 | Viking Jam Nov 16 | A Retro-Future Adventure by Brandon Gillespie Publishing Date: 2023 Genre: Dystopian/SciFi Review: One of the few books that have a simple and interesting enough story line, coupled with pronounced characters that I would recommend being made into a movie. Of course no one in Hollywood is listening to me, as they shouldn't what with being so far removed from morality. This was so close to being shjt canned in the first few pages. The opening was stilted, fumbling and amateurish. The internal dialogue smooths out after a few chapters and the character interations are deft enough to build upon. Battle hardened adults deferring to a 16yo is relentless in this genre. It is at once insulting and not believable. Not too much blushing/crushing which goes a long way with me. This was some freaky world building with monsterous images that were quite creepy. I love the MC as she is easy to visualize. Rainwood, not so much. The chapter artwork is really good and evokes high resolution visuals. The world does feel like it was borrowed from Fallout 4, an FPS PC game. I like this world. Rating: 3.7/5 | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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