I have really been enjoying the Mossa & Pleiti series with two women normally in an academic setting mystery. Mossa is an investigator who is good at her work, but very uncertain in social circumstance. I’d almost say she is autistic but Pleiti also has the hesitation about things in their relationship. Pleiti is an […]
Worldbuilding is one of the things Kate Elliott does well, having read a few of her books for comparison. The Witch Roads leans into this love of worldbuilding heavily as she takes the reader on a journey through a smugglers route, treacherous not only due to the difficulty of the route and the company traveling […]
If there is anyone who can take a ridiculous idea like the moon turning to cheese and make it into a book that was funny, absurd, silly, heartwarming and thought provoking it is John Scalzi. When the Moon Hits Your Eye is a collections of stories set in a world where the moon has turned […]
Installment Immortality is the fourteenth book in the Incryptid series which follows different members of the Price family as they try to protect the cryptid community from The Covenant of St George and others that might hurt it. This story focuses on Mary Dunlavy, part of the Price family, even though she is a former crossroads […]
As usual, Stephanie Burgis has created a charming whimsical story. It took me a little bit to get into the characters. But Fabian / Felix was so kind and earnest, both Saskia and I appreciated him. His acceptance of the crows, trolls and goblins was endearing. Saskia seemed scattered at first. She took so much […]
Blood of the Old Kings is a Korean novel translated to English. As I’ve found with other writers from other countries there is a distinct type of storytelling/flow that wasn’t specifically what I’m used to in American novels but might be more prevalent in Korean ones. I don’t think if you didn’t know the original […]
I enjoyed the first in the Mossa & Pleiti series and so I continued. The main characters are two women. Mossa is an investigator who is good at her work, but very uncertain in social circumstance. I’d almost say she is autistic but Pleiti also has the hesitation about things in their relationship. Pleiti is […]
I love everything about the Murderbot Diaries series. I just adore the grumpy Murderbot who wants to be left alone to watch its shows. The straightforward comments on its own situation is fabulous and funny. I highly recommend this series, and always prefer to read in order. The audio version is stellar and I prefer […]
John Scalzi is usually an author I can expect to open his books, read them, laugh a bit through the story and in general have a good time. Most of his stand alone books have been an interesting and have some connection to a show of concept everyone is semi familiar with. Red Shirts was […]
City of Bones was released years ago but is being republished in 2023. Since I have loved all of Well’s Murderbot series I was excited to jump into a different type of story produced by her. This is the type of fantasy I’m used to reading where we are light on romance, heavy on world […]