A Reading Journal
TL;DR: This one didn’t quite land for me, but there were some great ideas here. Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A scavenger finds a mask that will change her life, but it’s messy in so many ways. Characters: We get a pretty one sided view of characters, and the... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Maybe the strongest in this series so far! Source: NetGalley , Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: Pleiti heads out on job on her own, and we see a fantastic challenge to an old Sherlockian trope. Characters: I loved the cast on this one, there was a great cast here and we... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: I’m not smart enough for this story but I enjoyed it regardless. Source: NetGalley - Thank you so much to the publisher! Plot: A murder in an unbreachable house with it’s own AI personality. It’s a bit creepy and a lot weird. Characters: The characters, outside the house’s own, are fairly shallow but work... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Maybe not for me, the progression of the story is a bit predictable with nothing but bad things and “sighs” happening to the main character. Source: via the Author, thank you for the ARC! Plot: A police officer in a horrible future is trying to work his way out of debt and ends up... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Mud on my face, I wasn’t sure about this and put it off but I really enjoyed it! Source: Netgalley, Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: A group of Dedicates is left in the hands of young initiate who has never lead before, while a traitor is in their midst. I liked this one.... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: What a great introduction to someone's work! With some clear influences of Dune, but with a spattering more magic and a lot of familiar political clashing this definitely has me even more interested in Bryan Wilson's work. While this is marked as a 2.5 in a series, the author himself has stated this can be... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: The structure of an interesting novel bogged down by a very stereotyped, unlikable character and a lot of politics.Source: NetGalley, many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Denver is a food critic chasing viral fame and witnesses a UFO explosion. No one believes the sighting as Denver attempts to find the truth.Characters: I genuinely wasn't... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Sadly, this maybe the most forgettable of Aliette De Bodard’s work for me. Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: A group of young women are sent to hunt down a monster that has come from the dark reaches of space into inhabited space. Characters: This is probably where the book fell for... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Another fun entry in this series, this one had me laughing less than the first and the twist was a bit predictable but I enjoyed myself regardless. Source: NetGalley, and I purchased a copy - so thanks to the publisher and myself! Plot: Cy is a bounty hunter chasing the person who kidnapped and... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Alice goes down a rabbit hole of Gates to find the home planet of a long lost war machine/AI and gets chased along the way. I have no clear view of the world or how things worked but it was still pretty fun?Source: NetGalley, Thank you to the publisher!! Plot: Alice finds an old AI... Continue Reading →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 