A Reading Journal
TL;DR: Slowed down but still overly packed with action?Source: NetGalley, so many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Conrad sets out on a secret mission, and of course it gets messy.Characters: Sometimes it felt like any growth we got was cut off by wild action sequences, so I’m not sure we got much on this front.Setting:... Continue Reading →
TL;DR: Another fantastic entry into this series and a creepy one to boot! Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher! Plot: Khuyên returns home and everything is very much the same but also NOT the same. So good. Characters: These definitely added to the creep factor. I loved how they played into the story. Setting:... 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: 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: Absolutely not going to work for everyone, but if you have the right sense of humor this is hysterical and such a fun adventure. Source: NetGalley and I purchased my own copy, many thanks to the publisher! Plot: Avra accidentally steals a huge national secret and has to either hide or sell it. All... 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 →
Source: Netgalley - Many many thanks to Mr. GieslerTL;DR: Loved this. Pick this up if you're a SciFi fan who wants to see a fantastic project on Empath in tech Plot: This started small and got much bigger and the end on this was wild. You go in expecting one thing, and come out with... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher!! I have pre-ordered this for myself!TL;DR: A short but beautiful novella asking how long do you pay for mistakes and twisting a fairy tale on it's head in the process. Plot: This plot is simple, a fairy tale but from a different angle, and it's cute and very... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley - many thanks to the publisher!TL;DR: A great many strengths with a few weakness I hope to see remedied in the future. Fantastic if you love hand-to-hand combat. Plot: Slow for a good portion, has some very intense 'school' setting feelings in the bulk of the book.Characters: Murray and Cego are interesting but... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley, many thanks to the pubsliher!!TL; DR: Not for me. The characters in this were flatter than cardboard. I sincerely loved the ideas here but I couldn't handle those characters. Plot: The plot in this felt like it had some really 'important things' to say but was lost in the noiseCharacters: Pick up a... Continue Reading →
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