Official Review: The Elfkin Journals: Blending of the Races

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A mixture of philosophy, sci-fi, and magic sounds interesting. I don't mind long description as sometimes have the power to create a more vivid image and a deeper understanding of the happenings. I'll keep it in mind. Natural and insightful review! Thank you!
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InStoree wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 01:47 A mixture of philosophy, sci-fi, and magic sounds interesting. I don't mind long description as sometimes have the power to create a more vivid image and a deeper understanding of the happenings. I'll keep it in mind. Natural and insightful review! Thank you!
I'm similar, somewhat. Thanks for reading!
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I believe that a good book has a perfect blend of the characters and the plot.
I'll therefore skip TV this one because of its flat characters.
Amazing review!
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I enjoy heady sci-fi stories, so the fact that this one has elements of philosophy, fantasy, and science fiction is enough to catch my attention. I'm not good with overly long descriptions, however, except for a few authors. Thanks for the review!
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“Life is a moment in eternity… Love is eternity born in this moment in Life.”
That is an awesome quote. Thanks for sharing it—and also for your thorough review.
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Kanda_theGreat wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 08:12 I believe that a good book has a perfect blend of the characters and the plot.
I'll therefore skip TV this one because of its flat characters.
Amazing review!
That's quite true. Thanks for reading!
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Tomah wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 11:24 I enjoy heady sci-fi stories, so the fact that this one has elements of philosophy, fantasy, and science fiction is enough to catch my attention. I'm not good with overly long descriptions, however, except for a few authors. Thanks for the review!
Quite a conundrum there, but I'd suggest giving it a try. Thanks for reading.
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MsH2k wrote: 03 Feb 2020, 19:22 “Life is a moment in eternity… Love is eternity born in this moment in Life.”
That is an awesome quote. Thanks for sharing it—and also for your thorough review.
It really is. Thanks for reading!
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The odd capitalization at the end of the author's name is...quirky. Judging from your description of the writing style, it seems like JDeVereS (I really find this weird, for some reason) likes to experiment with the written word. It all sounds a bit much for me - the style, the themes, and the plot. I enjoyed your review, but this one's not for me.
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This sounds fantastic!
Your review certainly does it justice - thanks for the great recommendation :)
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inaramid wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 08:43 The odd capitalization at the end of the author's name is...quirky. Judging from your description of the writing style, it seems like JDeVereS (I really find this weird, for some reason) l popikes to experiment with the written word. It all sounds a bit much for me - the style, the themes, and the plot. I enjoyed your review, but this one's not for me.
It's actually a contraction of his full name. Also, that's fair enough. Thanks for reading!
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Bianka Walter wrote: 04 Feb 2020, 11:15 This sounds fantastic!
Your review certainly does it justice - thanks for the great recommendation :)
Thanks for reading!
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Philosophy and science are usually not friends, so this book intrigues me. It is also clear that you enjoyed the story of Garith and his kin. I'm glad.
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Miriam Molina wrote: 05 Feb 2020, 00:20 Philosophy and science are usually not friends, so this book intrigues me. It is also clear that you enjoyed the story of Garith and his kin. I'm glad.
I really did, thank you.
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As I got it, this is a book with a good plot and very good world-building. Thank you for review!
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