ALL GROWN-UP, STILL GEEKY
Are you a grown-up who loves geeky adventures? Grab a cup of something warm and let’s start questing.
Find your next quest
Every adventurer needs a new quest. Here are my picks for game worlds to get lost in, books you can’t put down, epic movie nights, and more.
Welcome to Robo♥︎beat
Your cozy corner for all things geeky, from game reviews to book recs to movie nights. Questing through life one level at a time, and helping other grown-up geeks find their next happy obsession too.
Current Obsessions
What’s my latest video game, book, and show or movie obsession? Spoilers below!
🎮 NOW PLAYING
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition
📖 NOW READING
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The Raven Scholar
— Antonia Hodgson
📺 NOW WATCHING
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Halt and Catch Fire Season 1
Geek Life
When I’m not leveling up in a video game, I’m leveling up in real life. Here are some of my adventures, from jobs to writing to parenthood and more.
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Games
Grab your controller and let’s find your next gaming adventure.
Books
If you’re a book lover, here’s the place to find recs and reviews to fill your TBR.
Movies & TV
Looking for something to watch? Let’s find your next obsession.
Geek Life
Getting personal about life as a grown-up geek with work, kids, and more.
Behind the Blog
14
Years Writing About Games
400+
Blog Posts
7
Years Game Industry Experience
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Meet Ashley
Hi, I’m Ashley, a gamer, author, boy mom, cat mom, and hopeless geek for anything with a good story. I fell in love with Alistair Dragon Age: Origins after college and never really recovered, which led to seven years in the video game industry: writing reviews for GameRant, designing webpages for God of War and Spider-Man at PlayStation, and landing my name in the credits of The Witcher 3.
In 2022 I left it all to chase a different dream: becoming a published author. Now I write Viking historical fantasy and geeky romance under two pen names. Somewhere along the way I also found my forever co-op partner (my husband), had a son who plays life like a Super Mario level, and adopted a cat with full Princess Donut energy.
But before any of that, I was a blogger, and this was my home. Robo♥︎beat is where I write about the games, books, and movies I’m currently obsessed with — and I love helping fellow nerds find their next obsession too.
So if you’re a grown-up geek like me looking for your next adventure, welcome home. Let’s quest together!
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