Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Rating - 4.5 out of 5
Spoiler Alert - given that this is the third book in the series, even the synopsis is a spoiler. If you’re in the wrong place and would like to read reviews of Shadow and Bone or Siege and Storm, please click the links! Reader beware! :-)
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The Power by Naomi Alderman
Rating - 4.7 out of 5
In a world much like our own, women of all backgrounds suddenly develop the ability to conduct electricity through their bodies. What follows is told through the eyes of several people as this shift causes imbalances of physical power throughout the world. Women take control of major governments, social structures...
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Rating - 4.4 out of 5
With Scythe Lucifer (Rowan) on the run and Scythe Anastasia (Citra) becoming a fully-fledged Scythe, things in the Scythedom have never been more tense. When Scythe Currie and Scythe Anastasia’s lives are threatened it becomes obvious that the status quo is shifting. That coupled with changes in the Scythedom’s leadership leads...
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Rating - 5 out of 5
In Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Angels and Demons run the world pushing humans toward their better natures or evil desires. As a demon Crowley has had an unconventional friendship with Aziraphale for thousands of years. With the forces of evil sending down the...
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Rating - 4 out of 5
In Skyward by Brandon Sanderson shows us a world where humanity has been pushed to its limits. Spensa Nightshade has been constantly pushed to the side as her father was a traitor to humanity, but she dreams of following in his footsteps and becoming a fighter pilot to protect humanity against...
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
Rating - 5 out of 5
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer, the last in the Southern Reach Trilogy, gives answers to some of the questions that we have been wondering. It follows what happens inside the Southern Reach after the surprise ending of Authority, as well as following other timelines that led up to the beginning of the...
Authority by Jeff Vandermeer
Rating - 4.33 out of 5
Authority by Jeff Vandermeer is the follow up to Annihilation, starting in the Southern Reach just after the 12th expedition has failed. While the Southern Reach is still reeling, John Rodriguez, a.k.a. Control takes the director position to try to put the organization to rights. Over the course of a week,...
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
Rating - 4.33 out of 5
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer reads like a dream. The novel centers around the Biologist, a woman who, as a part of an expedition into the Southern Reach, travels into one of the most bizarre biomes with the hopes of discovering its secrets. As the story unfolds it becomes obvious that there is...
