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Alexey Skobkin (books)

skobkin@b.skobk.in

Joined 11 months ago

Back-end developer from Northern Russia.

I like OpenSource, using Linux (work, hobby and home infrastructure), Windows (games and creativity) and Android.

Sometimes I play FPS games (Rainbow Six: Siege), sometimes I play guitar.

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Kumo Kagyu, so-bin: BLADE & BASTARD: Volume 2 (EBook, 2023, J-Novel Club) 3 stars

Scorch marks blacken the wireframe dungeon, and the smell of burnt meat hangs in the …

This one was a bit boring. Or maybe it wasn't a good idea to listen to this book while going to sleep. But other series and volumes aren't boring when I read them the same way.

I guess it could be because of the lack of significant action. They prepare to slay the dragon then they walk a lot and then they slay it. And then it ends.

It was rather underwhelming development for me.

Okina Baba, Tsukasa Kiryu: So I'm a Spider, So What?, Vol. 16 (EBook, 2023, Yen Press LLC, Yen On) 3 stars

Sacrifice the goddess to save humanity, or sacrifice humanity to save the goddess? …What kind …

This is the end.

4 stars

The series finally ended.

The ending was... underwhelming.

The concept and some characters across the entire story were nice, but as a whole this series is kind of strange.

I'm not sure if I can recommend it. Not for brilliant storytelling at least.

Minto Higure, Napo: Monster Tamer: Volume 16 (EBook, 2024, J-Novel Club) 4 stars

Majima Takahiro and his friends survive the ordeal inside the labyrinth and learn the truth …

Looks like it could also be the "final" volume which not concludes the story because there are problems with original (Japanese) light novel publication. The story from web novel requires ~2 more volumes to be properly concluded. And there was no light novel volume since 2020.

That's sad.