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Zack’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Zack’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Zack Riley’s Followers (18)
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Zack Riley
Goodreads Author
Member Since
December 2018
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/zackriley
Personal Review guide to how I give Star ratings
The following is a personal guide for myself on how I will give reviews/star ratings on novels (I will primarily be reviewing Anthropomorphic fiction but may tweak for other genres)
⭐️ (1 star) — Fundamentally Flawed
Amateur or broken prose (clunky, hard to read, riddled with telling).
Anthro identity inconsistent or forgotten (reads like humans in animal masks).
Plot incoherent, no clear hook, charac Read more of this blog post »
⭐️ (1 star) — Fundamentally Flawed
Amateur or broken prose (clunky, hard to read, riddled with telling).
Anthro identity inconsistent or forgotten (reads like humans in animal masks).
Plot incoherent, no clear hook, charac Read more of this blog post »
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Guardians: Echoes of the Fallen World
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Lydus's Moral Dilemma (Tales of Arillion, #2)
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Ellie, the Mule Bred (2018)
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2018
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The Last Rain Maker
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2023
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
Zack’s Recent Updates
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Redwall - An Adult Reread Returning to Redwall as an adult was not the experience I expected. It has been close to thirty years since dad read it aloud, and revisiting it now brought a strange mix of familiarity and reassessment. Much like my recent e ...more |
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"Guardians is a book that immediately draws you in. There was just the right blend of action and world building for me at the beginning so you jump straight into the story, but have enough information to understand what’s going on.
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"Riley is a master. Action, adventure, twists and turns, and just a hint of love amidst deception—Guardians is a must read. It held my interest. I couldn’t put it down. Now I’m craving more! "
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"I really enjoyed this as a scifi element, it had that feel that I was looking for from the description. I was invested in what was going on and enjoyed the way the characters worked with it. Zack Riley has a strong writing style and can't wait for mo"
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Dragon Riders of Old 3.8★ I received an advanced copy of Dragon Riders of Old for review. I'll start by stating that this is outside the normal scope of what I would normally pickup, but I needed a little sea-change. Jessica Bareberi's Dragon Riders of ...more |
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Lifeless DNF at the start of chapter 4. This one isn't even worth a critical review. I will also add the asking price on Kindle is $20USD. This novel is the perfect example of what a book with no Soul reads like. Unlike Embers at Eveningfjord that sta ...more |
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Zack Riley
rated a book it was ok
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A book with no Soul. This book came out of the gates really strong. The opening chapters felt so grounded in place, with characters who had quirks and a touch of life to them. Somewhere around Chapter 4, the storytelling loses its soul. What begins as ...more |
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