Source: Netgalley, thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: Though this didn't make a lot of sense it was still interesting enough for me to read through. I'm also unsure as to the audience for this, a YA tone with very dark moments Plot: A very weak red witch becomes very powerful and is caught up between... Continue Reading →
Convergence Problems by Wole Talabi
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: A strong and varied collection of African centered SF stories exploring technology and it’s connections in our lives. Plot: These vary in link but all look at the intersection of technology and our livesCharacters: A good mix here, they weren't the strongest voices but a solid mix.Setting:... Continue Reading →
Calamity by Constance Fay
Source: NetGalley - thank you so much to the publisher!TL;DR: Pick up for the fast paced plot and humor, and just enjoy the rest as it comes. Plot: Very fast, a bit over the top, but with how funny this was I just rolled with itCharacters: Nothing too mind blowing, though I loved our side... Continue Reading →
Sky’s End (Above the Black #1) by Marc J. Gregson
Source: Netgalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: An absolutely thrilling ride following a once disgraced young man attempting to rise in ranks through hunting giant sky serpents. Wow Plot: Conrad's family was thrown Low, to poverty by the betrayal of his uncle so he works to rise back up for revenge. Action and so... Continue Reading →
A Stranger in the Citadel
Source: Tachyon Publishing - Thank you!!!TL;DR: A surprising take on the post-apocalyptic book banned world. I definitely recommend this one. Plot: What starts out as a fairly standard plot device really gets it's feet under it 30-40% in and that last 20% was surprising and intenseCharacters: I actually loved our characters for all their flaws... Continue Reading →
The Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar
Source: NetGalley & the Publisher! Thank you so much!!TL;DR: I loved it - a set of interconnected stories of a book, a religion, and how fiction can affect reality. Plot: Each story within the book is like a nesting doll, starting with a woman seeking her missing husband and the book and (totally not a... Continue Reading →
Three Grams of Elsewhere by Andy Giesler
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 →
Thoughts: The Roamers by Francesco Verso
Source: NetGalley - Thank you to the publisher!TL;DR: Do not recommend Plot: All over the place, frankly thin without the unnecessary fluff of pages of pages of science and anti-establishment rambling Characters: HorribleSetting: Interesting, if not over doom filledScience Fiction: Interesting ideas but betrayed in the end by a clear manipulation of logic Thoughts: The... Continue Reading →
Thoughts: The Mimicking of Known Success by Malka Older
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 →