Woah. So okay. This is in the same realm of Archivist Wasp, in the sense that it is a blending of genres and is utterly batshit crazy. The genre blending by Molly Tanzen is western meets ghosts and monsters. Yes. And it totally works. Also sentient bears. Just go with it. The main Character is … Continue reading
This books was A DELIGHT. I hope Silvia Moreno-Garcia has more books up her sleeve. I read it in one day. The plot is relatively straightforward but takes place in 2 different times. The first is 1988/1989, when the main protagonists are 15/16 and the other is in 2009 when they are older. The first … Continue reading
This is the last of the three books I randomly bought the other day. Mechanica is a retelling of Cinderella by Betsy Cornwall. The twist is that there’s also fairies and it’s a bit steam punk. More like magic steam punk. That also doesn’t describe it well. Basically, there’s a bit of science and engineering … Continue reading
I can’t remember how I came across this book, probably another random search of ‘best sci fi women 2015’ or something like that. Even though it isn’t sci-fi, it’s still a pretty good read. I was very nearly not going to get it as the list made me hate all fantasy novels. However, V E … Continue reading
Well. I didn’t hate it has much as Final Empire which was the other book on the list from Brandon Sanderson. But that isn’t saying a whole lot because I REALLY didn’t like that book. OMG. I just found out that the Stormlight Archive, the series that Way of Kings is a part of is … Continue reading
I am very close to writing off most fantasy novels. Only Sunshine has saved the genre from a complete trashing. It is books like the Sword of Shannara that make me throw up my hands and want to give up. Perhaps I am being unfair, maybe something written lately will be better. Maybe. In priority … Continue reading
I think this was the longest book on the list, almost topping 1,200 pages. And holy shit, it was totally not worth the effort. Not since reading War and Peace have I ever encountered a book so full of absolutely fucking miserable characters. And then the plot just follows along to making everyone even more … Continue reading
I do not have a fucking clue about what that book was about. Everytime I started reading it I suddenly started to feel very, very sleepy. Maybe this was part of the problem. Plot is vaguely: Severian is an apprentice torturer. He befriends one of the people his guild has to torture, helps her kill … Continue reading
I think you’ve got a problem with storytelling when most of your dramatic tension revolves around attempted rape or rape. But in the case of Outlander – the guys probably get it worse. I think most of the rape against women turn out to be attempted whereas the guys who get raped are…well…concluded. So plot: … Continue reading
So, when I thought this was on the list I first thought it must be the novel version of the film Sunshine and was then tremendously disappointed that it was a fucking vampire novel. I haven’t read Twilight and the books that I’ve read with vampires tend to either be Terry Pratchett, Bram Stoker or … Continue reading
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