Monthly Archives: June 2012

Keeping It Real Chapter 8

Posted on 06/29/2012 by vivisector

We rejoin Lila who’s positively reeling over the news that Sorcha is Zal’s sister even an hour later. Though I’m didn’t think Lila had the patience to do one dance for that long. I’d think she’d be tempted to do … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 7

Posted on 06/27/2012 by vivisector

Before we begin, I figured I’d mention something I forgot last chapter. Robson mentioned that two humans, being “inept” can’t start a “game”. Inept is her term for people without magic and humans are by default unable to use it. … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 6

Posted on 06/25/2012 by vivisector

Am I the only one that hates how assassins are portrayed in a lot of stories? Like here, Zal gets a death threat with an exact time of when they’ll move on him. How stupid can these people get? I … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 5

Posted on 06/23/2012 by vivisector

Another thing that’s always bothered me about technology and magic not getting along is that they’re never incompatible. Or rather, there’s never a good reason they’re in compatible. It’s always just because the author says so. See, authors who write … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 4

Posted on 06/21/2012 by vivisector

Why is it that whenever there’s a female lead, we always get that scene. You know the one, where the attractive—but not as much as the protagonist lest she be overshadowed—tells the heroine that the local, aloof male model is … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 3

Posted on 06/19/2012 by vivisector

So I have to wonder how humans managed to create massively advanced technology in this. Especially considering that everyone lost all the records of 2015 and then the names of major cities. They must have forgotten history too because they … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapters 1 & 2

Posted on 06/17/2012 by vivisector

We start the story in earnest with a record executive. Which is making me feel like I’ve been sent down a wormhole back to the past. It’s some cheap label and the CEO is dicking around at his desk when … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Prologue

Posted on 06/15/2012 by vivisector

After finishing Marked, I thought I’d go ahead and try something a little bit different. Something that didn’t involve vampires and leaned a touch towards the sci-fi. So I asked around and was recommended this book called “Keeping It Real” … Continue reading →

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Marked Final Thoughts

Posted on 06/13/2012 by vivisector

So, as usual I have a few lingering questions that the book dared to provoke. None of them have good answers but they’ve been bugging me since they appear and now that the book is over I know we won’t … Continue reading →

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Marked Chapter 29

Posted on 06/11/2012 by vivisector

Ok, this is it. The last chapter of the book and there’s no epilogue. I have to offer a bit of grudging respect to PCK for not wasting my time with a prologue and an epilogue. That fact alone makes … Continue reading →

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