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A Better Name by Morgan Shank: A solider wants to earn her noble title despite her father’s dishonor. An engaging story with plenty of twists and some good action. 5/5

The Woodweaver’s Rose by Tori Ticket: An old wood weaver and a young girl connect through daily chats. A cute tale of promises and a really fun listen. 4/5

The Forsaken Detour by Bryan Wilson: A father and two daughters get stuck on a magic less planet and have to last until they can repair their ship. A gripping story from start to finish and contains a very interesting twist. 5/5

Lore Island by Victoria McCombs: A girl goes through a labyrinth in order to save her sick sister. An interesting maze story with an intriguing lead and an interesting display of honor. 4/5

No Honor Among Thieves by David Estes: A thief starts to rethink his ways after a strange encounter with a weapon. Plenty of reflection and action and shows great contrast between the two leads. 4/5

The True Purpose of a Thing by D.L. Jennings: A squire with the ability to see the true version of things is tasked with repairing the veil protecting humanity. A nice introspective story. 4/5

Insubordination by Charles Hack: A solider faces a difficult choice when her squad is in danger. An action filled military sci-fi with some self reflection, especially toward the end. 4/5

Fatal Methods Optional by E.A. Winters: Two ex-assassins turned married thieves with morals take on a job that doesn’t go as planned. This one has some fun character interactions and interesting magic systems and action, and contrasts their old and new lives. 4/5

This story already sounds all types of messed up, and we haven't even started the story proper! It's the prologue!

Interesting concept so far.

My Water’s Keeper by Andrew D. Meredith
A man questions the point of honor when discovering he’s going to a place where nobody will see it. I liked the presentation of how honor is presented and had interesting sections, but wasn’t fully immersed. 3/5

Barblade the Merciful by T.D. Orel
A bug-like warrior thinks about honor as he's battling humans. An interesting POV from the bug warrior and had me intrigued despite a slow start. 4/5

Primus by E.A. Hendrix
A young man takes his place in a mandatory galaxy-wide trial. I was engaged in this story from start to end and loved the characters and action. 5/5

Rain Alone is Nothing by Brady Hunsaker
A warrior fights off monsters to defend a village in grave danger. A gritty story with an interesting dynamic between fighters and ordinary villagers in the way. 4/5

Indulge the Other by Laura Pohl: A robot builds new creations over the years, which keeps being destroyed. The second person narrative works and I was intrigued by the concept. 4/5

Daughter of Time by Madeline Dyer: An experiment brings two young women from different times together to learn about connections. A fun story, but I wish some things were explained a bit more. 4/5

Do You See Me? by Isa Fiel: A young woman tries to avoid a family cure of misery or death on her 18th birthday. A interesting horror story with interesting characters. 4/5

Paper Rebellions by Rukman Ragas: A magical archivist has to fight book bans. This was okay and had some interesting concepts, but it felt too “ripped from the headlines” and was missing connective tissue. 3/5

Flying Solo by Claudie Arsenualt: In a fleet depended on dual flying, a pilot wants to fly solo. This was a fun space faring story with interesting characters. 4/5

Swordmaiden by Kalyn Joesphson: A sword creating maiden reluctant to marry opens her up to the truth of her duty. A fun fantasy story that gripped me the whole way through. 5/5

Thomas Marley’s Fake Bride by Ian M. Carlisle: A noble young man schemes his way to a fake bride. A fun fast paced fantasy and enjoyed every minute of this one. 5/5

Joust Friends by Rosiee Thor: A day at the fair brings an insight about relationships. Starts slow, but was fine with it by the end. 3/5

Preservation by Demi Ashing-Giwa: A young person rebels after being made outcast by a rich family. This story written in a love letter format had a good idea, but the story itself felt like a miss. 2/5

Lovesick by Taka Owen: A virus to make people lovesick sweeps the world. This was okay, but i didn’t entirely click with this one. 3/5

The Binding by Soumi Roy: A village’s ritual leaves those without love as outcasts, but not everything is as it seems. A interesting concept made fantastical and twist of lack of attraction. 5/5

Kimberly Ma Meets Her Match by Ann Zhao: A school-wide dating quiz turns into an exploration of romantic feelings for Kim. 4/5

I like the introduction, goes a bit about how aromantic people might be seen in fiction.

An interesting story so far.

Interesting so far, it's got a bit of an Inuyasha vibe at the moment.

The Grief Path by Amanda Auler
A widow discovers if there’s something more to him than being a warrior as he honors his wife’s final wishes. Interesting world building and loved the twist! 5/5