A Reading Journal
Source: Netgalley, thank you very much Tor!TL;DR: A unique and very refreshing take on the Holmesian mystery genre, on Jupiter! Plot: An intriguing mystery of a missing man, that is compounded with a side of murder and thievery!Setting: Set on elaborate rings around Jupiter it was hard to picture in the larger scale, but the... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Many thanks to the publisher!TL:DR: A beautifully drawn middle grade book about creating new life - probably best suited to school situations as opposed to personal collections. Artwork: Absolutely stunningScience: It's the barebones of what you need to understand the topic, just enough for the target age-rangeWriting: The actual science pages are... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley & the Publisher - Thank you!TL;DR: An incredibly intense but beautifully written first book in a new series with some old favorite characters - Cannot recommend it enough! Plot: What feels like an easy plot becomes more complicated till it ties into our characters past in some ingenious ways.Characters: Very flawed, very interesting... Continue Reading →
At least the cover of this one is a little more accurate. Source: NetGalley, thank you to the publisher! TL; DR : No. Don't do it. Thoughts: It’s not very often I read a book and immediately go lower my rating on the first one because the second one really just beat home the flaws and issues... Continue Reading →
Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisherTL;DR: That's going to be a no from me boss. Plot: All over the placeCharacters: Three women who all end up feeling very similarSetting: Not important in the leastMagic: I mean, it's a eldritch horror apocalypse but as far as 'magic' goes it's vague and predictable in style. CWs:... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: Fantastic vignette style SF story about finding lost love in a post-apocalyptic world! Plot: Told through short stories so the overall plot is cohesive but the micro plot is per storyCharacters: Diverse and weird and wonderful, I really enjoyed how each of them represented a different view... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: An absolutely fascinating and funny collection on essays that explore roles, trends, and stereotypes for black actors in horror Essays: Every essay was interesting, though occasionally bogged down with walls of text examples. I also felt two of the later essays could have come earlier - overall... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A fantastically strong collection, there were of course misses but mostly wins! Plot: Nearly every story had a good clear plot, some of the more experimental ones were harder to find but on the whole these were great.Characters: The characters were in general not the focus but... Continue Reading →
Source: NetGalley via the Publisher - thank you!TL;DR: Miss this. So heavy handed it suffocated any chance at a good story. Plot: A deeply anxious and panic riddled young girl gets tangled between two ridiculous 'plots'. It's so thin and unbelievable it's hard to describe.Characters: Embodiment of panic and fear and embodiment of awkward 'truly... 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 →
Sarah Evermotion's Reads 