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In today's episode of "Fans Explain," you guys help me solve the mystery of why GRRM has not released the Winds of Winter.
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In today's episode of "Fans Explain," you guys help me solve the mystery of why GRRM has not released the Winds of Winter.
Check out the last episode of "Fans Explain" where we found out exactly why the role of Mat Cauthon was recasted in the WoT show on Amazon: youtu.be/4eIQjM2OYwM
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![Paranormal Mystery | Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford | [Book Review]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B0OOFArnkJ0/mqdefault.jpg "Paranormal Mystery | Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford | [Book Review]
Synopsis
A small-town librarian witnesses a murder at his local deli, and what had been routine sleep paralysis begins to transform into something far more disturbing. The trauma of holding a dying girl in his arms drives him out of his own body. The town he knows so well is suddenly revealed to him from a whole new perspective. Secrets are everywhere and demons fester behind closed doors.
Worst of all, he discovers a serial killer who has been preying on the area for over a century, one capable of traveling with him through his dreams.
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Review:
I finished the last page with tears welled in my eyes and goosebumps on my arms. Can a solid ending save a bad novella? No, probably not, but luckily that isnt the case here. Can a good second half save a slow first half? Yes. Yes it can.
This was the first story of Jeffrey Fords that Ive read and I have read a lot of great things about this writer. Someone wrote hes a literary genius. So naturally I had unfairly high expectations going into this story.
Genre
This novella could fall under the following categories:
- Paranormal Mystery (Is that a category? Well, it is now.)
- Urban Fantasy
- Horror
Pacing
The first chapter is exciting, and definitely makes a promise, after that the entire first half of this novella, up until chapter 10 is slow, but you can tell it was a lot of setup. I wanted to dnf it, but I noticed the author putting all these set pieces in place and I wanted to see where it went.
Heres a bad analogy, its like if youre hungry and you go to this chef to make you a meal. Youre really hungry, and you see this chef take his time and pull out all of the ingredients and start cooking, which is great, but youre hungry now. You ask for appetizer and the chef says no. You could leave and get something thats ready now, but youve already waited a while and the food is almost ready so you stick around because if youve waited this long and you might as well enjoy the meal. This novella is like that. If you wait patiently through the setup, youll get to enjoy the meal and its a satisfying meal. Its not that long of a wait anyways because this is a novella.
Is the main character easy to root for?
Yes. Owen the librarian is just a good dude. The man has a good heart. Hes a loner whos passionate about books so hes relatable.
Is there a worthy Antagonist?
Yes. The antagonist is strong and significantly more violent than Owen. Youre definitely concerned for Owen here.
Does it stick the landing?
Yes. All the set pieces come together in a neatly made meal.
Reasons to pick up this novella.
- If youre looking for a short paranormal mystery or horror novella.
- If you have a fascination with stories that have to do with sleep paralysis.
- If youre into small towns with dark secrets (Who isnt?).
Reasons not to pick up this novella.
- The entire first half (Excluding the first chapter). If youre an impatient reader, you might give up on the first half.
- If youre averse to blood and gore, theres a little, very little, but present amount of that here.
Rating
The first half was 2.5 stars, the second half was 4.5 stars, so overall, Id have to give this book 3.5 stars.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:58 Genre
02:12 Pacing
03:59 Is the protagonist easy to root for?
04:21 Is there a worthy antagonist?
04:44 Does it stick the landing?
05:25 Reasons to read this novella:
06:11 Reasons not to read this novella:
07:07 Rating")
![[2021 TBR] Based on Recommendations from Booktubers and Horrortubers | [+Channel Goals!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bl1WIAaYE4E/mqdefault.jpg "[2021 TBR] Based on Recommendations from Booktubers and Horrortubers | [+Channel Goals!]
This is year my TBR has been heavily influenced by some of my favorite booktube and Horrotube channels. Im going to be reading a bunch of Fantasy books such as The Wheel of Time, The Way of Kings, The Black Company, and Malazan, Book of the Fallen. In between those massive Fantasy books Ill be reading some Horror Novellas and shorter Grimdark novels.
As far as Television and Movies, I will definitely be covering Wandavision, Dune, Spider-Man 3, the Lord of the Rings show on Amazon, The Wheel of Time show on Amazon, and of course the second season of the Witcher on Netflix.
I will be coming out with some Anime content this year, starting out with Demon Slayer and The Promised Neverland.
Channel goals
1.) Create better content.
2.) Publish two novellas.
3.) More buddy reads.
4.) Reach my wildly unrealistic subscriber goal.
Philip Chases Video that has a list of other Booktubers reading Malazan this year: https://youtu.be/QIu16OEyt3k
Other Channels Mentioned:
Daniel Greene: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw xPGVVxYzRsWyV1nFqgg
Slowly Red: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChrfl_dAGsoIXA3xUYnKE1g
Donnie Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kmvcqtOYuFTS00GA1rPUg
Uptown Horror Reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-9EiDna-pBNuDpXnWkNhXg
Jed Herne: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjB-qFoNxNbQq0S3boWxIA
Pablo Saurez: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXF8S rBo7_5fKusqQBxTg
Heres where you can find the books mentioned in this video...
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson: https://amzn.to/39PwGX6
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan: https://amzn.to/395Bmcb
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/3p6QPyc
The Black Company by Glen Cook: https://amzn.to/2LJLZsl
Beyond Redemption by Michael Fletcher: https://amzn.to/2Y2XdKY
Black Stone Heart by Michael Fletcher: https://amzn.to/39RyIWx
Along the Razors Edge by Rob J. Hayes: https://amzn.to/363P5y9
Rise of the Gods by Dyrk Ashton: https://amzn.to/39VlIiv
The Thunder Heist by Jed Herne: https://amzn.to/3qKI0dB
Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Malazan - Philip Chase
01:50 The Black Company - Slowly Red
02:19 Wheel of Time - Daniel Greene
03:05 The Way of Kings
03:33 Horror Reading Plan - Donnie Goodman and Uptown Horror Reviews
04:18 Grimdark Reading Plan - Jed Hernes Podcast
06:11 The Blade Itself Buddy Read with Pablo Saurez
07:09 Anime
08:24 TV Shows
09:05 Movies...Dune
09:20 Resolutions and Goals?
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![The Mandalorian Season 2 Was Fun | Disney+ | [Review]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BpHTlG5gWj0/mqdefault.jpg "The Mandalorian Season 2 Was Fun | Disney+ | [Review]
The Mandalorian Season 2 recently finished and I have to say it was a lot of fun. Its one of the best shows on Disney+ so far and a promising addition to the Star Wars Franchise. In Todays video I review the second season.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Review - Spoiler Free
05:58 Rating
07:00 Spoilers!
08:22 Spoilers! - That One Scene
11:16 Spoilers! - More Spoilers!
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