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Thursday, July 2, 2026

The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen


 Ainsworth Gladsly is a scholar, not just any scholar, a Skarrow Library Scholar.  As an esteemed research fellow, Ainsworth expected respect from his lessers and peers. Lessers being any person who hadn’t achieved his level of intellectual snobbery.

 After a fight with his paramour, Enach, Ainsworth finds himself on the way to the Misnich Inn at the foot of Mount Vengeance.  His goal is to document the travels of adventurers as they scale Mount Vengeance and challenge its dragon.

 Upon meeting Honey, the proprietress of Inn, Ainsworth is dismayed that the country bumpkins are not in awe of his vaunted intellectual skills.

 Bullen weaves a story fraught with emotional parables.  The growth of character interaction and how it changes is paramount to the plot.

 The point is driven home that personal satisfaction and accomplishment are underrated and need to be lauded rather than ignored. Internal rewards surpass transitory praise.

 I liked the book, loved the message, and recommend the book. 

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