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Niki Bruce
@nikibruce - Reviewer
Niki Bruce
@nikibruce - Reviewer
I’ve been a journalist for 20 years, including as a book reviewer more
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published a reviewover 4 years ago
over 4 years agoSolid sci-fi written in elegantly ponderous prose with a humanist bent; will remind you of the film Prometheus
Gradient
Would you leave behind everything you know to start a new world? Would you destroy that world to sav...
added Gradient to the bookshelf over 4 years ago
over 4 years agoGradient
Would you leave behind everything you know to start a new world? Would you destroy that world to sav...
published a reviewalmost 5 years ago
almost 5 years agoA clever premise, but this cozy alternate reality lacks depth, coming across as amateur and expository and lacking the true magic of fantasy.
The Pharaoh and the Librarian
What if Cleopatra faked her death and escaped on a pirate ship? While her sister sailed for Wales wi...
published a reviewalmost 5 years ago
almost 5 years agoA Noble’s Path is a classic fantasy read with enough originality to push it above the common heard. There are also magical sheep.
A Noble's Path
Divided loyalties test Inez Garza.
The infamous incident at the Academy of Natural Studies has f...
added A Noble's Path to the bookshelf almost 5 years ago
almost 5 years agoA Noble's Path
Divided loyalties test Inez Garza.
The infamous incident at the Academy of Natural Studies has f...
started following Felicia Bengtssonalmost 5 years ago
almost 5 years ago added The Pharaoh and the Librarian to the bookshelf almost 5 years ago
almost 5 years agoThe Pharaoh and the Librarian
What if Cleopatra faked her death and escaped on a pirate ship? While her sister sailed for Wales wi...
About me
I’ve been a journalist for 20 years, including as a book reviewer
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📚500 books read per year
🏆20 submissions per year
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