Stars: 3 out of 5 I really love this author’s short stories. I’ve read everything he published and each one of the stories was a solid 5 out 5 stars. So I was really looking forward to diving into this full length novel set in the same world as the Haunting of Tram Car 015. … Continue reading A Master of Djin by P. Djeli Clark (Dead Djin Universe 1) →</a

Stars: between 3 and 3.5 out of 5 This book has magnificent worldbuilding and a rather scary view of what the human race could become in the near future if we continue or technological race for “improvements” without stopping to consider just how much damage we do to our planet and to ourselves in the … Continue reading Glow by Tim Jordan →</a

Stars: 5 out of 5 I have been lucky with my scifi books in 2021 so far and Dead Space continues the trend. It is an interesting murder and conspiracy mystery written in a very claustrophobic setting – a mining facility on a small asteroid, what can be more claustrophobic than that? But what makes … Continue reading Dead Space by Kali Wallace →</a

Stars: solid 5 out of 5. This book has it all – wonderfully weird and detailed world (or worlds?), wonderfully flawed and detailed characters, and a story that keeps you reading. I often struggle with fantasy books because they are so formulistic and predictable, well The Unspoken Name is neither, I’m happy to say. I … Continue reading The Unspoken Name (The Serpent Gates 1) by A. K. Larkwood →</a

Stars: 5 out of 5 I think I found my new favorite scifi series, and I have been looking for one for a long time. This book has it all, at least in my opinion – great worldbuilding, multifaceted characters, high stakes, and non-stop action. Worldbuilding: I love when the author progressively introduces me to … Continue reading The Last Watch (The Divide Series 1) by J. S. Dewes →</a

Stars: hesitating between 2 and 2.5 out of 5. This book had such promise! The idea behind it was excellent and the blurb drew me in. Even the beginning was rather exciting. I was really pumped about reading it for about the first 35-40% of the book… Then things went downhill. There were several reasons … Continue reading Sleepless by Louise Mumford →</a

Stars: 2 out of 5 for the novelty of the idea. DNFed at 85%. Yes, I know, I was so close to the finish… I really tried to power through, I promise. It had a fun beginning and an interesting premise. It was fast paced and fun during their attack on NY and their escape … Continue reading Spec Ops Z by Gavin G. Smith →</a

Stars: 4.5 out of 5. “Loved loved loved it!” were my thoughts when I finished this book as I ran around my living room excitedly, happy that I got the chance to read this excellent book before it was officially published (thanks for the ARC, Netgalley.) This is one of those rare books that managers … Continue reading Persephone Station by Stina Leicht →</a

Stars: 3.5 out of 5 The princess in a tower guarded by a dragon and the prince who has to battle the monster in order to rescue her is a classical fairy tale trope. But what happens if the dragon crunched up all the princes and no more are coming to your rescue? What if … Continue reading Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir →</a

Stars: 5 out of 5 First, a necessary disclosure: this is book 2 of a duology, so I would strongly recommend reading book 1 (which I reviewed here) before you jump into this one. Can you read it as a stand alone? Probably… but you will miss out on a lot of context and dramatic … Continue reading A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan 2) by Arkady Martine →</a

Stars: 5 out of 5 This is by far one of the best books I’ve read in 2020, and I have read over 90 books so far this year. Here is the premise: multiverse travel is possible thanks to the technology discovered by a brilliant inventor on what is called Earth Zero. Unfortunately, in order … Continue reading The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson →</a

Stars: 4 out of 5 I went into this book not really knowing what to expect. The description on NetGalley seemed appealing enough and the cover art was okay, but the story could have gone either way. I’m glad that I gave it a chance though, because it turned out a quick and rewarding read. … Continue reading The Night Girl by James Bow →</a

I like a good ghost story from time to time and nothing is more prone to haunting than an old monastery hidden in the mountains, especially when the snow cuts it off from the rest of the world… This had all the ingredients to be an excellent ghost story that would keep me up at … Continue reading You are invited by Sarah A. Denzil →</a

I was excited to read this book, because I loved the Dawn of the Living Dead and I think that George Romero pretty much invented the zombie apocalypse genre. So I was eager to start the book as soon as I got the ARC from NetGalley, but my excitement soon turned into bewilderment, the disappointment. … Continue reading The living dead by george A romero →</a

Stars: 5 out of 5 I loved the Linesman trilogy by this author, so there is not surprise that I absolutely loved this new book as well. It’s different than Linesman, darker, more ruthless, but excellent in its own way. I love the way the authors paint the world they create by small touches interspersed … Continue reading Stars Uncharted by S. K. Dunstall →</a

Stars: 2 out of 5. Sometimes even authors we like disappoint us. Ender’s Game is still close to the top of my list of favorite scifi books. I re-read it several times since I discovered it in my tender teens and had my mind blown away. So to say that I was excited to get … Continue reading Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card →</a

Stars: 3.5 rounded up. January is an in-between kind of girl. Born to a black father and a probably white mother in the early 1900s, raised by a wealthy patron in huge house full of treasures and wonders pilfered from around the world by her father. Her status is in-between also – not quite a … Continue reading The Ten thousand doors of january by Alix E. Harrow →</a