Sarah Evermotion's Book Thoughts
A Reading Journal
TL;DR: A slow, sweet story that sneaks under your skin. I was shocked by how much I loved this at the end.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Eddie has lost his swing and Mark is the reporter tasked with covering his first year as a Robins - and then of course,... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: If you’re a fan or new to Adam Ellis’s work, these short horror comics are fun and unsettling. I really enjoyed these.Source: Netgalley - Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Each plot is quick and contained, I didn't leave any of the stories feeling unresolved and enjoyed the structure of each.Characters: These... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A surprisingly light and lovely YA fantasy, I highly recommend. It has notes of ‘cozy fantasy’ vibes in the later half - so if you’re wanting that this could be a pick up for you.Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Hana returns home to lost friends and family in the search for... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: S.A. Barnes hits that sweet spot of horror where the gore is high, but it’s not SUPER scary - because I’m a wimp. I enjoyed this immensely.Source: NetGalley - thank you, thank you! Plot: A bit of a well known trope but in a Science Fiction setting, this worked really well for me. Snowed... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley - many thanks to the publisher.TL;DR: I did not enjoy this. From the choppy, redundant writing to the VERY suspicious romance. This was not well thought out or edited.Longer TL;DR with theory: I have a theory. This either initially meant to be a Shatter Me style story where in fact our Roman Prince... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, Thank you to the publisher for the eArc!!TL;DR: A pretty good wrap-up to a duology, but with some real unnecessary sexual content. Plot: The courts came together in this one and we finally saw the Night Empress's story which I enjoyed.Characters: I wish we'd gotten more of some of our secondary characters but... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A dark novella about strange births and a woman caught between worlds. Not my favorite novella but nothing offensive or upsetting? Just okay.Source: NetGalley - thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A young girl caught between arrogance, men and women and the power she holds. Pretty standard fair unfortunately.Characters: Fairly cold, I... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: A weirdly structured collection of essays and stories. Probably more for the devoted fans of Cixin Liu than anyone else.Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! Collection: As far as a collection, this one felt like a bunch of saved files from a folder with no real collective theme or reason. It was fairly... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A really fantastic collection, some more challenging than others but nearly all were winners for me. Plot: Each plot was well drawn and worked within the confines of the story. Ann Leckie has a real knack for short stories.Characters: A good variety of characters existed here, all... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, thank you to DAW for the review copy!TL;DR: Wow the abuse was rampant - while this looks cute and quirky I would not recommend it for anyone who doesn’t enjoy borderline trauma porn. Plot: This hinges on Shesheshen's instalove for Homily who is the victim of constant and deep abuse. It was... a... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Book Thoughts 