Sarah Evermotion's Book Thoughts
A Reading Journal
TL;DR: This is military fantasy - but Marines IN a fantasy world. This was such a fun and interesting take on the idea. Source: Tachyon press! Thank you so much for the review copy! Plot: Not too long ago, portals to a fantasy world opened up in our world. Our current day characters are fighting... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A rather dull main character and an incredibly toxic and red flag covered romance killed this for me. Plot: Started out a mystery and quickly devolved into just bad decisions after bad decisions and 'Do I love the Red Flag Princess?'.Characters: The MC was a wet noodle, the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: An absolutely banger - I was so surprised by this but delighted.Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: This hops between three narratives. One is excerpts from a book about dragons and their slayers, and two following Maddileh in the past and present as she pursues the Fireborne Blade. They feed... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I haven’t laughed this hard at a book in a hot minute. Definitely not for people who don’t like humor or sarcasm in their books book definitely for me. Source: NetGalley, thank you so, so much to the publisher! Plot: Davi is stuck in a loop of ‘Wake up and try to save the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I have to say I’m disappointed. This was a bit overly long, and I feel mislabeled as cozy. It was dull with moments of very high stakes and I was left with a feeling of whiplash.Source: eArc Provided via NetGalley - Thanks so much to the publisher! I also own the physical indie edition... 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 →
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 →
Source: NetGalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: Some weird choices were made here, but I didn't dislike my time. I would definitely read more from the author. Plot: A transwoman returns to her former home, a commune of anarchists to solve the murder of an old ex. Clones start popping up!Characters: The entirety of... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley - Thank you so much to Orbit!TL;DR: Another fun entry in this series (made especially so by the lack of drunkenness and abundance of being drugged) Plot: Dante, a character we've met previously in this series sets off on his own to find a mate and some quiet. He finds one of those... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Book Thoughts 