Bastion Brom

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Worth the read for the story, and it had some genuinely good descriptions here and there, but it felt like a book that had only gone through one edit and rushed onto shelves. If you're someone that is taken out of a book from bad writing, then maybe look elsewhere. Some of the issues that I noticed were tense issues, a change from first person to second person perspective for no real reason, overly repeating things (you can only tell me the mc is on the verge of laughing or tears so many times), a 34 year old character that felt like they were 19, and a quirky gay sidekick that was enjoyable, but also an overplayed trope and a stereotype. The worst part is the amazing potential the book had. Many parts were fantastic and if more time was put into it it could have been something truly special.

The Hollow Places: A Novel

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The Hollow Ones

One of my favorite games in quite some time. There are some oddities in the plot, such as mcguffins, that make me roll my eyes in other games, but the world of Control is so odd - touching on abstract concepts like the astral plane and the collective unconscious, that you stop questioning the bizzare events and become fully invested in the game. It is similar in playstyle to games such as Prey and Bioshock and draws on inspiration from the online fictional SCP database. If you enjoy fun, unique action games and soft science fiction that doesn't lean too hard on the science you will most likely enjoy this game.

Control