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  • March 25, 2023

    The Days Are Getting Less Darker

    blogging, Personal & Lifestyle
  • March 15, 2023

    Hoping for Sunny Days

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    grays otome, personal, writing
  • February 12, 2023

    Hoping for Certain Banner Reruns on Genshin Impact

    As I continue traveling through the world of Teyvat, and the upcoming releases of Fontaine and the Mondstat-sea-port-that-we-always-heard-about-but-aren’t-able-to-go-to… My hope lies with the reruns of the coming festivals soon to come in the game. Similar to that of the Lantern Rite arc, that came to fruition a bit ago, Mondstat is due to have another…

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    genshin impact
  • February 1, 2023

    Enjoying the Scenery of Teyvat

    It shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m still hanging around in Teyvat, let alone, I’m now trying to remember the story line from almost two years ago from when I started playing Genshin Impact. I started with using Sora, the brother, for my main account to see the story unravel through his eyes. I created…

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  • January 28, 2023

    Flying Low in Teyvat

    I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I posted on my blog, which is fairly terrible of me. To be honest, I’ve been going through a few things and just trying to handle the issues the best way I can. My day job keeps me fairly preoccupied and while I could give stories about…

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  • January 7, 2023

    Traveling Through Teyvat, and New Pages to Blog

    (If you’d like to hear the audio version of this blog, use Natural Reader, copy and paste the blog and press play on the app! They are not a sponsor, I just wanted to state how awesome this app is because I use it to listen to every blog I like, and it makes it…

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  • December 27, 2022

    Still Here, Just on Break w/ Genshin Impact

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    blogging, Personal & Lifestyle
  • December 11, 2022

    Defeating Elder Dragon Narwa, and Finishing MHRise Arc

    It is a grand but bittersweet moment whenever I finish a game or even an arc from a game series. Last night I finally finished Monster Hunter Rise, with officially hunting and destroying the living daylights out of Ibushi and Narwa. These two elder dragons were the bane of my existence on this chapter of…

    blogging, Gaming
    games, personal, reviews, writing
  • November 27, 2022

    A Return to Capcom’s Monster Hunter Series: MH RISE/SUNBREAK

    (STEAM) I am a bit surprised that I never wrote a review about my upmost love for Capcom’s Monster Hunter series. I’ll be honest, I actually didn’t know about this game, and it normally isn’t a genre I play. However, my then-boyfriend-now-husband was playing this game first and had encouraged me to try it. Since…

    Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Uncategorized
    blogging, capcom, game review, games, grays otome, monster hunter, personal, reviews, writing
  • November 19, 2022

    Skyland: Heart of the Mountain Game Review

    (STEAM) Coming at you with another Artifex Mundi hidden object game, Skyland: Heart of the Mountain. I had reviewed a previous game from them called Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt, and that game didn’t disappoint. However, I do have to make some criticisms with this game. While this game had all the classic fixings…

    Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Personal & Lifestyle, Uncategorized
    adventure, airships, artifex mundi, artwork, CG, games, grays otome, hidden object, personal, puzzle game, reviews, steampunk, writing
  • November 13, 2022

    Higurashi: Tatarigoroshi-hen (Curse Killing Arc) Review

    (STEAM/MANGA) I truly have a huge amount of respect for the author Ryukishi07, he has created multiple works that I can only describe as complete psychological horror masterpieces. His famed Higurashi series is still by far one of the most intriguing and diabolical mind-bending tales I’ve encountered. However, I believe I’ve finally met one arc…

    Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Uncategorized, visual novels
    game review, games, grays otome, higurashi, horror, psychological horror, reviews, ryukishi07, visual novel, when they cry
  • November 11, 2022

    Remembering Alien Isolation

    (STEAM) I remember when I first bought this game for my XBOX alongside with The Evil Within, and Deadspace. All three games were a trifecta of horror, but the game that I still have held consistent awe and terror for, has always been Alien Isolation. For good reasons. When this game was first announced, I…

    blogging, Gaming, Uncategorized
    alien series, blogging, games, horror, reviews, riddley scott, writing, xenomorph
  • November 4, 2022

    Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt Game Review

    (Buy Here: Microsoft/Steam) Nothing but praise for this game! FANTASTIC HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE ADVENTURE GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF ENIGMATIS AND GRIM LEGENDS! Step into the shoes of Emily Meyer from Boston PD to face the mysterious case of 10 homicides. Using only your own experience and professional investigation techniques you will follow the hot…

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    artifex mundi, blogging, games, grays otome, horror, mystery game, puzzle game, reviews, steam games, supernatural, writing
  • October 23, 2022

    Game Review: Higurashi Watanagashi-hen (The Gut Spilling)

    (LINK TO MANGA) Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed a good visual novel, and because visual novels are just stories that have been animated into a game. I’ve also provided for any other adventurous reader to please pick up the manga version if the game is not so much to your fancy. I…

    blogging, book reviews, Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Uncategorized, visual novels
    blogging, fame review, game review, games, higurashi watanagashi-hen, horror, reviews, ryukishi07
  • October 15, 2022

    EverQuest and the Night of Shadows Expansion — The Ancient Gaming Noob

    Daybreak is getting better at both announcing and presenting their new Norrath expansions, but also being sure that their announcements don’t step on each other lest one drown out the other.  So, previously, we had the EverQuest II announcement of the Renewal of Ro expansion and now we have EverQuest and the Night of Shadows […]…

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  • October 15, 2022

    Hideki Kamiya is on some weird power trip right now. — Indiecator

    Hideki Kamiya is on some weird power trip feeling godly for blocking people and calling them “brainless insects”. Hideki Kamiya is on some weird power trip right now. — Indiecator

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  • October 14, 2022

    Deathloop Early Impressions — Time to Loot

    Depending on your reviewer of choice, when Deathloop came out you would’ve either had a rather positive or a rather ‘meh’ view of the game before putting hands on it yourself. While the major commercial outlets were exceptionally positive, for my part, I typically align with Skill Up’s views on games. There are some key… Deathloop…

    Gaming
    games, reviews
  • October 14, 2022

    INDIE CORNER: Otome Game Salvus: Aries is LIVE on Kickstarter! — Otome Kitten

    Indie developers, Rosemilk Studio has recently launched a Kickstarter for their new Otome Game, Salvus: Aries. The game’s KS project is now live, and fans can now pledge and show their support for this upcoming title! Rosemilk Studio describes Salvus: Aries as a slice-of-death game that includes: adventure, a little action, romance and, of course, […]…

    Gaming, otome, Personal & Lifestyle
    games, ikemen, otome, romance
  • October 14, 2022

    Just a Peek into Utgarde Keep — The Ancient Gaming Noob

    As I said, we were already there, already on the threshold of the first dungeon in Northrend, already inside the tower that dominates the head of Howling Fjord. It does stand out And, as I also noted, we had the group together, had the quests, and were all level 70. The group of the day […]…

    Gaming
  • October 14, 2022

    Nostalgia is still the best Shop Sim I’ve played! — Indiecator

    Recettear is freaking amazing and it still holds up! I just love it. Nostalgia is still the best Shop Sim I’ve played! — Indiecator

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  • October 12, 2022

    DNF: A Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry

    I honestly hate writing DNF reviews, I hate when I can’t finish a book, but there isn’t much point to wasting your time on a novel if it’s written poorly. Same goes for a game, if it’s also constructed poorly, written poorly, and designed poorly… You don’t need to waste your time trying to finish…

    book reviews, Personal & Lifestyle
    amateur sleuth, book reviews, books, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery, mystery, october, reviews, spooky
  • October 9, 2022

    Review: All Fudged Up by Nancy Coco

    This is my first time reading this author’s work, and to say the least I wasn’t entirely impressed but I wasn’t unimpressed either. Over the time I spent listening to the audio of this novel, the narrative couldn’t quite even out the plot and the crazy love triangle that happens to be in this cozy…

    book reviews, Personal & Lifestyle
    blogging, book reviews, books, bookstagram, cozy mysteries, mystery, october, reviews
  • October 7, 2022

    DNF: The Orient Express (Timeless Victorian Collection)

    It is a rare feat when I cannot finish a book, especially books with tropes I adore–however, this book took the whole entire cake and threw it out the train. Within the confines of this anthology was three novellas, written by very well-known clean romance writers. This is what drew my attention, and what more…

    blogging, book reviews, Personal & Lifestyle
    blogging, book blogger, book review, books, historical romance, personal, reviews, romance, romance book, victorian romance, writing
  • September 26, 2022

    Book Review: Eclair and Present Danger by Laura Bradford

    Eclairs and Present Danger is the first book in a new series by Laura Bradford, she is also the author of An Amish Mystery Series and the Tobi Tobias Mystery Series. While I’m not familiar with her Tobi Tobias books, I am familiar with her work from the Amish Mystery ones. I’ve thoroughly her Amish…

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    blogging, book review, cozy mystery, grays otome, mystery, review, reviews, romance, writing
  • September 25, 2022

    Book Review: And Then There Were Crumbs by Eve Calder

    I’m quite frankly new to Eve Calder’s work, but I was not disappointed, as the world of Coral Cay came to life very easily along–with the colorful array of personalities that we get introduced to along the way. The cover is absolutely cute, and not only that, but we also have Oliver the poodle mix…

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  • September 23, 2022

    Audiobook Review: Cat Got Your Secrets by Julie Chase

    (LINK TO CHIRPBOOKS) “Cat Got Your Secrets” is the third book in the Kitty Couture Mystery series by Julie Chase, it was highly recommended on my cozy mystery lists, and it had very good reviews from other bookstagrammers I follow on IG. I had gone in with high expectations, as cozy mysteries are my steak…

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    audiobooks, blogging, book reviews, cozy mystery, otome, personal, reviews, writing
  • September 16, 2022

    ARC: The Bride of Blackfriar’s Lane by Michelle Griep

    LINK TO AMAZON Thank you to Net Galley and the author for allowing me to read this novel in exchange for an honest review. Where to begin, as I never read the first book of the series, I was fairly impressed with how easy it was to understand the characters and their relationship to one…

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    arc read, blogging, book review, book reviews, netgalley, personal, reviews, romance, writing
  • September 6, 2022

    ARC: Scotland’s Melody by: Katie Stewart Stone

    Thank you, Net Galley and the author, for giving me an ARC in exchange for an honest review, all opinions are my own. Where to start, I had seen this lovely novel presented on Instagram a few days ago and I had been elated to see it in Net Galley for an early ARC. I…

    blogging, book reviews
    arc, grays otome, reviews, romance
  • September 4, 2022

    Otomate Party 2022 Round of Announcements — Otome Kitten

    The long-awaited comeback of OtoPa, “Otomate Party” was finally held today after two long years of hiatus (due to the pandemic). The event was held at Tokyo International (Hall A) exhibition center in Japan. During the event, Otomate announced six Otome Titles (two of which are ports of their previous games), cast information of their […]…

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  • September 4, 2022

    Cozy Mystery Review: To Fetch a Felon

    LINK TO AMAZON I don’t even know where to begin with how much I loved this book! This is the first book in the series of ‘A Chatty Corgi Mystery’ by Jennifer Hawkin, and I am so glad I picked it up. In this novel we meet Emma (our main amateur sleuth), and her beloved…

    blogging, book reviews
    blogging, personal, reviews
  • September 2, 2022

    ARC: Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

    LINK TO AMAZON Thank you, Net Galley and the author for giving me a chance to read this book in advance, in exchange for an honest review. As a lover of both Beauty and the Beast, and The Phantom of the Opera, I feel this novel needs a bit more help with editing to drive…

    book reviews, Uncategorized
    arc, blogging, netgalley, nocturne, reviews, writing
  • September 2, 2022

    ARC: A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder

    The author gave me an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review, thank you Net Galley for giving me a chance to devour this book. The opinions are strictly my own. Sadly, this is not going to be a happy and exciting one, as I found that while the book had magnificent prose…

    book reviews
    arc, book review, netgalley
  • September 1, 2022

    Tales from the Nook: My Bloody Valentine

    As we roll into August, the dark and horror gamer part of myself starts to peek out from the shadows. Peering out to see if it’s her time to parade around the blog and other social media outlets to speak about dark fairytales, creepy characters, terrifying novels, and nightmare fuel games. Welcome to the side…

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  • October 14, 2020

    Gray is Lost in the Forest…

    Not all who wander, are lost.

    blogging, Personal & Lifestyle
    blog, blogger, blogging, courage, gray’s cozy nook, grays otome, heart, lifestyle, personal, stories, storytelling, writing
  • October 12, 2020

    VisUal Novel News #4 (It’s HALLOWEEN in The Newsroom!)

    Hello Otomelandians and VNtopians, and welcome to a Visual Novel News blog post, where I present games that have come onto my radar that are new, updated, or are games that have already come out, but they have additional content releases coming soon. I’m always trying to find the latest visual novel game content and…

    Gaming, otome, paranormal, Uncategorized, visual novels
    adventure, bishounen, bl games, dating simulation, fun, game news, grays cozy nook, grays otome, halloween, horror, ikemen, indie games, LGBTQ, news, otoge, otome, puzzle, scary games, simulation, spooky, thriller, visual novel, vn, yuri
  • October 9, 2020

    Must Haves For Otome/Visual Novel Beginners

    Whether you lean for more otome games, or visual novels in general there are games that a lot of us may have in common. However, for those who are just getting into this wonderful genre, you may be questioning what kind of games to start with or what game is worth the money and time.…

    Gaming, otome, visual novels
    amnesia memories, Backstage Pass, bishounen, d3publishers, Dandelion, devolver inc, Gaming, grays otome, ikemen, london detective mysteria, otoge, otomate, otome, pc games, romance, visual novels
  • October 7, 2020

    I Don’t Have Time To Game!!! (Visual Novels For the Modern Working Gamer)

    I’m gonna talk about visual novels that’s good with narrative, story, and time for the busy gamer life. Grab your Nintendo Switches, PSVitas, Cell Phones, or plop down in front of your computer and split the screen. Let’s chat a bit about games that you can play when you’re short on time, but still want…

    blogging, Game Route Reviews, Gaming
    adventure, bishies, bishojo, bishounen, dating simulation, horror, ikemen, indie games, mobile games, okko games, otoge, otome, pc games, point and click, romance, simulation, visual novels
  • October 5, 2020

    Visual Novel News #3 (Too Much News and So Little Donuts)

    Hello Otomelandians and VNtopians, and welcome to a Visual Novel News blog post, where I present games that have come onto my radar that are new, updated, or are games that have already come out, but they have additional content releases coming soon. I’m always trying to find the latest visual novel game content and…

    Gaming, otome, visual novels
    android release, bishounen, boys love, comedy romance, detective game, game news, Girls Love, grays cozy nook, grays otome, horror, ikemen, kickstarter, LGBTQ, otoge, otome, pc games, post apocalyptic, puzzle game, romance, switch games, thriller, visual novels, yaoi, yuri
  • October 2, 2020

    I Won an Award?!

    “Mystery Blogger Award” is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging, and they do it with so…

    Gaming, Personal & Lifestyle
    bishounen, crime junkie, curiosity corner, dating sim, dating simulation, dreamy days in west tokyo, grays cozy nook, grays otome, ikemen, metro pd close to you, my forged wedding, mystery blogger award, otoge, otome, queen's choice love and producer, secular alchemist, seduced in the sleepless city, shadow work, thriller, visual novel
  • September 30, 2020

    Making Rules to Break the Rules in Visual Novel Gaming

    I’m asking you to break the rules of visual novel etiquette when it comes to casual gaming. My reasoning is this, we use a lot of game guides and direction from blogs and or other websites to help us figure out a game.

    blogging, Gaming, otome, Personal & Lifestyle, visual novels
    amnesia memories, bishounen, code realize, d3publishers, Gaming, grays cozy nook, grays otome, ikemen, kei toyonaga, kentaro, mahiro kunizu, Ota Kisaki, otoge, otome, ryohei shindo, Ryoichi Hirose, Saeki Takamasa, saint germain, shin, soh toyonaga, subaru oshima, victor frankenstien, visual novels
  • September 25, 2020

    Should I Have Bought The Blue Mayo And Not The Green? DAMN! (Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Buying Visual Novels)

    “It happens, and it happens a lot to the point either our family members, or significant others ask us whether we intend to either play the games or sell them because it is taking up too much space in the house or room.“ I don’t think this should just apply to visual novels in general,…

    Game Route Reviews, Gaming
    bishounen, dating sim, dating simulation, game reviews, games, gaming advice, grays cozy nook, grays otome, ikemen, otoge, otome, pc games, questions to ask, visual novels, vn
  • September 23, 2020

    My Experience With Mobile Otome Games, And Why I’m No Longer Investing in Them

    “Mobage (mobile games) is now big trend in this society, with people opting out to using their phones or even iPads as their preferred method of gaming“ Ah… Mobile Otome Games… My second-first-love platform for visual novels… We had to break up, I’ll tell you that story a little further into the blog, for now,…

    blogging, Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Personal & Lifestyle
    bishounen, dating sim, dating simulation, grays otome, ikemen series, LGBTQ, love, mobage, otoge, otome, otome games, pc games, romance games, simulation games, visual novels, yaoi, yuri
  • September 21, 2020

    Visual Novel News: New or Updated Indie Games!

    Hello Otomelandians and VNtopians, and welcome to a Visual Novel News blog post, where I present games that have come onto my radar that are new, updated, and games that have already come out, but they have additional content releases coming soon. I’m always trying to find the latest visual novel game content and news,…

    blogging, Game Route Reviews, Gaming
    dating sim, dating simulation, demo games, indie developer, indie games, indiedev, LGBTQ, otoge, otome, romance, visual novel, visual novels
  • September 17, 2020

    Confessions of A Visual Novel/Otome Addict

    In today’s blog, I’m going to talk about things that not many will talk about openly, or if they do, they feel a bit embarrassed to say it. Why? Perhaps, it may be because others may have said something (whether intentional or unintentional) and it triggered shame, causing them to withdraw from speaking outwardly about…

    blogging, Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Personal & Lifestyle
    anime, bishounen, bl love, boys love, dark romance, dating sim, dating simulation, grays cozy nook, grays otome, horror, ikemen, otoge, otome, romance, sex, simulation, the curiosity corner, visual novel, yanderes, yuri
  • September 16, 2020

    Money, What Money? (What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Into Visual Novels)

    Hello everyone, and it’s been awhile since I’ve contributed a more informative type of game blog to the corner. While this platform does rally itself in several different creative outlets, I wanted to write a few more pieces in contribution to anyone who is new to playing visual novels. Now, if you aren’t familiar with…

    Game Route Reviews, Gaming, Personal & Lifestyle
    anime, bishie, bishounen, boy’s love, gaming advice, Girls Love, grays cozy nook, grays otome, ikemen, indie games, otoge, otome, ozmafia, pc games, romance, visual novels, vns, yandere, yaoi, yuri
  • September 13, 2020

    Tales from the Nook: Let’s NOT Meet

    As we roll into August, the dark and horror gamer part of myself starts to peek out from the shadows. Peering out to see if it’s her time to parade around the blog and other social media outlets to speak about dark fairytales, creepy characters, terrifying novels, and nightmare fuel games. Welcome to the side…

    Tales from the Nook, Uncategorized
    alex wesker, amnesia, batman, books, eddie gluskin, hannibal lecter, let's not meet, obsessive love, otome, outlast, resident evil, scary, stalkers, visual novel, yandere
  • September 12, 2020

    [Gray’s Cozy Nook] On Borrowed Crime Review

    The Jane Doe book club enjoys guessing whodunit, but when murder happens in their midst, they discover solving crimes isn’t fun and games… Lyla Moody loves her sleepy little town of Sweet Mountain, Georgia. She likes her job as receptionist for her uncle’s private investigative firm, her fellow true crime obsessed Jane Doe members are…

    book reviews, Uncategorized
    book reviews, cozy mysteries, curiosity corner, funny, grays cozy nook, grays otome, kate young, kensington books, mystery, on borrowed crime, thriller, whodunit
  • September 11, 2020

    Games That I’m Looking Forward Two

    Hey everyone, Gray here, and in this blog, I’m going to be chatting a bit about some game trailers I saw during my small vacation from this creative space. Sadly, many were mostly re-runs of games I had previously seen on other shows… However, there were a few new ones that caught my attention, and…

    Game Route Reviews, Gaming, paranormal
    call of duty cold war, deathground, dinosaurs, future games show, games, games 2020, gotham knights, grays cozy nook, grays otome, horror games, quantum error, song of horror, survivial games, Tales from the Nook, visual novels, werewolf the apocalypse, werewolves
  • March 12, 2023

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