The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Silvia Moreno-Garcia once again stuns with a reimagining of the story of Doctor Moreau in The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. The book starts as a solid retelling but quickly shifts into its own story being placed in time and space in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The daughter, […]
Science Fiction
Review: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Spanning from 1912 to a night colony on the moon, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel is a story about humanity in an era of time travel. A disturbance in time in the year 1912, present time, and some in the year 2203 all seem […]
Review: The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien with Spoilers
The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien In The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien, Myrra is a contract worker on her way to a new world. For generations, she and her ancestors have served the ruling class on the ship. One day, she learns of a horrible secret – the ship is breaking apart […]
Review: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (with spoilers!)
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Rating – 4.5 out of 5 A year after the Crooked Kingdom, life at the Ravkan court is back in full swing. Nina has been helping Nikolai with protecting Grisha in Fjerda. Fjerda is still dangerous for Grisha and Nina uses her newly found powers to find new recruits. […]
Review: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson Rating – 3.5 out of 5 With revelations about how human’s have been held captive for generations and more questions coming than answers about Spensa’s ability to hear the starts, Starsight by Brandon Sanderson starts off with a bang. Spensa, in a dangerous and autonomous move, decides to join an enemy […]
Review: Ruin and Rising (WITH SPOILERS!!) by Leigh Bardugo
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! […]
Review: The Power by Naomi Alderman
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 […]
Review: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
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 […]