 5/5 stars - Development: 5/5 stars - Enjoyment: 5/5 stars - Writing stile: 5/5 stars - Funnyness: 3/5 stars - Epicness: 4/5 stars - Scaryness: 3/5 stars - Smartness: 4/5 stars - Addictiveness: 4/5 stars - Plot twists: 3/5 stars - Pace: 4/5 stars - Storyline planning: 5/5 stars - Ending: 4/5 stars - Holes: 1/5 negative stars - Self contained (Y/N): ✓ - Cliffhanger (Y/N): × - Adult (Y/N): ✓ - Mystery (Y/N): ✓ - Treasure Hunting (Y/N): × - Violence level: Children die, much more than in the movie, one is particularly gruesome - Tech level: 1984 / 1958 - Religion level: Some mentions of real religions, some religion phobia and discrimination. - Main genre: Fantasy - Subgenre: Horror, Dark Fantasy - Point of view: Multiple POV - Best of it: Its far darker than the movie - Worst of it: There is some pedophilia - Aftertaste: accomplishment Cover - Quality: 4/5 stars - Traces: 4/5 stars - Colors: 4/5 stars - Style: 5/5 stars - In a few words: the cover of eyes inside the waterdrain in the rain, pretty cool and creepy. World - Originality: 4/5 stars - Variety: 2/5 stars - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Impact on the story: 5/5 stars - Maps: -/5 stars - Real world (Y/N): × - Fantasy based on real world (Y/N): ✓ - Journey (Y/N): × - Main scenario: Dery, Maine Characters As always with Stephen King's books, the characters are very well constructed, each with its own well defined personality and traits, and stays in character. - Consistency: 5/5 stars - Connection: 5/5 stars - Dialogs: 5/5 Stars - Interactions: 5/5 Stars - Underworld Crew (✓/×): × - Training (✓/×): × - Romance: More like an orgi - Notable best characters: Ben, Richie, It, Eddie, Henry - Notable worse characters: --- Setting Some of the history of the town is explored, the town border is clearly defined, but there is a great variety of places inside the town, making it feel convincingly real. - Tension: 4/5 Stars - Atmosphere: 5/5 Stars - Monsters (Y/N): Werewolves, mummies, clowns, and other monsters from the mind of kids Rules - Devised system: 4/5 stars - System complexity: 4/5 stars - System explanation: 4/5 stars - Impact on storyline: 5/5 stars - Rulebreaker (Y/N): Hard to say - Type of Rule: believe, believe in all the things you have believed in ...more
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