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Dave Stone
is 20% done
The first two books in this series are moody and atmospheric, but at they have comfort, hope, and descriptions of good food smells.
-Therefore: Cozy.
This one went right past moody & atmospheric and into gloomy & sad.
From comfort, hope, and good food -to- lost in the wood, despair/regret, and bad food.
...and it's just more sad than I want to deal with on top of autumn where the sun sets at 4:25pm.
— Nov 15, 2025 02:59AM
-Therefore: Cozy.
This one went right past moody & atmospheric and into gloomy & sad.
From comfort, hope, and good food -to- lost in the wood, despair/regret, and bad food.
...and it's just more sad than I want to deal with on top of autumn where the sun sets at 4:25pm.
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Dave Stone
is 17% done
It pains me to say it, but I'm struggling with this book. I went back and read Goblins & Greatcoats (the prequel/intro short story), that helped some but I just can't seem to warm up to this and I wonder why Travis Baldree wrote such a bummer story.
The words themselves aren't individually sad, but all of them together fill me with nameless dread.
— Nov 25, 2025 11:30AM
The words themselves aren't individually sad, but all of them together fill me with nameless dread.
