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Review: Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall

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Four years ago, I shared a review of a cozy strategy game called Yes, Your Grace , in which players take on the role of a king who must wisely distribute resources to protect his family and his kingdom. Now, the game has released a sequel called Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall, in which the stakes have been raised exponentially. Snowfall features similar graphics and gameplay to the original, albeit with some small updates, along with a significantly darker tone. Players begin as King Eryk, the protagonist from the first game, but things quickly take a turn for the worse with his circumstances and health, and Queen Aurelea must step in to protect what's most dear to them. The game begins by allowing players to input over their story decisions from the first Yes, Your Grace. For those of us who played it almost five years ago, it might be hard to remember what those decisions were. This task can be bypassed by asking the advisor to make the best decisions, or just give it your best guess....

Review: Golden Goose

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If you subscribe to my author newsletter , you saw that today is the first day of Fairy Tale Summer . This is a great annual event that takes place in the Clean Fairytales Facebook group . Readers can share reviews of fairy tale-inspired books with the hashtag #2025 all summer long to earn points for fun book-related prizes. I am one of over 40 featured authors in the event, along with all three books from  The Stolen Trilogy . My "author takeover" night in the group will be Monday, July 21st. I hope you join me.  Golden Goose  by Lea Doue  marks my first official review for this year's Fairy Tale Summer. This is the fourth ARC I have received from the multi-author All That Glitters series of fairy tale retellings . The book incorporated a lot of creativity to add depth to a relatively simple fairy tale . The first thing that stood out to me about Golden Goose  is that it takes place in an unapologetic fantasy world. Although the main character, Elowen, is poo...