/fantasy/tags/arc/ Recent content in arc on River's Fantasy Reviews Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 11 Nov 2022 03:25:37 +0000 /fantasy/re-apotheosis/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 03:25:37 +0000 /fantasy/re-apotheosis/ <strong>Re: Apotheosis</strong> is a fun popcorn read that delivers on its premise of bringing Japanese and western media characters to life and having them meet their creators, with varied reactions - leading to an intense &ldquo;us vs them&rdquo; battle. The beginning is a little slow, and the characters' reactions to finding out they&rsquo;re fictional often feel a bit unrealistic, but once you get past the setup the pace picks up quite quickly and the novel is engaging with excellent action scenes and lovable (or love-to-hate-them) protagonists. /fantasy/nightwatch-over-windscar/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:29:10 +0000 /fantasy/nightwatch-over-windscar/ <em>Nightwatch Over Windscar</em> continues <em>The Weep</em> series, with all of the strengths of the first (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60019361-nightwatch-on-the-hinterlands">Nightwatch on the Hinterlands</a>) and not a single bit of mid-series downturn. Iari and Gaer are back, and Gaer&rsquo;s chapters continue to be my favorite (and we also get a bonus Char chapter partway through!) Eason sustains character voices masterfully, and as in <em>Hinterlands</em> it&rsquo;s delightful to see Iari and Gaer adapt each other&rsquo;s speech patterns.