Feb 26, 2015: I’ll start by saying that although I enjoy the paranormal—and outright horror—genres, there’s a quality of ‘creepy’ that just freaks me out. Earworm seems to be quite happy living in that category.

It starts out on a good note for a horror story, then transitions to a coming of age, slice-of-life drama. And then it starts to get creepy. And it just keeps getting creepier as you get to know more about the main character, his past, and you start thinking [more . . .]

Feb 3, 2015: On the surface, Rat Nothing tells the story of four individuals navigating—with varying degrees of success—a dirty and dangerous city. But because each character occupies a different social strata with in this world, this story is ultimately a rather clever exploration of all aspects of a society on the precipice of change. While the four story lines are not always equal in quality, the ambition and scope of this project are both commendable and compelling.

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Feb 1, 2015: "Citadel" revolves around the lives of an incoming class of trainees at the eponymous campus. The author invites us to follow the daily lives four main viewpoint characters at what amounts to Quantico for superheros. After some whirlwind paced introductions, the narrative then proceeds to rotate frequently amongst the 4 main characters while also often diverging to view events through the eyes of side characters.

To be perfectly clear: the viewpoint of this story changes a lot.

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Jan 24, 2015: First, a note about the updating schedule. The Zombie Knight updates with a page or so every day. Each page is just a small tidbit, sometimes boring if taken on its own. However, this is a case of 2 + 2 = 5. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I found it more enjoyable to wait until there were about ten or so new pages before catching up, but of course this is entirely subjective. Now, on to the review.

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Jan 22, 2015: This is not your typical romance. It is written as an autobiography or memoir, covers far more relationships than ‘the one that is destined to be successful’ that you find in traditional romances, and wasn’t actually as bad a read as my rating might suggest at first glance. There were a few issues though, and I’ll try to outline those.

First of all, the site layout could have been improved. There’s only one place on the site for navigating backward and [more . . .]

Jan 19, 2015: So, I spent about an hour today reading through what’s currently available of Extraction, and I found it a mostly enjoyable experience!

The good: The characters are distinct. Each has sufficient personality that they all feel like independent characters capable of progression, growth, and story telling. The interplay between several of the characters is also well developed and feels like genuine banter (although the subject matter of the banter sometimes DEFINITELY reminds you that this is Science Fiction). The setting seems [more . . .]