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ADVENTURESOME REVIEWS

89 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

Book Reviews for indie books and small press books in most genres.

Set your compass to adventure and let's discover indie authors.
However, before you hoist up your britches, strap on your waders, and harness the gators, grab the scotch but skip the rocks; for, undoubtably, we're daring the quagmire, but don’t you worry it won’t be too dire unless we happen into a fire. So climb aboard, take a seat, dust off your specs and then pour the scotch to brave the untamed jungle of indie books with us.

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LEGACY of the BRIGHTWASH Grimdark Fantasy Book Review

December 24, 2022 01:23 - 24 minutes - 34.8 MB

LEGACY of the BRIGHTWASH is the second finalist in the #SPFBO. Personally, we like it better than the winner. Highly #recomended. #grimdark #fantasy. The author is Krystle Matar Tristen's Goodreads page

THE FOREVER KING

November 12, 2022 04:01 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MB

Book Review of THE FOREVER KING by Ben Galley. This book was a finalist in the SPFBO 2021. Tristen's Goodreads page. 

SHADOWS OF IVORY fantasy book review

October 12, 2022 14:20 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MB

Fantasy book review for SHADOWS OF IVORY by T. L. Greylock We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page #fantasybook #bookreview #boketube

THE IRON CROWN FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

August 17, 2022 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Fantasy book review for THE IRON CROWN by L.L. MacRae. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

THE WIZARD'S WARD Fantasy Book Review

August 10, 2022 14:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MB

Fantasy book review for THE WIZARD'S WARD by Jules McAleese. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

HALL OF BONES FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

July 27, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Fantasy book review for HALL OF BONES by Tim Hardie. #SFBO finalist We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

ONLY IN DARKNESS FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

July 06, 2022 15:00 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MB

Fantasy book review for ONLY IN DARKNESS by Brenda Stanley We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

THE MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF GWENDOLYN GRaY FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

June 22, 2022 13:59 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MB

YA Fantasy book review for THE MARVELOUS ADVENTURES OF GWENDOLYN GRAY by B. A. WILLIAMSON. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW for GUNMETAL GODS

June 01, 2022 14:30 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MB

The gods are portrayed exactly how you want them to be. Book review for GUNMETAL GODS by, Zamil Akhtar. Recommended book. Tristen's Goodreads page

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW for THE MORTAL BLADE

May 17, 2022 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MB

Fantasy book review for THE MORTAL BLADE by Christopher Mitchell We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad.  Tristen's Goodreads page 

NORYLSKA GROANS FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

April 28, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 35.8 MB

NORLYSKA GROANS is impeccably well-written though very heavy. #fantasy #bookreview by authors Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton W. Snyder. Hihgly recommended #SPFBP finalist Tristen's Goodreads page

BURN RED SKIES #fantasy BOOK REVIEW

April 13, 2022 16:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MB

#bookreview for BURN RED SKIES by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero. #SPFBO finalist We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

THE LOST STAR sci-fi BOOK REVIEW

March 29, 2022 22:08 - 23 minutes - 33.2 MB

#Sci-fi #Bookreview for THE LOST STAR by Odette C. Bell. Tristen's Goodreads page #booktube #sci-fibookreview #SPFBO finalist

HULL of SKULLS #Sci-fi Book Review

March 03, 2022 20:09 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

#BookReview for #Sci-fibook HULL OF SKULLS by Jamie Eubanks A highly recommended book and winner of #ReadersFavorite sci-fi book of the year. Tristen's Goodreads page. #booktube

DeathRunes & Dragons Fantasy Book Review

February 15, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

Fantasy book review for Death Runes and Dragons, as well as Fixing Your Stars. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad.  Tristen's Goodreads page 

WE MEN OF ASH & SHADOW Gas Lamplight #BOOKREVIEW

January 25, 2022 16:30 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

This is a review for #fantasybook WE MEN OF ASH & SHADOW by H. L. Tinsley. #SFBO finalist. It has an excellent antagonist.  This is a KDP select book and there are audio books available for the series. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

A Conspiracy of Prophets historical-fiction book review

January 13, 2022 04:09 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MB

Historical-fiction book review of A CONSPIRACY OF PROPHETS   by Suzannah Rowntree. This book also has some really neat soft magical elements to it, so more of a historical-fantasy fiction book. It has excellent execution of medieval warfare and character development. Tristen's Goodreads page

BLACKCOATS #BOOKREVIEW

January 07, 2022 17:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

#sci-fibook review for BLACKCOATS by Michael Lachman. This is a #YA serial book. #recommended Tristen's Goodreads page  

THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT FANTASY #BOOKREVIEW

January 04, 2022 16:00 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MB

This is a review for #indiebook THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Shaun Connaughton's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

NETHER LIGHT FANTASY #BOOKREVIEW

December 22, 2021 01:49 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MB

This is a review for #fantasybook NETHER LIGHT.  It was a #SFBO finalist. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

FANTASY #BOOKREVIEW for THE FALL OF ERLON

December 09, 2021 17:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

 #Fantasybookreview for THE FALL OF ERLON.   #SFBO finalist and #indiebook We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page  

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW for THE FALL OF ERLON

December 09, 2021 17:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

This is a review for fantasy book THE FALL OF ERLON. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page  

Mystery, Thriller Book Review for "We Are 100"

November 22, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

This is a review for fantasy book WE ARE 100 by Nathan Timmel.  We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15958036.Tristen_Kozinski We recommend this book.

Mystery, Thriller #BookReview for "We Are 100"

November 22, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

This is a review for #mystery book #thrillerbook WE ARE 100 by #NathanTimmel. This is a #recommendedbook and #indiebook We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's #Goodreads page  

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW for 'CLOAK OF THE TWO WINDS'

November 04, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

This is a review for fantasy book CLOAK OF THE TWO WINDS by Jack Massa. This is a KDP select book and there are audio books available for the series. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page  

FANTASY #BOOKREVIEW for 'CLOAK OF THE TWO WINDS'

November 04, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

#Fantasybookreview for CLOAK OF THE TWO WINDS by #JackMassa. This is a KDP select book and there are audio books available for the series. #recommendedbook  #indiebook and a #Betterthansometraditionallypublishedbooks We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page  

LAST MEMORIA FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

October 13, 2021 16:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

This is a review for fantasy book LAST MEMORIA by Rachel Emma Shaw. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

DARKNESS FORGED FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

September 08, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MB

This is a review for fantasy book DARKNESS FORGED by Matt Larken. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

MARCH OF MAGNUS #BOOKREVIEW

August 11, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

 #actionandadventurebook #indie book and a #recommendedbook  #goodreads #romancebook(The sequel to SPARKCITY by Robert J. Powers; so if you haven't  read the book yet...) We tend to get feisty with a great deal finger snapping, hand clapping, and chair banging. MARCH OF MAGNUS goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

MARCH OF MAGNUS FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

August 11, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

This is a review for fantasy indie book THE MARCH OF MAGNUS, (The sequel to SPARK CITY; so if you haven't listened to or read the book yet and intend to, beware there are spoilers in the review.) by Robert J. Powers. We tend to get feisty with a great deal finger snapping, hand clapping, and chair banging. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

BLACK STONE HEART FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

July 13, 2021 15:43 - 22 minutes - 31.9 MB

This is a review for fantasy book BLACK STONE HEART author Michael R. Fletcher. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

VOICE OF WAR FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MB

This is a review for fantasy book VOICE OF WAR by Zach Argyle. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

A WIND FROM THE WILDERNESS HISTORICAL #FANTASYBOOKREVIEW

May 19, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

This is a #bookreview for the #historicalfictionbook A WIND FROM THE WILDERNESS by Suzannah Rowntree. #recommendedbook #indiebook #goodreads and #fantasybook. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page   

A WIND FROM THE WILDERNESS HISTORICAL FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

May 19, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

This is a review for the historicl-fiction fantasy book A WIND FROM THE WILDERNESS by Suzannah Rowntree. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page   

THE LOST WAR FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

April 27, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB

This is a review for fantasy book THE LOST WAR by Justin Lee Anderson. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

THE COMBAT CODES FANASY BOOK REVIEW

April 07, 2021 02:03 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB

This is a review for fantasy book THE COMBAT CODES by Alexander Darwin. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page  Tristen's Goodreads page  

SHADOW OF A DEAD GOD FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

February 01, 2021 21:09 - 19 minutes - 27 MB

This is a review for fantasy book SHADOW OF A DEAD GOD by Patrick Samphire. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

THE ROSE SHIELD QUARTET BOOK REVIEW

January 11, 2021 00:29 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

This is a review for fantasy indie book THE ROSE SHIELD QUARTET by Wallace D. Peach. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

BLADE'S EDGE FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

December 26, 2020 01:27 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

This is a review for fantasy book BLADE'S EDGE by Virginia McClain. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

KALANON'S RISING FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

December 01, 2020 21:54 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

This is a review for the fantasy indie book KALANON'S RISING by Darian Smith. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page  

BRONZE REBELLION (series) BOOK REVIEW

November 03, 2020 18:13 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

This is review for the fantasy indie book series "Bronze Rebellion" by L.C. Perry. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

BRONZE REBELLION (series) FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

November 03, 2020 18:13 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

This is review for the fantasy indie book series "Bronze Rebellion" by L.C. Perry. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

BRONZE REBELLION (series) FANTASY #BOOKREVIEW

November 03, 2020 18:13 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

This is review for the #fantasybook series "Bronze Rebellion" by L.C. Perry. #recommendedbook #indiebook  We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's #Goodreads page Tristen's #Goodreads page

A TALE OF STARS AND SHADOW FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

October 10, 2020 00:49 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

This is a review for indie fantasy book A TALE OF STARS AND SHADOW. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page YOU TUBE

A TALE OF STARS AND SHADOW INDIE BOOK REVIEW

October 10, 2020 00:49 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

This is a review for indie fantasy book A TALE OF STARS AND SHADOW. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page YOU TUBE

SWORD OF KAIGEN FANTASY #BOOKREVIEW

October 10, 2020 00:39 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

#Fantasybookreview for SWORD OF KAIGEN by M. L. Wang. It is a #recommendedbook  #indiebook and a #SFBO winner.  We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Tristen's Goodreads page

SWORD OF KAIGEN INDIE BOOK REVIEW

October 10, 2020 00:39 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

This is a review for the indie fantasy book SWORD OF KAIGEN. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

SWORD OF KAIGEN FANTASY BOOK REVIEW

October 10, 2020 00:39 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

This is a review for the indie fantasy book SWORD OF KAIGEN. We tend to get feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

"FORTUNE'S FOOL" BOOK REVIEW

August 06, 2020 23:20 - 27 minutes - 25 MB

"This is a review for the indie book FORTUNE'S FOOL author Angela Boord. We tend to get a little feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page

"BLOOD OF HEIRS" FANTASY INDIE BOOK REVIEW

July 30, 2020 19:49 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MB

This is a review for fantasy indie book BLOOD OF HEIRS, author Alicia Wanstall-Burke. We tend to get a little feisty with a great deal of hand smacking, chair banging, finger snapping, horn blowing, and the occasional firing squad. Author's Goodreads page Tristen's Goodreads page