The main plot revolves around Hessa, a disgraced warrior-priestess of the goddess Eang. But the larger struggle is between the old gods and new gods, which Hessa get’s all tied up in. 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: The story of art without men
What was astounding was how many of the women, especially pre-20th century, were famous for being artists in their own time. But then instantly forgotten or written out of a male dominated history. 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: The Church of Saint Thomas Paine
This wonderful book paints such a delightful pictures of those somewhat eccentric characters in this history who wanted to ‘reclaim’ the ideas of church and religion for the non-religious. It travels all through the US, throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of small little churches and congregations 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: Her Majesty’s Royal Coven
The premise sounded fun, there’s a part of the government which is basically a coven of witches, who deal with supernatural threats to the realm. There’s something on the horizon, but clearly that just turns out to be prejudice. Continue reading
Book review: A half built garden
There were lots of nuggets of interesting things, like the protocols set up to have independent networks and weighted decision making to take the environment into consideration. And while this all made up the world building, it felt like it never really lead to anything Continue reading