Hello, everyone.
While there are lessons in storytelling that transcend mediums, there are some elements that are very specific. A novel, a video game, and a television show are all very different animals. That’s one of the reasons that adaptations require careful consideration.
I write novels. While most of what I’ve learned about storytelling has come from films and television, these things can’t provide wisdom about important factors like prose and how to balance the delivery of exposition within a narrative. That’s why it’s important to keep current with recent fiction in my genre. And, since I’ve always been the type to learn and memorize by teaching others, a book review series is a logical step. I hope you’ll all indulge me, or at the very least, bear with me for any backlog this creates in my other series.
Theses review won’t be comprehensive deep dives. I’m not writing the script for a KrimsonRogue episode here. (Though, if you like multi-hour, narrated reviews, please check out Krimson’s YouTube channel. His commentaries are witty and full of wisdom.) Instead, I’m just going to describe the premise, hit a few bullet points of the plot, and cover things that I personally liked or disliked. Where things will get a little more detailed is in the lessons and insights I took away from the book. I’m going to keep these reviews as spoiler-free as possible. If I need to spoil something to explain something I learned, I’ll be sure to cordon it off into its own section. (That said, I’ve always had a looser definition of “spoilers” than most people, so apologies in advance if something slips.)
With all that established, let’s dive into our first review!
