The second novella in the Mossa and Pleiti series, is as delightful as the first. Continue reading
Category Archives: Science Fiction
Book review: The Atlas Paradox
Bloody hell, this wasn’t worth it. I should have realised that after the first one, the second wouldn’t be much better. But boy, it could still fill a lot of pages with a lot of nothingness. And also, spoilers below, sorry. It’s so infuriating I have to. I’m not sure I’ve read a book where … Continue reading
Book review: The Red Scholar’s Wake
I know I usually complain about a book not being pace-y or not having enough description-to-plot ratio for my liking, but occasionally even I think we need to take the plot a little more slow. That was definitely the case with The Red Scholar’s Wake, which felt like it just wanted to get to the … Continue reading
Book review: Beautiful Star
This was definitely an impulse purchase on my birthday. As I had spent so much of the year reading through my to-read shelf, I got to replenish it on my birthday. I hadn’t had a whole lot of luck on things that I wanted to read that were newer, but was intrigued by the blurb. … Continue reading
Book review: Nona the Ninth
I had to read the Wikipedia synopsis of the plot to remember what the hell had happened in the first two books because it’s A LOT. I think I like these stories, they are compelling in a way that feels slightly undeserved for how incomplete the explanations are for mostly everything that happens. In this … Continue reading
Book review: Phoenix Extravagant
he main story involves an occupying force (the Razanei) and the territory they occupy (Hwaguk). But there’s tension, rebels as well as the mysterious ‘Westerners’ who the Razanei perceive as a threat. Continue reading
Book Review: Translation State
The main story revolves around Enae (who has a complicated story herself) is tasked to find a fugitive from 200 years in the past; Reet who was an orphan who finds out his origins are a lot weirder than he could have ever thought, and Qven a Presgr Translator in training. All their stories get entangled in political and Treaty intrigue as the plot unfolds. Continue reading
Book review: For the first time, again
This novel focusses on Aster (Lola’s daughter, from book 2) and Samael, the last tracker. Samael continues to be different and essentially teaches Aster how to be what she is. As well, she gives her all her mother, grandmother etc journals so she understands where she came from. Continue reading
Book review: Under Fortunate Stars
The central conceit that makes the plot work is weird space anomaly that brings a ship from the past to meet a ship from the future. So in a way, you know things should work out – though the way the plot unfolds that never feels guaranteed, which is no small feat. Continue reading
Book review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
This was a retelling of the Island of Doctor Moreau, from the perspectives of one of the origial characters (Montgomery) and a new character, Carlota Moreau, who you can guess who she is from the title. Continue reading
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