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Tag Archives: Poof! Magic
Burned Chapters 29 & 30
Chapter 2 Most of this book has been told from the perspective of third person. A realization I hadn’t made since starting up this nightmare and letting it tromp through my skull. Which is a very good thing. When the … Continue reading
Posted in House of Night, Recap, Spork
Tagged Poof! Magic, Talk talk talk, Tell not show
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Untamed Chapter 27
Why do fledglings get their powers before they’re mature? Unlike the rest of vampiric puberty, the extra powers aren’t something that’s inevitable. Nyx has to give them to someone, right? Which means she has to sit down, pick a moron … Continue reading
Posted in House of Night, Recap, Spork
Tagged Action is not to be found, Poof! Magic, Talk talk talk
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Chosen Chapter 26
Stevie’s is going to be the hastiest resurrection since “Weekend at Burnie’s 2”. There’s only two chapters left and the next one is going to consist of mostly wrapping things up while leaving dangling threads for PCK to make another … Continue reading
Posted in House of Night, Recap, Spork
Tagged Do As I Say!, Poof! Magic, Rules Keep on Changing
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Keeping It Real Chapter 23
I’d like to take a moment to say that I don’t hate the concept of magic and technology in the same story. It has to be done well though and Robson hasn’t done it poorly enough to be merely incompetent. … Continue reading
Posted in Quantum Gravity, Recap, Spork
Tagged How Convenient, Me am Dumb Hero, Poof! Magic
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Keeping It Real Chapter 18
So why even make Lila a cyborg at all? That’s something that’s been nibbling at me and making me wonder. Sure there are some things Lila’s done so far that a regular person couldn’t like fly or lock up because … Continue reading
Posted in Quantum Gravity, Recap, Spork
Tagged Elves are just better, Poof! Magic, Tension Thwarted
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Keeping It Real Chapter 13
We begin with Lila already in elfland. She’s enjoying the soft rain the area is known for and Dar is breathing funny now that he’s back in proximity of the other fudge stripers. Then Lila notices that it seems quiet … Continue reading
Posted in Quantum Gravity, Recap, Spork
Tagged Anything you can do Elves can do better, Knockout, Poof! Magic
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Keeping It Real CHapter 12
Just a quick point before we get into this. I know I keep calling Robson a hack, like I’ve done to everyone so far, but she’s better than Chris or Meyer. That doesn’t mean I think she’s good but at … Continue reading
Posted in Quantum Gravity, Recap, Spork
Tagged Didn't Think it Through, Poof! Magic, Why? Because the Author demands it
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Keeping It Real Chapter 8
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
Posted in Quantum Gravity, Recap, Spork
Tagged Bad Romance, Knowing too much, Poof! Magic
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Keeping It Real Chapter 4
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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Tagged Down for the Chapter, Dull Details, Poof! Magic
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Inheritance Chapter 77
This chapter is called “promises, new and old”. Eragon is flying around and he’s talking to the elves about transporting the eggs and eldunari. All of which continues to bore. I believe if Chris were an artist, he would be … Continue reading