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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 2h

#novemberworldbuilders
Day 1
Red (i.e. scarlet) is associated with the Shepherd of the Dust, and thus her clerics wear scarlet chadors. It is also the color of Philosopher's Stones (with some believing the Stones are pure drops of the Shepherd's blood).
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 14h

The Recent Reads review of The Will of the Many continues with Part 3 - Characters! Join us as we explore the correct way to implement an OP main character.
#BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky
#hierarchy #StrengthoftheFew
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 3d

On Friday, Recent Reads continues the review of The Will of the Many with Part 3 - Characters! Catch up now with the overview and worldbuilding analysis!
#BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky
#hierarchy #StrengthoftheFew
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 3d

Recent Reads reviews Alchemy of Secrets! This will be a 3-part review. Join us today for the overview, summarizing how this book has a good concept and a strong start but crashes after the first third.
#BookReview #BookSky
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow, Recent Reads reviews Alchemy of Secrets! Now's a great time to catch up on my last review of a Stephanie Garber novel, Caraval!
#BookReview #BookTwitter
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 5d

Just finished Planeswalker. This was a slog. It reads as though Abbey received a mandate to fill 3000 years of history without letting Urza develop, forcing her to write a whole book of filler.
5/10. Full review coming in March.
#MTG #BookReview #BookSky

Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 6d

Recent Reads does a second spotlight on Theme in #OnyxStorm ! This time, we're breaking down a marvelous example of commentary that disproves its intended point in favor of hollow virtue signalling.
#BookReview #BookSky #FourthWing #IronFlame #RebeccaYarros
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 7d

Recent Reads delves in Chapters 45 through 47 of #OnyxStorm ! Join us for more frantic spaghetti-hurling, as well as setup for tomorrow's breakdown of the commentary in Chapter 46.
#BookReview #BookSky #FourthWing #IronFlame #RebeccaYarros
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 9d

Just finished Stephanie Garber's Alchemy of Secrets. It was ... messy.
Right now, I'm leaning towards a 4/10. Review begins Tuesday.
Some issues from Garber's YA book Caraval recur here. I recommend checking out that review if you'd like context.
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 9d

Currently halfway through Alchemy of Secrets, and my feelings are ... mixed.

Elements of Garber's writing that impressed me in Caraval are still here.

However, the delivery is ROUGH. It shows some of the worst aspects of YA writing while insisting it is more mature than that.

Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 10d

#pokemon #artshare
I had to replace my card templates for Finizen, Clefairy, and Cleffa. I may have drawn a few more Pokemon than I needed to.

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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 14d

Our first 10/10 review continues! Join Recent Reads as we explore the worldbuilding of #willofthemany, including the effective use of Soft Magic and the Magic School.
#hierarchy #StrengthoftheFew #BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 15d

Tomorrow, Recent Reads continues to dissect the masterpiece that is #willofthemany with a look at the Worldbuilding! Now's a great time to catch up on the review thus far!
#hierarchy #StrengthoftheFew #BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 16d

This oldie has been getting some attention lately! Check out one of my first long-form reviews, Notorious Sorcerer - an "exercise in self-indulgence" that resulted in an incredibly superficial narrative.
#BookReview #BookSky
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 17d

All 4 parts of my #shortstory "Honor to the Good Boy" are now available! Come experience this retelling of Saint Guinefort's legend, featuring a hyena hero with a heart of gold!
#fantasy #indie
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 20d

Hard numbers are a double-edged sword in worldbuilding - and Chapter 44 of #OnyxStorm demonstrates this. Join Recent Reads as we spotlight how #RebeccaYarros's misuse of hard numbers backfires on her setting.
#bookreview #BookSky #FourthWing
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 21d

The story of #OnyxStorm ended in Chapter 43!
... but #RebeccaYarros wants the book to stretch across 23 more chapters.
Join Recent Reads as we break down Chapter 44, the definition of hurling spaghetti at the wall!
#BookReview #BookSky #FourthWing #IronFlame
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 23d

#indie #shortstory
Our hero has fallen, but his journey isn't over! Join Tales of the Five Worlds for Part 3 of "Honor to the Good Boy", as a clever inquisitor plots to bring Mehdi home.
#GoodBoyMovie X #BeyondtheBoundary
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 25d

Tomorrow, the second half of "Honor to the Good Boy" begins! Now's the perfect time to catch up on Mehdi's heroism in a clash between gods!
#GoodBoyMovie X #BeyondtheBoundary
#fantasy #indie #shortstory
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Honor to the Good Boy (Part 1 of 4) — Jou Montfort

Mehdi liked scavenging with humans, even if they had poor noses and weren’t very bright. Humans made their burrows on rocky hills that overflowed with food. Scraps of it piled up between burrows to f...

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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 27d

#artshare
I have to replace the #pokemon Eikaiwa card template with Finizen on it, and I decided to give her some friends (L->R, T->B):
Drifblim
Tadbulb
Lotad
Drifloon
Wellspring Ogerpon
Bellsprout
Basculegion (Red)
Wishiwashi (Solo)
Basculegion (White)

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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 28d

Our first 10/10 review is here! Join Recent Reads for #willofthemany, where elements that destroy so much modern #fantasy are instead transformed into strengths!
#hierarchy #StrengthoftheFew #BookRecommendations #bookreview #BookSky
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · 29d

Per my promise to review the re-release of The Queen of Vorn, Recent Reads reviews the sample chapter of Path to Power! While we're there, we will touch on the new title and an interesting admission by the author.
#BookSky #bookreview #indie #fantasy
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · Oct 1

Mehdi's journey continues in "Honor to the Good Boy", Part 2! Our hyena hero tracks the god of chaos - but when a divine firefight breaks out, will he rise to the challenge?
#BeyondtheBoundary X #GoodBoyMovie X Saint Guinefort
#indie #fantasy #shortstory
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Honor to the Good Boy (Part 2 of 4) — Jou Montfort

Budaqov shouted, and some of the other humans in the pack tried to intercept Mehdi, but he was too quick. He wove among them and charged up the game trail. The cliffs loomed over him, and then he was ...

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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · Sep 30

My first #novella, "The Unbottled Idol", is complete! All chapters are now available for free on my website. #Eisenhorn meets #JujutsuKaisen in a tale of divine assassination and forbidden relics!
#fantasy #indie #novella
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Jou Montfort @joumontfort.bsky.social · Sep 28

Recent Reads reviews "Backcloth for a Crown Additional", an #Eisenhorn #shortstory ! Join us for a quick, low-stakes jaunt into an inquisitorial case on a Civilized World.
#bookrecs #bookreviews #warhammer40k #BookSky
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