Leo R. Skoble

Fucking amazing fantasy storytelling. Made me inspired to emulate parts of her style in my own writing. Trans main character for the win. Incredible world building that makes the world feel lived in beyond the scope of the one city it takes place in. Reveals hit at just the right pace and knock you off your feet. Bittersweet and heartbreaking in the best way Somehow all the summaries online kind of spoil it? 10/10 LMSS: 8 - somehow even despite the clear explanation of how th

*It is not necessary to read Reforged, Reborn, and Reclaimed in order (that order), but there are references to other locations and names that can only been understood after reading the rest of the trilogy. I read them in what is technically the order 3, 1, 2, but that did not diminish my experience while reading them* Onto the review! Spoiler-free, as always Genres: Fantasy/romance/mystery I am not exaggerating when I say that this book changed my life. Two very important as

Take this scalpel and cut my skin, I’ve made my decision to have the incision regardless of What it may leave behind – Scar tissue is preferable on my body As opposed To on my mind. I have not changed what’s in my heart nor what’s in my mind But there are scars here, and there They will remain for a while – I can’t get rid of them that easily. It’s part of the process of healing – fusing Processing… Waiting for Festering wounds to settle their biological boiling Meanwhile, yo

The first time I saw her , she was just another shadow haunting my dreams. I had usually forgotten about her by the time I woke up. Her words never stuck with me, if she even said anything at all. Her visage never left a mark on my waking mind. No imprint of her features was burned into the inside of my eyeballs, like a television left on for too long. At least not at first… My dreams were more magical back then, when she still lived there. Dragons flew freely through the ski