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Subplots & Storylines – March 2020

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Well, this feels weird, not gonna lie. If this edition of Subplots & Storylines looks a little short to you, it’s because of the change I announced earlier in the week. You can find all the details HERE, along with the big reveal of my “secret” project, but as a quick refresher… S&S will continue to be a roundup of my usual book and movie reviews, but the writing/personal updates are packing up and moving house! In other words, they’ll be in my brand new newsletter instead. 😉 The sign-up form for that is now in the blog’s sidebar!

*clear throat* Now that the self-promotion is out of the way, onward to the review stuff! There’s quite the mix of genres going on here….

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My 5th Blogiversary & The Launch of a Secret Project!

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Five years?! I’m telling you, this whole blogiversary thing sneaks up on me EVERY TIME even though the date never changes! Five years ago on March 31st, 2015, this blog was born. It was on a different platform, mind you, and it went by the name Adventure Awaits, which has since fallen from use… but that’s where it all got started.

So let me be sappy for a moment and shout out a humongous thank you! to everyone who’s been part of the journey! Whether you were there from post #1 or you recently stumbled across this little corner of the internet I call home, whether you leave comments or stalk in the background, YOU’RE AMAZING.

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Book Review: Let the Ghosts Speak

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If you’ve been around my blog for a while, you probably know one of my longtime favorite authors is Bryan Davis. His books first lifted me on the wings of dragons when I was twelve or thirteen, and I’ve been following his writing ever since. (Wow, I guess that’s half my life.)

So when I got the chance to read his latest book early and provide a review, you bet I jumped on it!

Unlike many of his previous books, there are no dragons to be found here. But there are ghosts. And plot twists. Murder, too.

Introducing… Let the Ghosts Speak.

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Autobiography of a Fantasy Character – To Slay a Beast

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Last we saw our dear Hero, he was descending into the depths of the dwarven mountain mines to slay a mighty beast. If you missed any of the previous instalments in this series poking fun at a bunch of fantasy tropes, here’s a quick rundown with links:

  • Origin Story // In which Hero grows up in Quaint Village, Mentor is mysterious, Incentive dies, Villain’s backstory is disclosed, and Hero discovers his singular purpose: to save the world.
  • The Journey Begins // In which Hero and Mentor set off to save the world, horses are invincible, Hero is wounded, Mentor is characteristically mysterious, and they take refuge with the elves.
  • A Refuge Disturbed // In which Hero falls instantly in love with an elf princess, hour-long ballads are sung, Hero tries to impress the princess and makes a deadly mistake, but Deus Ex Dragon comes to the rescue.
  • A Side Quest // In which our fearsome trio escapes certain death, romantic tension blossoms between Hero and the elf princess, and everyone is kidnapped by dwarves.

The platform sways as the dwarves lower me down the pitch-black mine shaft. My torchlight flits over the smoothly carved sides, and my heart thunders in my chest. Those blasted dwarves gave me no weapon, just their bellowed order to kill the Gorlab beast and take the gem it stole… or else my friends will die.

“Great.” My voice shakes.

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